Back in 1998, engineer Scott Field had just returned to Hawke’s Bay from the UK. Having worked in...
Confidence: Business needs a framework, not another fund
Gearing up for 2026, New Zealand doesn’t lack ideas or ambition.
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Olivia Blaylock
Family business leads collision repair industry: Shane Harvey steering ABE into the future
Family business leads collision repair industry: Shane Harvey steering ABE into the future
Kate De Lautour
OPINION: No time to waste - 2026 must be NZ’s AI inflection year
Last week at The Icehouse, Microsoft’s Vanessa Sorenson and Isuru Fernando sat down with Mark Lawrence and didn’t mince words: New Zealand is roughly two years behind on AI.
Ghanum Taylor
Posts about Case Studies (7):
Greg Deck grew up in the world of horticultural spray technology – his father Miles founded...
Hear from Reihana Manaena of Laser Electrical Napier, alumni of the Owner Operator Programme:
When Janene Draper decided to go on theOwner Manager Programme in 2011 she was already directing a...
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Mickey Heibner: Leading Fields Way Engineering
We interview Micky Heibner, a Workshop Manager for Field's Way Engineering in Hawke's Bay and an...
Reihana Manaena, manager of Laser Electrical Napier, recently followed in his father's footsteps...
We interviewed Blair Davis, Director of RAD Logging and graduate of The Icehouse's Owner Operator...
Simon Averill from CP Wool has recently completed our Leadership Development Programme. We asked...
4 min read.
Superior Personnel: Recruiting for the Future
Andrew Berry is the owner of Superior Personnel and alumni of The Icehouse’s Owner Manager Programme
Joanne Edwards, owner of Kiwigarden, a Hastings-based business that uses freeze drying technology...