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![Back to business for King's Birthday Honours 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Back to business for King's Birthday Honours 2024
A change in Government has meant a clear shift in focus for the 2024 list.
![King's Birthday Honours: Peter Beck, Theresa Gattung and Joan Withers receive top gongs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
King's Birthday Honours: Peter Beck, Theresa Gattung and Joan Withers receive top gongs
Two dames and a knight have been named from the business community.
![Dyson exec, Rocket Lab man back Hamilton electric motorbike maker](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dyson exec, Rocket Lab man back Hamilton electric motorbike maker
First raising millions for a new model ahead of a push across the Tasman.
![Rocket Lab sends Nasa polar satellite into space](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rocket Lab sends Nasa polar satellite into space
A climate change-focused mission from Mahia.
![Rockets, sewerage, AI: Three big 2024 Hi-Tech Awards winners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rockets, sewerage, AI: Three big 2024 Hi-Tech Awards winners
Tech industry celebrates its best in front of a record crowd.
![Peter Beck on how Rocket Lab has been able to compete with rich rivals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Peter Beck on how Rocket Lab has been able to compete with rich rivals
'We had no money, so we had to think.'
![Rocket Lab Neutron launch delay ‘irrelevant’ in grand scheme of space, Beck says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rocket Lab Neutron launch delay ‘irrelevant’ in grand scheme of space, Beck says
Revenue is up as the company's ambitious launchpad plans advance.
![Rocket Lab’s PREFIRE mission to track polar heat for climate study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rocket Lab’s PREFIRE mission to track polar heat for climate study
Rocket Lab's next mission, 'Ready, Aim, PREFIRE', is set for launch on or after May 22
![Watch: Nasa, Rocket Lab launch solar sail from Mahia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Nasa, Rocket Lab launch solar sail from Mahia
Nasa's new solar sail mission that uses sunlight for propulsion has launched from HB.
![Tracking cow burps and leaky gas pipelines: NZ's first Govt-funded space mission](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tracking cow burps and leaky gas pipelines: NZ's first Govt-funded space mission
Backers defend $29m spend.
![Rocket Lab slams report of Congressional memo that it ‘misrepresented’ Neutron launch readiness](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rocket Lab slams report of Congressional memo that it ‘misrepresented’ Neutron launch readiness
Plus: Peter Beck talks to the Herald about the giant new rocket's progress.
![The $70b Super Fund and ACC's $47b fund make opposing bets on Nvidia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The $70b Super Fund and ACC's $47b fund make opposing bets on Nvidia
How NZ is cashing in on the AI boom.
![Rocket Lab successfully launches ‘world-first’ space junk mission for Japanese firm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rocket Lab successfully launches ‘world-first’ space junk mission for Japanese firm
Satellite launched from Mahia a first step towards cleaning up space.
![Peter Beck on Rocket Lab’s ‘world-first’ space junk launch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Peter Beck on Rocket Lab’s ‘world-first’ space junk launch
Space needs a cleanup and Kiwi technology is hoping to lead the way.
![Ngai Tahu sees potential opportunities in space](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ngai Tahu sees potential opportunities in space
Tāwhaki National Aerospace Centre fuses of tradition and innovation
![Napier man’s rise from farm life to putting together rockets in the US](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Napier man’s rise from farm life to putting together rockets in the US
Tim Charlton's off to the US to be part of a bold project to launch a new 40m-tall rocket.
![Rocket Lab’s Electron issue costs millions, mystery US military contract revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rocket Lab’s Electron issue costs millions, mystery US military contract revealed
Plus expenses almost double as NZ company builds bigger, reusable rocket.
![Sultans of spin: The public relations industry power list](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sultans of spin: The public relations industry power list
They lurk in the shadows & whisper in the ears of company CEOs. They are the spin doctors.
![Minister for Space: Is this really what NZ needs from Judith Collins?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Minister for Space: Is this really what NZ needs from Judith Collins?
The space race is back on, but what role can we play?
![Rocket Lab scholarship for Māori health hopeful](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rocket Lab scholarship for Māori health hopeful
The annual scholarship is designed to help uri from Māhia.