Kia Ora Sept Issue

Business Briefs
WASTE NOT
A Lake Wakatipu development will be New
Zealand’s first zero-net-energy campground.
Camp Glenorchy, due to be completed this year,
will have optimally insulated cabins, low-energy
lighting, rainwater and grey-water collection,
and composting toilets. The vision of
philanthropists Debbi and Paul Brainerd, the
camp will also be educational. Using in-room
control panels, guests can track their heating
and water use. theheadwaters.co.nz
In the bag What parent doesn’t want a hand? Enter My Baby
Bag, a new website-based service from baby supplies delivery
firm The Baby Bag. Place your order just once for the nappies,
food and other bits and pieces you need for baby, and the
service then adapts subsequent deliveries according to
baby’s age and stage. Founder Jessie Jarvie (above, centre) says
the response has been overwhelming. “We’re so chuffed to be
making a difference to the lives of busy parents.” thebabybag.co.nz
FESTIVAL ON DEMAND
A selection of local movies shown at the New
Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF)
can now be rented through a NZIFF video-ondemand
platform. The service, in partnership
with video technology outfit SHIFT72, already
has films from Florian Habicht, Summer
Agnew and Adam Luxton, Jeremy Dumble,
Simon Ogston and Rebecca Tansley. There are
also plans to release more titles, as well as
screen NZIFF premieres simultaneously online
and on screen. nziff.co.nz
Taste of success
No robots. That’s one of the secrets
behind Pure Delish, says Karen Staples,
founder of the gourmet cereal and
baked-goods company that turns 20 this
year: “We truly believe our products are
better because they’re made by people,
not machines.”
It has been a topsy-turvy ride for
Pure Delish, which has grown from a
small Christmas-cake venture into a
multi-million-dollar brand, pioneering
the local premium breakfast cereal
market. There have been plenty of
challenges, not least convincing
supermarkets that shoppers would pay
extra for handmade cereals, snack bars,
slabs and cookies. The advent of gourmet
retailers such as Farro Fresh has helped.
How does she feel about the 20-year
milestone? “Incredibly gratified. To see
something grow from the seed of an idea
into a recognised brand is nothing short
of amazing.” puredelish.co.nz
New Zealand film On an Unknown Beach
by Adam Luxton and Summer Agnew.
100 Kia Ora