Pete Turner – Winemaker
Pete Turner has spent most of his winemaking career in the Auckland region and at the time of recording was the winemaker at The Hunting Lodge in Waimauku northwest of Auckland.
Note this episode was recorded in November 2020
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Emma Lowe – Monowai Estate
New Zealand winemaker Emma Lowe & Chilean vineyard manager Marcelo Nunez travelled from Chile to the foothills of the Kaweka Ranges to establish their vineyard and winery on the banks of the Ngaruroro River in Crownthorpe, a cooler, higher altitude district of the Hawke’s Bay.
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Note this episode was recorded in Nov 2020
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Will China’s next generation techies rule the world?
Join tech journalist Bill Bennett and host Paul Spain as they discuss the latest tech news, including China’s move to limit minors’ phone usage and UNESCO’s advice to ban smartphones in school, NZ’s Airspace Integration Trials with Wisk, One NZ’s eSIMs for wearables, Concern for using AI to combat text scams, Zoom asks staff to return to the office, plus the much-anticipated showdown between tech titans Musk and Zuckerberg.
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AI Innovation and ElementX
Join Paul Spain and Daniel Xu, CEO and Co-founder of ElementX, as they discuss how innovations in AI are helping developers stay productive, and enhance the customer service experience. They also delve into tech news from the week, including:
- Meta Threads sees drop in users
- Waymo brings self-driving trucks to a halt
- Tech firm giants partner to release open map dataset
- Meta subsidiaries ordered by Australian court to pay $14 million
- Mondee travel booking with AI chatbot and mobile App
- Robot Guacamole
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Investing in the transition – Jason Patrick, NZ Green Investment Finance
Back in May, the government injected another $300m into NZ Green Investment Finance – or NZGIF – taking the green bank’s investment pool to $700m. Starting in 2019 the bank has committed about $300m in 16 transactions to-date. Given the scale of the transition, why is it such a small sum and why is it taking so long to spend it? What impact is it having on emissions reductions? And will the bank survive a potential change of government? To answer this and more Vincent was joined by chief investment officer Jason Patrick.
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The trouble with food – Emily King, author of Re-food
Emily King is the author of Re-food, a challenge to reimagine and reconstruct the food system in Aotearoa. It’s a timely book, with farmers and growers hit by extreme weather, food prices at record highs and a predominance of highly processed food at the expense of ingredients and wholefoods. But what is Re-fooding and how do we know Emily’s cure will be better than the disease? She spoke to Vincent.
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Environmental Monitoring with IoT, Ministry of Education AI Guidance + more
Join Paul Spain and Ulrich Frerk, the founder of Adroit, as they delve into the incredible potential of sensor networks, real-time data collection, and AI tools in improving data analysis and implementation here in New Zealand. Plus Tech news from around the world including:
- NZ Ministry of Education on generative AI for educators
- Breakthrough for Google’s Quantum Computing ?
- PWC and EY’s Recent MOVEit cyber-attacks
- Twitter caps amount of tweets users can read
- EU’s AI Act proposal criticised by Tech firms
- Google Domain to shut down
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Recycling Farm Plastics: Neal Shaw, Plasback
What happens to all that silage baling wrap you see when you’re whizzing around the countryside? Until recently, nearly all New Zealand farmers burned or buried it. That’s changing, largely due to a company called Plasback. Neal Shaw, Plasback’s Commercial Manager, stepped Ross Inglis through the fast-evolving business of recycling farm plastics.
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Cybersecurity authentication with Alex Wilson and Stephen Phillips
Paul Spain is joined by guests Alex Wilson (Yubico) and Stephen Phillips (Snyk) to discuss the current state of security measures in technology, including the best ways to protect against identity theft and phishing attacks, and the impact of recent cyber-attacks. They also share their thoughts on the use of hardware-backed security keys, password managers, and biometrics as authentication factors. The episode concludes with advice for individuals and larger organizations on how to ensure their online security.
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The sustainability journey of a scaffolding company with roots in the petrochemical sector – Paul Cunningham, Cunningham Construction
Taranaki-based scaffolding and rigging company Cunningham Construction has deep roots in the petrochemical sector. It’s also on a journey towards sustainability. Managing Director Paul Cunningham talked to Ross Inglis through the why and the how of doing business differently.
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Can Apple make Augmented Reality something we all buy?
On this episode host Paul Spain is joined by guest Darrell Webster of Modern Work Mentor to discuss Apples latest developments, including Apple Vision Pro – the latest virtual/augmented reality headset and the 15” MacBook Air.
They also discuss the following tech news and developements:
- NZ national space policy
- Ikea invests in Auckland deep tech NILO
- Rocket Lab’s acquisition of Virgin Orbit’s key assets
- United Airlines’ in-flight entertainment upgrades
- EU’s investment into tech innovation
- Microsoft 365’s AI capabilities for Copilot
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Reporting on progress – Mike Murphy and Nick Morrison on Kōkako Coffee
It’s hard running a small business. It’s harder running a small business that takes its environmental and social responsibility serisously. And it’s suepr hard then auditing that effort and publishing it for all to see. Kōkako Coffee recently published its fourth sustainbility report – presenting a warts ‘n all analysis of its performance. As a small privately owned business it doesn’t have to. But then that’s not how Kōkako rolls. To explain the joys of the coffee and the pains of reporting I’m joined by Kōkako founder Mike Murphy and report author Nick Morrison of Go Well Consulting.
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