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by a_bonobo 2915 days ago
While these things were discovered by kiwis, their place of discovery was the UK or the US. Wilkins did his discoveries at Kings College, Rutherford worked at the Cavendish Lab in Cambridge, Pickering worked on manned flight in the US (California, Jet Propulsion Lab). I don't think you can use that as an example for innovation in NZ
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My bad!

I should have separated NZ Innovations from NZ Innovators, or been a bit more clear about it.

#8 Rewired is chicken full of NZ innovations.

Unfortunately, I’m away from home and my copy.

The electric stock fence comes to mind.

Here’s a link:

http://www.no8rewired.kiwi/nz-inventions/

Some really good ones as well as cringeworthy ones(Martin Jet Pack).