Technology
Trade Me's top viewed auctions of 2025 revealed
Well-worn shoes, some vintage soft drink cans and a date with a rhinoceros - these are some of the top purchases Kiwis were considering.
AI resurrections of dead celebrities amuse and rankle
AI videos of dead celebrities have rapidly spread online, prompting debate over the control of deceased people's likenesses.
Rocket Lab signs huge deal with US space agency
The NZ company will manufacture 18 satellites equipped with advanced sensors to track and detect missile threats.
Helping hands: Could robots solve aged-care crisis?
New Zealand faces a healthcare worker shortage, but London-based robot designer Rich Walker talks about creating robot carers to fill some of those gaps. Audio
Helping hands: Could care robots solve the aged care crisis?
One future solution to the shortage of care workers is the use of care robots - robots with the ability to perform everyday personal and household tasks. Audio
Giles Male: Competitive spreadsheeting
Spreadsheets are some people's idea of organisational heaven. For others they are hell. But who knew spreadsheeting is a competitive e-sport? Audio, Gallery
Fears looming chip shortages will hit supply of electronic devices
Rapid growth in AI is driving demand for high tech superconductors, and creating shortages of less powerful chips used in such things as smart phones.
Probe finds multiple failures behind deadly Optus emergency call outage
An inquiry into Optus's emergency services telephone number outage in Australia, which resulted in two deaths, revealed a series of failures during a firewall upgrade.
The ins and outs of a 3D printed house
The country's first on-site 3D-printed home has been built in South Auckland's Waiuku While a small number of 3D-printed concrete houses have already been built in New Zealand, this is the first one… Audio
How underwater turbines could help power New Zealand
A huge study has been underway to find prime locations for underwater turbines, which are powered by the tides - something known as Tidal Stream Energy. As it turns out, the Cook Strait might be the… Audio
Rise of the dumbphone: Parents look to keep kids offline
Despite the ban on cell phone use at school, some children have found work arounds. Audio
Social media's impact on the Bondi massacre
The Bondi massacre didn't happen in a vacuum; social media is radicalising, incubating and amplifying intolerance and hate and needs to be regulated like drugs and alcohol, according to an expert in… Audio
Parents turning to 'dumb phones' to limit kids social media access
Some parents are turning to the gift of a so-called dumb phone this Christmas to limit their children's access to social media. That's a phone that you make calls and send texts on, but they can't… Audio
What's driving New Zealand's gaming development boom
What's driving the year-on-year successes of Kiwi game developers? Audio
The 3G shutdown has begun - will your phone work?
Explainer - Over the weekend, 3G networks started to shut down. What does this mean for you and your phone? Audio
The end is near for cellphones still relying on the 3G network
It's the network that first gave us internet on our cellphones, but over the weekend providers began the slow process of turning it off. Telecommunications Forum chief executive Paul Brislen spoke to… Audio
How long until robots take care of your home, family?
Car manufacturers like Elon Musk's Tesla and Chinese smart EV company XPeng are at the forefront of tech news on AI humanoids.
How soon until we welcome robots into our homes?
The recently revealed Tesla Bot Gen 3 has been heralded by Elon Musk as the future of home help. Audio
Brain-computer interfaces
Brain-computer interfaces are especially useful for communicating with people who've lost the ability to speak or move their body. Audio
Reddit files legal challenge against Australia's social media ban
The company is alleging that Australia's social media restrictions are being applied to the company inaccurately.
