Technology

Regional Infrastructure Fund backs solar energy

A Bay of Plenty project is one of three solar projects in regional New Zealand which will receive loans of up to $28.1 million combined from the Regional Infrastructure... Read More

Thousands attend Rotorua Matariki drone show

The stars aligned on Friday and Saturday for the Aronui Drone Show above Kouramāwhitiwhiti (Rotorua Lakefront) for captivating Matariki storytelling experiences... Read More

Te Puke Primary's winning performance at Showquest

Imagine it - no TV, no tablets, no tech. Te Puke Primary School students took to the Baycourt stage in Tauranga last week and, with their imagining of what... Read More

The insect eating out our pollution 

What if the humble black soldier fly held the key to reducing our most challenging organic waste and could even help degrade plastics? Researchers at Te... Read More

Study: Seasonal shake-ups disrupting nature

If you think autumn and spring seem different now compared to how they used to be, you'd be right. New University of Canterbury research explores the impact... Read More

Possible rural copper network phase-out a concern

Alarm bells are ringing for some households in remote parts of the country with the prospect of Chorus phasing out its copper network, to be replaced with... Read More

Landmark restoration of Antarctic research site

Tauranga-based Antarctic inland water expert Dr Ian Hawes has played a key role in a landmark clean-up of a former New Zealand research station in Antarctica,... Read More

Syos Aerospace wins big at NZ tech awards

Building 'big things” in a small place has won a Mount Maunganui robotics company the top honour at the prestigious NZ Hi-Tech Awards. Syos Aerospace,... Read More

Nationwide emergency alert test this Sunday

The nationwide test of the Emergency Mobile Alert system is this Sunday, May 25. From 6pm-7pm, the alert will be broadcast from cell towers to more than 5.5... Read More

Commissioner probes tech misuse

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers has initiated a review to ensure Police have sufficiently strong controls to prevent or detect the misuse of Police technology... Read More

New Kiwi series urges children to outdoors

At a time when screen time is skyrocketing and children are spending more hours online than outdoors; a new homegrown documentary series is sounding the alarm... Read More

University connects with VR to help treat phobias

Do spiders make your skin crawl or does the thought of in-flight turbulence make you break out in a sweat? A new VR-based treatment could help quell your fears. Virtual... Read More