Inside New Zealand's Aerospace: Founders, Innovators and Investors
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Inside New Zealand's Aerospace: Founders, Innovators and Investors

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 13, 202650 min
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New Zealand's aerospace sector is gaining momentum, and the recent Aerospace Summit in Christchurch brought together the people helping drive that growth. In this first of two episodes series, Paul Spain sits down with founders, investors and industry leaders, to explore the innovation emerging from New Zealand's aerospace ecosystem. From advanced aviation technologies and aerospace engineering to commercial opportunities, investment, and global ambitions, these conversations offer a unique look inside one of the country's most exciting industries. Here from: Stefan Powell - CEO of Dawn AerospaceMartin Cudd - General Manager Innovation and Business Growth...

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A cool bit of our philosophy is we don't actually really know exactly where the value is in space. We know that there's huge value there and anyone trying to get that value is going to need to get to space and move around in space. That's the underlying infrastructure. So we're going to build that infrastructure.

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The New Zealand Tech Podcast brought to you by Gorilla Technology, proactive and strategic IT. Greetings, I'm your host Paul Spain. Welcome to the first of our special New Zealand Tech podcast episodes focused on the New Zealand Aerospace Summit for 2026, which I recently attended in Christchurch. In this two episode series, you'll hear directly from the people

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building innovative companies, attracting investment and helping shape the future of aerospace from right here in New Zealand. Thanks to the Aerospace Summit team for their hospitality and to the Christchurch NZ team for bringing me down for the event. Thanks also of course to our incredible show partners who make the New Zealand

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