Below is a series of articles which are original content with topics relevant for business managers with strategic or marketing responsibilities.
Articles from 2010 and prior are from our Search for Exciting Companies series we ran with the National Business Review for eight years.
New River Marketing Consultants surveyed the New Zealand Publishing Industry in May 2006 to find the 10 Most Exciting Publishing Companies.
The genre is not given the credit it deserves, Mary Varnham says
by Graeme Kennedy [NBR]
Wellington publisher Mary Varnham is addressing an imbalance in New Zealand book production, which she says is opposed to global trends promoting non-fiction writing.
Vibrant mix of sweet and sour businesses
Spasifik Magazine was rated top in the April 2006 NBR exciting companies search organised and researched by New River.
by Sineva Toevai [NBR]
The number of Pacific Island businesses in New Zealand is on the rise and perhaps best described as a colourful blend of those finding things buoyant and those finding it difficult.
Arts and culture businesses thrive in the good times.
Weta Workshop, The film graphics and special effects company that help create Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Ring trilogy and King Kong won a fresh swag of Oscars this week.
Business school buddies build music, streetwear and publishing empire
Dawn Raid Entertainment was rated second in the March 2006 NBR exciting companies search organised and researched by New River. Top ranking went to Weta Workshop.
by Graeme Kennedy [NBR]
Young Manukau business partners Andy Murnane and Danny Leaosavaii are building a multi million-dollar international empire based on music, streetwear and publishing aimed at the urban youth market.
Good food, busy-ness and fun are at the heart of Soul Restaurant
by Graeme Kennedy [NBR]
Judith Tabron believes a busy fun environment and extreme versatility are as essential as good food in her recipe for a successful restaurant.