Technology

Urine sensors for cattle to reduce nitrogen loss

It's a wee issue but with a big environmental impact; and a new award-winning technology developed by AgResearch may help farmers to address it. Scientists... Read More

Plugging the leak in NZ’s water infrastructure

A UC research team has received $360,000 in Marsden funding to develop technology to assess and inform water use and infrastructure across New Zealand. In... Read More

Voyage to try and solve the Southern Ocean puzzle

CSIRO's research vessel Investigator is on the longest voyage in its 10-year history to the Southern Ocean and sea-ice edge. The aim of the 60-day voyage... Read More

Hunt for invasive pests goes digital

An innovative mobile app that uses artificial intelligence to identify harmful weeds, pest animals and diseases is enabling more New Zealanders to join the fight... Read More

New view on tsunami preparedness through VR

When it comes to tsunami, one of the best ways to prepare is to know the best decisions to make during a long and strong earthquake and subsequent tsunami. That's... Read More

Engineer recognised for exemplary navy service

The marine engineer who oversaw the construction, trials and first operations of the largest vessel to enter the Royal New Zealand Navy - HMNZS Aotearoa - has... Read More

Data use rises as Kiwis head to summer hotspots

Telcos are reporting their customers used over 2500 terabytes of data on Christmas Day and Boxing Day alone. One NZ says data usage from its customers was... Read More

Speed cameras to quadruple nationally

Numbers of speed cameras are set to quadruple as NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) takes over their operations from police, the transport agency has said. There... Read More

NZ gamer feels "terrible" for spending thousands

A Kiwi gamer says he has spent about $16,000 on loot boxes, which could be described as virtual treasure chests, in online video games. Games like Counter-Strike... Read More

Red Cross $1 reserve auction on Trade Me

New Zealand Red Cross has launched its Here For Good online auction - giving everyone the chance to help communities both at home and around the world by bidding... Read More

Report highlights ways to improve online safety

Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission today released an independent report which explains how to improve the Code of Practice that Meta, Google, Tiktok,... Read More

Go on a pest hunt this summer

University of Canterbury researchers and partners are using digital technology to help every New Zealander join the fight against invasive pests. Find-A-Pest... Read More