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Scientists Call on Australian Government to Develop National Bioeconomy Strategy

Green Queen · July 4, 2025

4 Mins Read Australia must develop a national bioeconomy strategy and invest in new infrastructure to unlock key economic growth opportunities, scientists say in a new report. Home to some of the world’s leading food tech companies, Australia has...

Milford enhances research with Bloomberg RMS Enterprise adoption

IT Brief - New Zealand · July 4, 2025

Milford, the New Zealand-based specialist investment firm, has adopted Bloomberg's enterprise-level Research Management Solutions (RMS Enterprise) to improve research production and workflows. The move expands Milford's utilisation of Bloomberg's...

Two Indian-origin students bag internships at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Orissa Post · July 4, 2025

New Delhi: Two young Indians from New Zealand have made a giant leap to win an internship at the US space agency NASA’s prestigious Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Shivam Desai — a mechatronics engineering master’s student from the...

Top Performers from ASX 300 Index: Tech Shares Drive FY25 Momentum

Kalkine Media · July 4, 2025

Highlights ASX 300 Index tech sector showed notable growth in FY25 TechnologyOne, Life360, Codan, and Xero featured in strong upward trends Several names in focus also contribute to ASX dividend stocks The ASX 300 Index, which represents a broad...

Questions raised about technology to fight global warming

The Rising Nepal ·

Wellington, July 4: The startup Gigablue announced with fanfare this year that it reached a historic milestone: selling 200,000 carbon credits to fund what it describes as a groundbreaking technology in the fight against climate change. Formed...

Damen Shipyards and New Zealand Port Partner Up for ASD Tug 2312

SeaNews · July 3, 2025

Damen Shipyards Group is set to deliver a new state-of-the-art ASD Tug 2312 to Port Marlborough New Zealand (PMNZ). This vessel will be deployed in Picton Harbour, where it will provide towage services for the more than 3,000 500GT+ vessels to...

BMLL Wins ‘Best Market Data Provider’ At The Capital Markets Technology Awards APAC 2025

Mondovisione ·

We are delighted to announce that BMLL has won the ‘Best Market Data Provider’ at the Capital Markets Technology Awards APAC 2025. These A-Team Insight inaugural awards recognise the innovations and solutions that are reshaping the region’s...

Financials, tech stocks nudge Aussie shares near record high

Business Recorder · July 4, 2025

Australian shares moved closer to a record high on Friday, boosted by technology and financial stocks ahead of an expected interest rate cut by the local central bank next week, though losses in commodity stocks capped gains. The S&P/ASX 200 index...

Scientists puzzled as orcas seen giving gifts to humans in random acts of 'kindness' around the world

Daily Mail · July 3, 2025

Scientists have been left baffled after orcas were spotted giving gifts to humans in random acts of 'kindness'. From the icy fjords of Norway to the waters off New Zealand, wild orcas have been seen approaching humans who have been in boats and...

Sustainability in New Zealand: 'A matter of identity'

Decanter · July 3, 2025

Thirty years on, its influence has been profound, shaping New Zealand wine’s internal identity while helping to establish its international reputation for quality and integrity. A recent ambitious commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by...

New Zealand Finds Itself At A Turning Point For AI: Will We Ride The Wave Or Get Taken Under?

Scoop ·

The rise and integration of AI into our workflows presents a sometimes compelling, sometimes daunting prospect. If New Zealand is to respond in kind to these technological changes we must bridge the gap between leadership and employees, understand...

ASX Runners: Santa Fe, Energy World, Next Science and Loyal Metals

The Sydney Morning Herald · July 4, 2025

The news and accompanying $1.2 million capital raising at an unheard of 61 per cent premium to its last traded share price, sent the market into a frenzy. The company’s share price propelled up to a staggering 416 per cent to a high of 16 cents,...

What Is the New Zealand False Widow Spider? Invasive 'Alien Monsters' Carry Deadly Venom and Drug-Resistant Bacteria

International Business Times - United Kingdom · July 3, 2025

Australia is now on red alert. The New Zealand false widow spider, dubbed an 'alien monster' by scientists, has established itself across New Zealand and is showing signs of advancing across the Tasman Sea. Carrying both neurotoxic venom and...

Mild Start To Winter, Wetter Than Usual – Earth Sciences NZ Releases Latest June 2025 Climate Summary

Scoop ·

Winter began on a mild and soggy note across much of New Zealand, according to Earth Sciences New Zealand's (formerly NIWA) latest monthly climate summary for June 2025. Temperatures were above or well above average for most of the country,...

‘M3GAN 2.0’ downgrades prescient tech discourse into apolitical slop

The Daily Californian ·

Grade: 2.0/5.0 Set primarily in my hometown of Palo Alto, “M3GAN 2.0” is a Los Angeles local’s fantasy of what goes down in the mystifying business of artificial intelligence. Written and directed by Gerard Johnstone with a production team of...

TTF research reveals family and friends are the biggest influence in Aussie holidays

Travel Weekly · July 4, 2025

New research from the Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF) has found that family and friends on social media are the biggest influencers when it comes to Aussies’ holidays, with over 27 per cent stating their plans have been inspired by what they’ve...

GHD’s new global chair to be based in New Zealand

NBR · July 3, 2025

Global professional services company GHD has appointed a new chair — and he is based in New Zealand. Ian Fraser is currently chief executive for the Asia Pacific region for GHD, leading the company’s operations in Australia, New Zealand, the...

A-League: Auckland FC assess 400 players in search for new import to replace Neyder Moreno

The New Zealand Herald · July 4, 2025

“We’ve probably gone through about 400 players,” McFlynn told the Herald. “There’s a short list of three at the minute that we’re negotiating with and talking with the agents and the players themselves in terms of their motivation to come here and...

New Zealand Plans to Launch Regulated Online Casino by 2026

Wild Orcas Offer Food to Humans, Leaving Scientists Puzzled

Greek Reporter · July 4, 2025

A study found wild orcas have occasionally offered food to humans in different encounters. Credit: Robert Pittman / Public domain Wild orcas, also known as Killer whales, have been spotted offering food to humans in unusual interactions recorded...