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New Zealand to shine in oil and gas future
Next year’s New Zealand Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference in March will be hosted in the oil and gas capital of New Plymouth, bringing together the energy industry for two days of trade and education in one of the Oceania region’s most establi
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Scale up or perish
A report by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) on behalf of ExportNZ, is shining a light on what is holding New Zealand back, the effectiveness of export policies, and how best to move forward.
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Energy savings win award
Energy efficiency initiatives have helped Trevelyan’s Pack and Cool take out the Emerging Large Business award at the 2012 Sustainable Business Network awards.
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Albany engineering students to represent NZ
A team of engineering students from Massey University’s Albany campus have won the 2012 Engineers Without Borders New Zealand University Challenge, and will represent New Zealand at the Australian Challenge finals in Melbourne on December 4.
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Morrinsville Youth Captures National Engineering Scholarship
Waikato secondary education can take a bow with Morrinsville student Craig Piggott winning the Maintenance Engineering Society of New Zealand’s 2013 Engineering Scholarship.
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Project aims to tame toxic metal
A Massey University researcher has been awarded funding to research how to better deal with beryllium, the most toxic non-radioactive element on the planet.
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Visitors blown away at vacuum firm
Te Awamutu vacuum and blower service supplier Mbar hosted members of the Maintenance Engineering Society of New Zealand in an after-hours show-and-tell as part of the society’s Regional Network Evening series. 
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BCITO connects people with jobs
As the demand for up to 30,000 construction workers in Christchurch picks up, the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) is connecting employers with eager career seekers.
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$54.6 million for researchers
A total of 86 research projects have been allocated $54.6 million of funding in this year’s Marsden Fund grants.
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Train for an advanced qualification
A new training programme has been launched enabling maintenance technicians to achieve the national level five advanced trade qualification through a programme of block courses and distance learning.
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Power to the people
South Auckland Forging Engineering in Drury has risen to the challenge of sustainability by installing the largest photovoltaic solar electricity generating array in New Zealand.
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Training opportunities
EECA Business work closely with the University of Waikato to develop and promote courses relating to efficiency in motor systems.
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Gallagher introduces tool and die to contract manufacturing business unit
Tooling company Sunplas will now be known as Gallagher following an amalgamation of the Waikato based businesses. 
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Free technology roadshow
National Instruments has opened registration for the 2012 NI Embedded Control and Monitoring Technology roadshow –  a free event featuring the latest trends, technologies and information for engineers and scientists developing embedded control and
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Pipe plant to open in Christchurch
The demand for state-of-the-art, super-resilient infrastructure to underpin the rebuild of Christchurch will receive a major boost with the commissioning of a multi-million dollar plastic pipe manufacturing plant in Bromley on October 24.
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Intercad open days
Intercad, the New Zealand authorised reseller of SolidWorks 3D CAD/CAM technology, is launching SolidWorks 2013 at a series of dynamic hands-on events across New Zealand.
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Jobs to go at Nuplex
Nuplex Industries today announced the streamlining of its Australia and New Zealand operations to align manufacturing capacity with future demand.
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Junior rocket scientists sought for New Zealand Rocketry Contest
The inaugural New Zealand Rocketry Challenge is set to take off
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Call for engineering scholarship applications
The Competenz Scholarship for 2013 is now open for applications and there is $1000 each for 10 ambitious engineers.
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Going up the wall
Christchurch business Invert Robotics has beaten more than 750 businesses from across New Zealand to take the top prizes in the 2012 ANZ Flying Start Business Plan Competition.
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