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Leaft Foods: Making Protein From Leaves
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Leaft Foods: Making Protein From Leaves

Leaft Foods, founded by Maury Leyland Penno and Dr John Penno, extracts Rubisco, the world’s most abundant protein, from green leaves and turns it into a high-value food ingredient grown on Canterbury farmland.

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New Zealand Farm Automation Startups
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New Zealand Farm Automation Startups

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How Halter Is Turning Farms Into Software-Enabled Businesses
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How Halter Is Turning Farms Into Software-Enabled Businesses

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New Zealand Agritech Companies to Watch
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New Zealand Agritech Companies to Watch

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Halter: The New Zealand Agritech Startup Changing How Farmers Manage Livestock
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Halter: The New Zealand Agritech Startup Changing How Farmers Manage Livestock

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Kea Aerospace: The New Zealand Company Building Aircraft for the Stratosphere
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Kea Aerospace: The New Zealand Company Building Aircraft for the Stratosphere

There’s a gap in how we observe the Earth from above. Satellites are powerful but expensive, locked to their orbits and can’t linger over one spot..

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Dawn Aerospace: The New Zealand–Linked Space Company Building Aircraft-Like Access to Space
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Dawn Aerospace: The New Zealand–Linked Space Company Building Aircraft-Like Access to Space

Most space companies are judged by launches, the rocket, the countdown, the plume. Dawn Aerospace is trying to make that the wrong question. Its bet is.

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What Is a Spaceplane?
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What Is a Spaceplane?

A spaceplane is a vehicle that combines features of an aircraft and a rocket: it can fly to the edge of space (or beyond) using rocket power, but takes.

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The Second Act: What New Zealand's Biggest Founders Did Next
business

The Second Act: What New Zealand's Biggest Founders Did Next

From The Warehouse to Trade Me to My Food Bag, what six of New Zealand's biggest founders did after the win says more about the country than how they won.

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What Is Virtual Fencing?
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What Is Virtual Fencing?

Virtual fencing uses GPS-enabled collars, software and animal cues to manage livestock movement without physical fences. Here’s how it works.

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Small Business Ideas for New Zealand: 15 You Can Start With Under $5,000
business

Small Business Ideas for New Zealand: 15 You Can Start With Under $5,000

Fifteen small business ideas you can start in New Zealand with less than $5,000. Hands-on, local businesses with real Kiwi examples and honest costs.

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