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Startup launches online marketplace for lending items in AU
Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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Think TradeMe, eBay, Amazon, except instead of buying products, you’re renting spare items from everyday consumers.
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Mevo teams up with Wellington City Council to be a free-floating car share
Tue, 8th May 2018
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Wellington pioneers with Mevo's first Australasia free-floating car-share trial.
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Kiwi teams make a clean sweep at Microsoft ANZ innovation competition
Fri, 4th May 2018
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Kiwi ingenuity wins hearts and the top three places in the Microsoft Imagine Cup ANZ finals, beating their Australian counterparts.
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Kiwi Startup Spotlight: Mevo's carshare service makes EVs accessible
Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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cartech
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The private car is typically the second-largest purchase people make - but the average car is used less than 4% of the time.
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Millennials changing the future of ownership with sharing economy
Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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Millennials are indicating they would prefer to pay to access what they want, when they want it, rather than own it.
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AT&T: What the board expects from the CIO in 2018
Mon, 5th Feb 2018
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at&t
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cios
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Tech's lead in business, CIOs navigate digital shift.
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Sharing economy transforming Kiwi spending habits
Mon, 15th Jan 2018
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airbnb
NZ shifts CPI focus: Rideshares and home rentals in, DVDs out.
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Software-defined networking: Moving from the slow to the fast lane
Tue, 28th Nov 2017
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Early adopters of next-gen data center networking technologies tend to be large financial institutions and enterprises and government departments.
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Boom in Aussie sharing economy attracts international payouts provider
Tue, 28th Nov 2017
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Hyperwallet storms Aussie market amidst sharing economy surge.
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Exclusive interview: Microsoft on diversity, regulating NZ’s sharing economy & Uberisation
Tue, 21st Nov 2017
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uber
Microsoft CTO discusses NZ's sharing economy, stresses diversity and tech's 'uberisation'.
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Uber, Airbnb and the problem with South Africa's sharing economy
Thu, 2nd Nov 2017
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In September 2017, it was announced that Uber’s private hire licence as a ride-hauling app would not be renewed in London.
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Auckland-based startup pioneering peer-to-peer storage platform
Fri, 8th Sep 2017
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Auckland startup launches 'To the Loft', the Airbnb for storage, disrupting the market with peer-to-peer solutions.
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It’s all fun and games in the sharing economy, until the taxes aren’t done
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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digital banking
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The IRD is cracking down on undeclared income and it’s very easy for them to see what services a company is offering online.
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Peer-to-peer: Wellington ranks #2 in the world for sharing economy
Tue, 23rd May 2017
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commerce systems
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payment gateways
Overall, the study finds that New Zealand offers the highest returns for investors on peer-to-peer money lending platforms.
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Kiwi company crowdfunding to expand “airbnb of cars”
Wed, 10th May 2017
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finance, leasing & rental
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crowdfunding
Auckland's MyCarYourRental, the 'airbnb of cars', seeks £800k via crowdfunding for community-driven expansion.