Technology

Are you counting the birds in your garden?

It's time to explore tranquil garden corners for the plumage and melodies hidden away in the world of our own backyards. Armed with binoculars and a keen... Read More

Date announced for STEMFest 2023

New Zealand's largest free science, technology, engineering, and mathematics festival is returning for 2023. Since 2018 STEMFest has been nurturing the Bay of... Read More

Multiple arrests after millions lost online

The Auckland City Financial Crime Unit are making arrests as investigations continue into reports of a scam type involving term deposits, duping victims out of... Read More

Fieldays gates open to roaring crowds

Fieldays gates are open and people have started pouring in this morning despite heavy traffic congestion around the region. For visitors heading to the four-day... Read More

Methane-munching forest soils to the rescue

Methane-munching forest soils are coming to the rescue tackling climate change. Scion scientists have embarked on important new research to find out how much... Read More

New app brings iwi stories to life

The mysteries and history of the Whakarewarewa Forest area will become easier to access thanks to a unique collaboration between Rotorua Lakes Council, Iwi and... Read More

Tauranga embraces sustainable living online

An online Zero Waste movement is here giving busy people the tools to reduce their environmental impact and live more sustainably. Tauranga City Council is giving... Read More

Nationwide test of Emergency Mobile Alert system

If you hear loud blares from your phone this evening, don't panic. It's likely the test of the national emergency mobile alert system. More than 90 per... Read More

New maps reveal places at risk from flooding

New maps from NIWA and the Deep South National Science Challenge show areas across New Zealand that could be inundated by extreme coastal flooding. They show... Read More

Monitoring sensors wiped out on White Island

Recent severe weather has wiped out the last reliable sensors on Whakaari/White Island as the active crater continues to produce steam and gas plumes. Recent... Read More

Drones among new tools to track biodiversity

UC researchers believe remote sensing technologies such as satellites, planes, and drones will cause a paradigm shift in auditing Aotearoa's biodiversity. A recent... Read More

New tool could help track deadly eruption hazard

New Zealand research could help track the path of searingly hot rock and gas flows that are the world's most deadly volcanic hazard. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha... Read More