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In the past two years, despite lockdowns, the company has installed exciting environmental monitoring applications throughout the country, measuring everything from waterway and water catchment monitoring, agriculture and aquaculture water quality monitoring, and urban and regional environmental monitoring.

Adroit has been working with the construction sector to develop solutions to mitigate negative impact from noise, dust and vibration – common issues for the sector and up until recently, requiring manual testing with delayed results.

The huge cultural importance placed on water by Māori, combined with new IoT-based real time water monitoring technology, has seen Iwi taking important leadership roles in measurement and monitoring of waterways throughout Aotearoa.

Adroit Environmental IoT Empowers TROW Group DeconstructionTROW Group, one of the largest commercial deconstruction companies in Aotearoa New Zealand, has installed its first Adroit Environmental IoT system to monitor dust and noise on its building sites.Founded by...

Spark and Adroit announce investment that will boost opportunities for NZ businesses through IoTToday Spark New Zealand and leading environmental Internet of Things (IoT) provider Adroit announced that Spark will take a significant shareholding in Adroit, which will...

Sixty years of market gardening has given the Bhana family incredible knowledge of the climate, soil and seasonal challenges of farming in Pukekohe, but now they’re embracing Adroit’s IoT technology to help them thrive for the next generation.

Environmental monitoring involves using tools to continuously observe and record metrics about the environment so that incremental changes over time can be accurately quantified. Using sensors and observations, results can be gathered, analysed, and then published allowing stakeholders including consumers, workers, communities, organisations and governments to make decisions to better manage the impact they have on the environment and the associated risks.

Hira Bhana is one of new Zealand’s largest potato and onion farmers, producing around 10,000 tons of onions a year, mainly for export. They produce a number of other products as well, including lettuce, cauliflower, and broccoli, on fertile lands in Pukekohe, near Auckland, New Zealand. Hira Bhana’s management is seeking new tools to give them insights into their farm’s soil conditions and how to optimise…

Adroit was delighted to join with Mercury NZ for a highly topical, interactive webinar on catchment water monitoring using IoT technology. Adroit’s team of Guy Macpherson and Maria McIntyre joined Mercury NZ’s Catchment Sustainability Manager Gavin Williamson, to share how they’re working with community, councils, and Iwi to better understand Waikato catchment water quality…

Adroit and Spark NZ announced today that they’ve partnered to deliver innovative Environmental IoT solutions utilising the Spark IoT Network.
Adroit is a New Zealand specialist in technology used to monitor environmental changes, and drive efficiency in sustainable industries such as farming, clean-water management and aquaculture.

Adroit’s salinity monitoring data buoy has received certification from the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI), for use in aquaculture farming throughout New Zealand. This certification gives Aquaculture clients confirmation that the Adroit Salinity Data Buoy solution is tested and approved for compliance management.

Construction operates in a noisy, dusty and hazardous environment. Government and local councils are requiring that building sites be safer for workers, the general public and neighbouring properties. And given there is an increasing concern for the overall environment, works sites with a negative impact can’t be ignored.

Workplace air quality has long been a point of contention, with that ‘too hot’, ‘too cold’, ‘too stuffy’ argument being a part of modern office politics.
But while these arguments have before seemed trivial, a series of reports show that air quality can make your workers less effective at best, and very sick, at worst.

Part of “The highly connected world of IoT” featured article in New Zealand Business Magazine is an interesting business case study of IoT in action – Adroit’s Westpac Mussels partnership.

Adroit is delighted to be working with Mercury to facilitate real-time water quality monitoring at the Whirinaki catchment in South Waikato. The health of waterways in rural environments has become an urgent issue in recent years. Concern over potential health effects…

Almost 60 years of manual measurement of Otago Harbour’s seawater by the University of Otago is now getting an important technology update thanks to Adroit. Measurements of ocean surface temperature have been collected manually at 09:00 AM daily since 1953…

Recent clean water legislation is putting new obligations onto farmers, and local and regional authorities to monitor and report water quality. Read how new IoT tools and connectivity networks have arrived just in time to assist in the challenge of cleaning up New Zealand’s waterways and aquafers.

What role can technology play in improving the health of our rivers and aquifers?The news about nitrates in our water just gets worse.Adding to concerns about the health of our rivers and aquifers and the role of intensive agriculture in climate change, now a series...

Data, in my opinion, plays the biggest role. IoT is only an enabler!Adroit founder Ulrich Frerk was delighted to be guest speaker at a Spark-hosted webinar – as part of the launch of the Spark Innovation Studio – talking about the present and future of IoT.Adroit’s...

Adroit was featured as a key partner at the recent launch of the new Spark Innovation Studio in Auckland, showing off a new, high-tech data buoy designed for aquaculture monitoring. Spark launched the new Innovation Studio to support Kiwi businesses, helping them to...

Adroit has just deployed an innovative data buoy at the Westpac Mussel Farm in the Firth of Thames, now affectionately named ‘Murray’.Delivering accurate real-time salinity data for mussel harvest compliance. Shellfish aquaculture is a significant industry in New...

Last month Adroit installed its first three IoT video sensors as part of a cycle traffic monitoring project. The project for a local city council saw the installation of Bosch camera equipment specifically designed to detect vehicles to assist in traffic management...

Globally, the leading architectural trend is to create natural environments wherever possible to give the building’s occupants access to nature, and all the healing benefits that brings. However, building owners and managers will tell you that the installation of a...

A decade of IoT has enabled all kinds of connected devices, but has it lived up to the hype? When Adroit first started its journey the term ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) was only just becoming a thing. Our ambition was to create a way to connect thousands of devices and...

Adroit has added another example of cutting edge IoT technology to its portfolio with the installation of an advanced water monitoring solution at New Zealand King Salmon farms in the Marlborough Sounds. The solution combines Libelium water sensors and equipment with...

How to succeed with your IoT Project.The Internet of Things has caught the world's imagination over the last few years and at no surprise, the industry has grown to a staggering $82 billion globally. It has the potential to solve numerous challenges, both trivial and...

Clean water has become a key issue for New Zealand, with both farmers and city dwellers being challenged to change their habits and to consider the impact of their decisions.And, while land-based farmers feel they’ve borne the brunt of new legislation to reduce their...

When renowned chef Ben Bayly opened his breath-taking new restaurant Ahi in Commercial Bay, Auckland, he faced a unique challenge – how to have a dramatic open fire in the heart of his restaurant kitchen, without smoking out the entire mall.Ahi literally translates...

How Healthy is your Workplace? With the pandemic constantly drawing our attention to the health of our workplace, we’re more aware of the cleanliness of our surfaces, physical spacing of our workers and most importantly, the air that we breathe, than ever before....

The incredible potential of the IoT for New Zealand’s aquaculture sector is highlighted in this recent One News item set in the Marlborough Sounds - with the use of sensor-enabled buoys providing constant feedback to mussel farmers. Real-time wireless monitoring of...

“Businesses wanting to get ahead of environmental legislation are investing in new technology and better data as the key to achieving this,” says Blair Stewart, Commercial Director of Adroit. “Legislation such as the Fresh Water Management Act puts the onus on the...

A device connected to the Internet of Things (IoT), is often referred to as a “smart” object. Everything from cars, home appliances to shoes and light switches that connect to the internet, are considered as smart objects - sending and receiving data and connecting...

I founded Adroit to solve out of frustration of devices in the world not been able to communicate better, a few years later we coined the phrase Internet of things, THE IoT, and “what is IoT?” is a question I’m asked all the time. Generally, overly technical answers...

Adroit selected as finalist Adroit has been selected as a finalist in the 2017 AUT Business School Excellence in Business Support Awards. Recognised for excellence in the Colab Design and Creative Technology Support category, Adroit will join finalists across 11...

According to the recent IoT Alliance report, New Zealand companies are reluctant to roll out Internet of Things services, despite the country’s preparedness and potential economic gain from the technology. One of the key results from the report said; “The research...

By 2025, 85 billion connected devices will be a testament to how far smart technology has arrived. IoT is a revolutionary technology that will change how we work in the future. It is the platform for future business. Many businesses are playing around with IoT based...