Technology

Facebook, Instagram offline in major outage

Facebook has suffered a major outage, along with Instagram and WhatsApp. Users of the social media sites around the world appear to be affected. Facebook said... Read More

NZ science experts comment on Waikato cases

Parts of the Waikato region entered Alert Level 3 on Sunday night in response to two recently confirmed cases in Raglan and Hamilton. The two cases are known... Read More

Virtual marathon effort

Claire Haywood and her husband Peter have been impacted by cancer more than once, and with last month's Daffodil Day Street Appeal cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions,... Read More

Gaming tech used to help prepare for disasters

Skills learned playing video games, building virtual worlds and dodging imaginary enemies could be harnessed to help people survive real life hazards. In a unique... Read More

Parcel delivery text scam warning

A sophisticated parcel delivery scam has caught out thousands of people, the Department of Internal Affairs warns. Texts including a fake message about a parcel... Read More

NZ Space Agency joins international space group

The New Zealand Space Agency will become the 27th member of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group - ISECG, the Ministry of Business, Innovation... Read More

Smart tech to help monitor food safety remotely

Drones, satellite imaging and artificial intelligence are some of the smart technology tools that could soon be used to ensure farmers and other food industry... Read More

Helping seniors overcome the loneliness epidemic

Social isolation and loneliness may be putting seniors' health and wellbeing at risk, say the co-founders of an easy-to-use tablet for seniors. With Grandparents... Read More

Ransomware incidents continue to rise

CERT NZ's latest report shows that ransomware incidents are on the rise. The Quarter Two report, which highlights New Zealand-related cyber security trends between... Read More

Unwanted laptops needed during lockdown

As the covid pandemic continues, leading national tech non-government organisation NZTech, has put a call out to New Zealanders and remind them that not everyone... Read More

Plastic cutlery recycled into home-insulation

Biodegradable plastics are supposed to be good for the environment but, rather paradoxically, because they are designed to degrade quickly, they can't be recycled.... Read More

Innovative te reo prediction tool announced

A new Māori language prediction tool will play a key role in tracking our te reo Māori revitalisation efforts, Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson... Read More