Technology

New life for police body armour

Police and Massey University design students have teamed-up to put old Kevlar to good use. Redundant armour plates from old out-of-warranty stab-resistant... Read More

Tasting the real world via Yia!

Giving students a real taste of the real world - and what it's really like to be an adult - is what the Young Innovators Awards hands to students across the... Read More

Survey: Parents, children, schoolwork and AI

Over half of NZ parents won't allow children to use AI for schoolwork. A new survey from Norton, a Cyber Safety brand of Gen, has found that Kiwi parents,... Read More

How will AI impact outdoor adventure education?

Educators working in the dynamic Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning (AEOL) field are trained to assess risks and respond. But are they ready for the fast-emerging... Read More

Robo-Kiwi: Protecting kiwi from uncontrolled dogs

A project involving Scion, the National Kiwi Hatchery in Rotorua and students from the University of Canterbury is helping to protect the treasured kiwi from... Read More

Abuse: NZ helps Interpol target "worst of list"

New Zealand-based internet companies have been caught up in an Interpol operation targetting child sex abuse websites from the global police agencies ‘worst... Read More

NZers getting more scam savvy - BNZ

New research from Bank of New Zealand shows a significant jump in scam activity over the past 12 months, with nine out of ten New Zealanders targeted by a... Read More

Mystery transmission blocking kiwi tracking signal

Whakatāne Kiwi Trust needs the community's help to find one of its birds - or rather, the signal that is throwing off its monitoring efforts. Tuati is... Read More

$450k for research mapping severe rain events

With climate change increasing the chances of severe rainfall, one research team from the University of Waikato has secured $450,000 to help map which areas... Read More

Warning: Sextortion continues to rise in NZ

Preventing a tragic outcome for victims of sextortion is the goal for one woman as cases continue to rise in New Zealand. Netsafe's chief customer officer,... Read More

New drug testing tool could help save lives

A new, more efficient way of testing illicit drugs could protect people's safety and reduce the $1.8 billion cost of drug-related harm in New Zealand. Te... Read More

Banks' endless battles with scammers

They're constantly changing and becoming increasingly sophisticated - but bank scams still have some aspects in common, and it pays to know what the signs... Read More