Technology

Drones: snow radars to help track climate change

Innovative airborne radars could soon be used to measure depth in New Zealand's alpine areas, helping to predict avalanche risk and monitoring the impacts of climate... Read More

3D printing helps turn ‘bleach’ into rocket fuel

A University of Canterbury Engineering student is using 3D printing to help turn hydrogen peroxide into a non-toxic rocket fuel for the growing aerospace market. Simon... Read More

Study: Kiwi’s online security concerns on the rise

New Zealanders have growing concerns about the security of their personal details online. According to new research released by InternetNZ, 52 per cent of New... Read More

Women in Space on mission to reach for the stars

Does your future lie in the stars? If you're working in the space sector in New Zealand or someone who wants to, there's a network of Kiwi women committed to achieving... Read More

Claim bionic pacemaker reverses heart failure

Kiwi scientist believe they have found a way to reverse heart failure with a revolutionary new type of pacemaker. A revolutionary pacemaker that re-establishes... Read More

Waitangi Day: Tauranga dawn service moves online

For the first time in more than 40 years, people will be able to attend Tauranga Moana's upcoming Waitangi Day dawn service online. Livestreaming the service... Read More

Senior Hangouts offer lifeline and online classes

A new online offering has proved invaluable for isolated seniors. So much so that many Senior Hangouts members would now give digitally savvy teens a run for... Read More

NZ’s medicinal cannabis summit goes virtual

With New Zealand in the red level of the Covid Protection Framework, the country's largest medicinal cannabis summit will now be run virtually on February 10 and... Read More

BNZ finds 12k abusive online banking transactions

One of the country's major banks says it is finding a concerning number of instances of economic abuse, including people being saddled with someone else's... Read More

Cutting-edge research in NZ on breast milk

A newly-arrived scientist at the University of Auckland's Liggins Institute is investigating the biological mechanisms that link breast milk to a reduced risk... Read More

Westpac issues sophisticated scam warning

Westpac Bank is warning about a sophisticated new scam involving professional-looking fake documentation. The bank says considerable effort has been put into... Read More

Tonga‘s comms link to the outside world is down

Spark are waiving all charges for calls to Tonga from any Spark landline or mobile for the next week, however Southern Cross Cable Network says it has been unable... Read More