NZ Innovation & Export Podcast

23/08/2026

What if a hospital is doing millions of dollars of work it isn’t being funded for?

Ross explains how CBS's costing system can identify activity without an associated funding source. He says they have examples across New Zealand, Australia, and the Middle East where millions of dollars of activity were identified and funding was then pursued.

The full interview with Ross Wilson from Costing and Business Solutions is now live.

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23/08/2026

The computer running hospital costing once took up roughly the space of an office.

Ross looks back at how CBS moved from working with large mainframe systems to building its own software in the early 2000s that could run from a laptop. It is a great example of how much the technology behind the business changed in its early years.

The full interview with Ross Wilson from Costing and Business Solutions is now live.

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21/08/2026

It took CBS around 10 years to really break into Australia.

It started with a couple of interested hospitals and years of building a foothold in the market. Ross shares how that persistence eventually contributed to a statewide Queensland contract and gave CBS a platform for further Australian growth.

The full interview with Ross Wilson from Costing and Business Solutions is now live.

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20/08/2026

Episode 17 is LIVE

How does a Hamilton software company go from supporting New Zealand hospitals to winning major healthcare contracts across Australia and the Middle East?

Ross Wilson shares the story behind CBS, (Costing and Business Solutions), whose healthcare costing software is now used across hundreds of hospitals. He talks about the long road into Australia & the UAE, the realities of enterprise sales, and why strong client relationships have been central to CBS’s international growth.

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The podcast that interviews New Zealand founders and CEOs of businesses that are growing our economy, hosted by Josh Moore from Duoplus.

19/08/2026

NZTE became more than an export contact for CBS.

Ross explains how their NZTE customer manager helped identify gaps across marketing, governance, and the wider business, then connected CBS with specialist Beachhead Advisors. The support went well beyond simply helping them enter Australia or the UAE.

The full interview with Ross Wilson from Costing and Business Solutions Ltd is now live.

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17/08/2026

World-leading aircraft design rarely appears overnight.

Stephen Burrows explains how around 70 years of New Zealand aviation history, engineering and continual development helped shape the aircraft NZAero manufactures today.

The full interview with Stephen Burrows from NZAero is now live.

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16/08/2026

If you don't start developing the next technology now, you may never get there.

Stephen Burrows shares NZAero's hydrogen-electric HEXL programme, including the potential range they're exploring and what a proof-of-concept development pathway could look like.

The full interview with Stephen Burrows from NZAero is now live.

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15/08/2026

Cliff Tait had around 80 hours of flight time when he set off from Hamilton to fly around the world.

Stephen Burrows shares the remarkable story of the Waikato pilot who completed the journey in 1969 and, according to Stephen, became the first to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine aircraft.

The full interview with Stephen Burrows from NZAero is now live.

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14/08/2026

Raw material comes in one end. An aircraft product comes out the other.

Stephen Burrows explains why NZAero manufactures around 95% of the products it sells in-house in Hamilton, rather than subcontracting most of its production like many aerospace manufacturers.

The full interview with Stephen Burrows from NZAero is now live.

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13/08/2026

Episode 16 is LIVE

Aircraft sales can be worth millions, but relying on a handful of major sales each year creates a volatile business.

NZAero CEO Stephen Burrows explains how the Hamilton aircraft manufacturer balances new aircraft sales with replacement parts and third-party aerospace manufacturing to build a more sustainable operation.

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