Steven Joyce announced a $373 million increase in spending for science and innovation.

What the science and tech sector is hoping for in this year's budget.

COMMENT: The sweet spot for NZ business is 'Big D, Small R'.

NZ companies must prepare for a machine-dominated future, a new report warns.

NZME's business event series is heading out around the country.

Paul Little goes inside the top secret facility transforming the way we eat.

Total R&D expenditure hit $3.2b as businesses spent 29pc more than they did in 2014.

Optometry business Mr Foureyes is a equipping Kiwi kids with glasses. Founder Ravi Dass explains the social enterprise.

Switzerland's largest maker of timepieces vies with Silicon Valley for control of consumers' wrists.

The latest construction made using 3D printing technology takes things to a whole new level.

The partnership could put Daimler in a strong position to monetize self-driving cars when the technology is ready.

From sleek TVs and incredible computers, to not-creepy robots that respond to humans nodding, these are the gadgets you'll want in your home immediately.

These are brilliant ideas which may soon take shape. Perhaps 2017 may not be so bad after all.

2016 was a crazy year - to the delight of Bitcoin investors.

We're moving towards a "post-work economy" and it's nowhere near as good as it sounds.

The consumer Electronics Show kicks off next week - and some amazing products are set to be unveiled.

COMMENT: Has cutthroat competition led the righteous industry to lose sight of its moral values?

Innovation doesn't always go to plan, here are some of the biggest blunders the tech world gave us in 2016.

New Zealand is pumping more cash into the world's most ambitious science and IT project, bringing its investment in the gigantic Square Kilometre Array to more than $2 million.

New Zealand's science and innovation system is trailing comparable economies in some key areas, a new report has found.

COMMENT: Dairy, meat, logs and even rising house prices are all masking the key to New Zealand's future success which will be driven by technology.

Is the box in your fridge that chills your food immune from technological disruption? Don't bet on it.

COMMENT: Virtual reality is on the cusp of breaking through to a mainstream technology.

New Zealand cooperatives - particularly those in Wellington - have a lot to offer under-developed countries.

Here's how augmented reality firm Holonize is creating modern-day science fiction.

A brand of kiwifruit that helped the industry battle back from the Psa-V crisis has been acknowledged with two honours at the NZ Innovation Awards.

Millennials are not the only employees wanting workplace flexibility. Here's what the future of work looks like.

Husband and wife duo India and Steve Korner explain how their business is helping to promote workplace promote sustainability.

Foreign investment in NZ technology companies is at a record high as venture capitalists look to invest in firms rather than acquire them outright.

COMMENT: This week I ate a 3D printed pancake. The printer used standard pancake batter as its "ink" and printed it on to a non-stick hot-plate.