Technology
ABC drops Pacific shortwave radio service
RNZ International's Don Wiseman says there is upset around the Pacific at a decision by the Australia Broadcasting Corporation to drop its shortwave radio services. Audio
Fiji opposition concerned about PM's app launch
Fiji's opposition Sodelpa Party has expressed concern about last month's launch of the Instacharge app by the prime minister Frank Bainimarama.
Spaceman Buzz Aldrin is being treated - by Dr David Bowie
"You can't make this stuff up." The second man to step foot on the moon is recovering in hospital in Christchurch after being evacuated from the South Pole last week with fluid on his lungs. And his… Audio
Cyber threats to NZ on the rise
The national cyber security centre recorded 338 incidents in the last year, up from 190 the previous year.
Tech firms fight extremist content
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube are collaborating to stop violent, extremist images and video being spread.
Smart phones not smart for relationships
Research has found that smart phones are detrimental to intimate relationships. Audio
Fiji government distances itself from app launch
The government of Fiji says it has not endorsed an app which Fiji's prime minister Frank Bainimarama launched last month.
Kode Paint and Killing Cancer
Your body is filled with 37 trillion cells and 40 trillion bacteria, and a whole load of viruses as well. Biological Engineer Steve Henry of AUT has created a coating that changes the appearance of… Video, Audio
World-first solar powered, desalinating tomato farm
A South Australia farm is producing two truckloads of truss tomatoes every day using nothing but seawater and the power of the sun. Audio, Gallery
Death by selfie
More and more people are dying taking photos of themselves every year. So where are the most dangerous locations, and could an app save lives in the future? Ponnurangam Kumaraguru of IIITD in Delhi is… Audio
Tech news: Netflix downloads and mobile wallets
Peter Griffin on the news that Netflix is now offering a downloading option (and not just streaming) for some shows. Also things are heating up with mobile wallets, with the BNZ announcing that it… Audio
Mapping natural disasters with digital technology
Patrick Meier uses a blend of publicly available data, eyewitness accounts. social media posts and drone technology to build up detailed pictures of places after earthquake, tsunami or other natural… Audio, Gallery
Simon Poole
Simon Poole, of New Business Ventures, Finisar Ltd Australia, is an engineer and an entrepreneur who recently received the Charles Todd Medal - the most prestigious award made by the Australian… Audio
Nights' culture -Video Games
Do you need a goal, or is an innovative world to explore enough? Video game reviewer Andrew Todd defends "walking simulators" Gone Home, Firewatch and The Stanley Parable. Audio
New technology with Andy Linton
Andy Linton with more on Fake News - it it fixable? Audio
Victim's father says Pike River families won't give up
The families of the men who died in the Pike River mine were told by Solid Energy today that it will seal the mine, without question. The father of one of the 29 men, Bernie Monk, reacts. Video, Audio
NZME, Fairfax hit back at Commerce Commission over merger criticisim
The Commerce Commission strayed beyond its remit in its initial negative reaction to a proposed merger by Fairfax and NZME, the media companies say.
New satellite sends back Mars pic
Europe's and Russia's new satellite at Mars has sent back its first images of the planet.
Australians grant approval for cryonics facility in NSW
Matt Fisher from Southern Cryonics lays out their plans to to begin freezing and storing dead bodies in a new facility in New South Wales. In the expectation that, in the future, science will have… Audio
Mobile phone brain
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have discovered a new brainwave that comes into affect when we text. Audio
