Incubator Success Stories

Read success stories and ministerial media releases about local incubators.

Incubator programme nurtures high-growth firms
Minister:   Hon Trevor Mallard
Date:       05 October 2006

Fledgling companies showing high growth potential
Minister: Hon Trevor Mallard
Date: 28 February 2006

Incubators get $2.75 million shot in the arm
Minister: Hon Pete Hodgson
Date: 26 April 2005

IT innovation a lesson in growth
Minister: Hon Pete Hodgson
Date: 15 September 2004

Successful business leaves Canterbury Innovation Incubator to go it alone
Minister: Hon Jim Anderton
Date: 8 July 2004

Extra funds for Lower Hutt business incubator
Minister:  Hon Trevor Mallard
30 June 2004

$250,000 boost for Dunedin business incubator
Minister:  Hon Pete Hodgson
25 June 2004

$2.7 million boost for business incubators
Minister:  Rt. Hon Helen Clark
22 June 2004

Christchurch firm comes of age
4 March 2004
Fast growing Christchurch company DataCol NZ has come of age with its wireless mobile data collection systems used by meter reading contractors and electricity retailers throughout New Zealand. After more than two years of being nurtured in the Christchurch Innovation Incubator (Cii) it is ready to spread its wings, exploring markets outside the energy sector and preparing to make its mark offshore.