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Tesla will no longer accept bitcoin over climate concerns - Musk
Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using bitcoin due to climate change concerns, its chief executive Elon Musk said in a tweet.
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Today's sports news: What you need to know
In today's sports news - Osaka and Nadal take top honours, Opposition to Tokyo Olympics grows and Aki named in Lions squad.
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Concerns over gaps and quality of initial teachers' education
Principals are calling for an overhaul of initial teacher education, because some newly qualified primary teachers are ill-prepared to teach basic subjects.
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Today's sports news: What you need to know
In today's sports news - Breakers topple reigning champs, Ko fades to finish seventh, and Williamson replaces Warner as Hyderabad captain.
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The news stories making readers dumber
Mediawatch: News organisations often report the results of informal polls they carry out by embedding surveys in stories or on social media. Mathematically minded people argue this means they're… Audio
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The news stories making readers dumber
News organisations often report the results of informal polls they carry out by embedding surveys in stories or on social media. Mathematically minded people argue that in doing so… Audio
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The news stories making readers dumber
News organisations often report the results of informal polls they carry out by embedding surveys in stories or on social media. Mathematically minded people argue that in doing so…
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Statistics expert on proposed 'traffic light' system at border
With the two-week halt on flights from India about to expire, the government is considering whether to create a traffic-light system to pause flights from countries particularly affected by Covid-19.
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Geodesic - Taking A Round Trip
Mathematician Dilon Mayhew is taking a round trip - looking into the shortest path between two points on a surface, such as the surface of a sphere. Audio
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2020 Prime Minister's Science Prize winners
There are some familiar names as well as some new faces among the winners of the 2020 Prime Minister's Science Prizes. Audio
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2020 Prime Minister's Science Prize winners
There are some familiar names as well as some new faces among the winners of the 2020 Prime Minister's Science Prizes.
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David Mountain: the mistakes of history
David Mountain is a writer, speaker and editor based in Edinburgh in Scotland and has recently published his first book: Past Mistakes: How We Misinterpret History and Why It Matters. Audio
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What will a digital Covid vaccine passport look like?
The shape of post-pandemic travel - when it takes off - could be quite different, with the likelihood a digital Covid vaccine passport will be required before travellers even set foot on an… Audio
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Therapeutic keto diet used to treat epilepsy: Calls for more funding
The mother of a seven-year-old boy diagnosed with untreatable epilepsy wants to see more money put into using the keto diet to treat the condition.
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Could the overheated housing market be cooling?
Mathematical blip or the beginning of the end of our house price crisis?
The latest figures released this morning by property data analysis company CoreLogic show month-on-month property values in… Audio
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What we're doing about our educational gaps
The Detail - Primary school students' competence in reading, mathematics and science has plummeted to its worst recorded level.
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Falling down at school - our educational gaps
New Zealand's school kids are failing at maths - and other subjects too. What are we doing about addressing our educational gaps? Audio
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Falling down at school - our educational gaps
New Zealand's school kids are failing at maths - and other subjects too. What are we doing about addressing our educational gaps?
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Teacher shortage: Schools make do but 'it's not going to last'
Auckland's ongoing shortage of secondary teachers is forcing some schools into compromises or to abandon some subjects altogether, principals say.
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Untangling Knot Theory
Audio 9 Feb 2021Dillon Mayhew, Associate Professor from the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Te Heranga Waka/Victoria University of Wellington joins us once again. Tonight he'll be helping us untangle knot… Audio
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Significant risk of community case if borders reopen
Relaxing quarantine requirements for visitors from low-risk countries could allow up to five times more people into New Zealand, but it would increase the risk of the virus returning to the community.
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Top science body probes children's poor results in maths
The Ministry of Education has enlisted a team of experts to tackle New Zealand children's poor performance in maths.
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NZ children performing badly in maths: What went wrong?
Audio 2 Feb 2021Massey University maths teaching specialist, Associate Professor Jodie Hunter, joins us to talk about Kiwi students' poor performance in maths. Audio
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Principals accuse ministry of lack of leadership over falling test scores
Primary and intermediate school principals are calling on the Ministry of Education to do more to turn to turn around New Zealand children's declining performance. Audio
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Auckland women into T20 finals, Williamson hits Northern men to win
Auckland have joined Wellington and Canterbury in the finals of the Super Smash women's T20 competition following a six wicket win over Northern Districts in Hamilton.
