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OCC Apparel: The Ethical Apparel and Merchandise Partner for New Zealand Brands
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OCC Apparel: The Ethical Apparel and Merchandise Partner for New Zealand Brands

Buying one ethical tee is easy. Buying five hundred, and proving the label holds up, is a different job. OCC Apparel has spent twenty-two years, and a careful set of brand partnerships, learning to do exactly that.

Noteworthy Staff2 days ago
Allbirds: The Kiwi Wool Shoe That Took On the World
business

Allbirds: The Kiwi Wool Shoe That Took On the World

Noteworthy Staff4 days ago
Who is Les Mills? How an Auckland Olympian's Gym Became a Global Brand
business

Who is Les Mills? How an Auckland Olympian's Gym Became a Global Brand

Noteworthy Staff1 week ago
Made Everywhere but Here: New Zealand's Quiet Billionaires
business

Made Everywhere but Here: New Zealand's Quiet Billionaires

Noteworthy Staff2 weeks ago
Replace the Cow or Build on It: What New Zealand Food-Tech Learned
food-tech

Replace the Cow or Build on It: What New Zealand Food-Tech Learned

Noteworthy Staff3 weeks ago
Control, Not Scale: Six New Zealand Women Who Redefined Success
business

Control, Not Scale: Six New Zealand Women Who Redefined Success

The default measure of success is scale. Six NZ women defined it as control instead, from building an empire to keeping a label deliberately small.

Noteworthy Staff3 weeks ago
Boring on Purpose: The NZ Founders Who Built Moats Out of Regulation
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Boring on Purpose: The NZ Founders Who Built Moats Out of Regulation

New Zealand celebrates consumer app heroes. Its most durable tech is built by founders who embed in regulated systems nobody notices.

Noteworthy Staff3 weeks ago
Christchurch Founder Launches LDOO, the Tool That Lets You Ask Your Data a Question
tech

Christchurch Founder Launches LDOO, the Tool That Lets You Ask Your Data a Question

After twenty years in digital marketing, Gideon Banks has launched LDOO, a conversational analytics tool that answers plain-English questions about your data in seconds instead of building dashboards.

Noteworthy Staff3 weeks ago
Fix the Product or Fix the Person: How NZ Fintech Founders Disagree About Money
business

Fix the Product or Fix the Person: How NZ Fintech Founders Disagree About Money

Four NZ fintech founders, two theories of why people are locked out of money. One camp rebuilt the products. The other set out to teach.

Noteworthy Staff3 weeks ago
20 Famous New Zealand Entrepreneurs and the Companies They Built
business

20 Famous New Zealand Entrepreneurs and the Companies They Built

The founders behind Rocket Lab, Xero, Trade Me, Zuru and Allbirds. Our list of twenty famous New Zealand entrepreneurs and the companies they built.

Noteworthy Staff24 Jun 2026
Sell, Stay or Franchise: Three Ways a New Zealand Brand Goes Global
business

Sell, Stay or Franchise: Three Ways a New Zealand Brand Goes Global

Five NZ brands, three routes to going global, and what each one cost. Sell, stay independent, or franchise the model.

Noteworthy Staff21 Jun 2026
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Founder & Executive Chairman, Cooper and Company

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