An ultrasound tool set designed to quickly measure the commercial worth of forests, has scooped the coveted ninth annual James Dyson Design Award at an award ceremony held in Auckland last night (July 23rd).

Tim Cox, a 22 old industrial designer from Christchurch, says his winning product design ("Tretech"), could revolutionise New Zealand’s forestry sector, which exports $3.2 billion of products annually.

Find out more about the Awards.

Planning is now underway for PIYN 2010, which will involve participatory media and online skills development for young aspiring creative entrepreneurs. The shows in May 2010 will involve worldwide live internet streams and cutting edge visual digital media - stay tunes for details.

In partnership with the Office of Ethnic Affairs, the Human Rights Commission & the Asia NZ Foundation, the British Council presents the People In Your Neighbourhood Project.

The Project involves aspiring artists and performers from Auckland's urban ethnic communities, working with the best of contemporary UK talent, to create an intercultural album/dvd and perform a live music show.

Linking Minds 2009/10 applications are now open. Applications have been extended till Nov 2009. Linking Minds is an international award, giving outstanding young teachers the opportunity to travel to the United Kingdom on a fully-funded professional development programme. Find out who our 2008 winners are.