Latitude Magazine issue 2

Publication date: July 2006

Welcome to the second issue of Latitude.

This magazine is an annual publication produced by NZTE. It features stories about some of New Zealand’s leading businesses across a diverse range of industries. Their stories are exciting and inspirational and demonstrate their drive, talent and potential for international growth.

We hope that you enjoy finding out about creative and innovative New Zealand and our business capabilities.

For more information or to order printed copies of Latitude magazine please email latitude@nzte.govt.nz.

All the individual articles and case studies contained in the magazine are available for download below:

Introduction (PDF, 107KB)

Showcase

• Teaching the teachers here, Christchurch College of Education (PDF, 297KB) 
• Stand out sit down, Formway (PDF, 364KB) 
• Lab-on-a-stick, Global Technologies Limited (GTL) (PDF, 407KB)
• Putting us on the map, Navman (PDF, 408KB)
• All sorts of licorice, RJ's Licorice (PDF, 355KB)
• 43,000 years in the making, Rose & Heather Limited (PDF, 358KB)
• Child's play, Wendy Pye Group (PDF, 358KB)

Cover story: Small but perfectly formed - Rakon (PDF, 592KB)

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Other Features

Fast facts (PDF, 124KB)

Why New Zealand is good for business.

New Zealand New Thinking (PDF, 108KB)

New Zealand businesses have sprouted up, in the most unlikely industires, to occupy leading positions in global-niche markets. What makes these businesses special and how do they compete against firms many times their size?

A winning formula (PDF, 564KB)

Professor Alan McDiarmid is a world-class New Zealander.

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Manufacturing

Sector overview (PDF, 141KB)

Charging ahead, BEP Marine (PDF, 410KB)

Turning up the heat, Windsor Engineering (PDF, 276KB)

Driving new technology, Designline (PDF, 389KB)

Clearing the air, Intermech (PDF, 370KB)

Luggage leader, Glidepath (PDF, 389KB)

Lighting the way, Harding Traffic Systems (PDF, 370KB)

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Information and Communications Technology

Sector overview (PDF, 95KB)

A healthy connection, Orion Health (PDF, 75KB)

Sound travels, Phitek (PDF, 79KB)

Living in an immaterial world, HIT Lab NZ (PDF, 107KB)

Band on the run, 4RF Communications (PDF, 97KB)

Seeing all the angles, Right Hemisphere (PDF, 121KB)

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Creative

Sector overview (PDF, 113KB)

Heritage meets high fashion, Swanndri (PDF, 410KB)

Crowd control, Massive Software (PDF, 111KB)

So much to learn, Learning Media (PDF, 125KB)

Generating a buzz, Huhu Studios (PDF, 106KB)

Character building, Flux Animation Studio (PDF, 90KB)

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Food & Beverage

Sector overview (PDF, 103KB)

Fresh to the world, Delica (NZ) Ltd (PDF, 76KB)

A passion for fine wine, Mud House Wines (PDF, 68KB)

A screwcap revolution, Esvin Wine Resources (PDF, 86KB)

Big fish in a big pond, Leigh Fisheries (PDF, 77KB)

The good oil, The Village Press (PDF, 88KB)

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Biotechnology

Sector overview (PDF, 119KB)

Well bred, Ovita (PDF, 119KB)

First on the fast track, Protemix (PDF, 96KB)

Wool power, Canesis (PDF, 68KB)

Milking it for all it's worth, LactoPharma (PDF, 61KB)

A natural choice, Living Nature (PDF, 69KB)

The results are breathtaking, Proacta (PDF, 64KB)

Food for thought, crop and food research (PDF, 121KB)

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Education

Sector overview (PDF, 92KB)

Studying the laws of nature, The University of Auckland Law School (PDF, 60KB)

Watching our every move, The Physical Rehabilitation Research Centre (PDF, 122KB)

Well vetted, Massey University's Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences (PDF, 80KB)

Victoria meets Vietnam, Victoria University's campus in Ho Chi Minh City (PDF, 115KB)

Reserved for the best, The University of Auckland's Marine Laboratory (PDF, 196KB)

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Wood processing

Sector overview (PDF, 137KB)

All decked out, DreamWood Decking (PDF, 410KB)

One, two, tree Horizon2 (PDF, 276KB)

Softwood and software, Atlas Technology (PDF, 389KB)

Real wood made better, Bodyguard Wood Products Ltd (PDF, 370KB)