Drones
Drone Racing
A New Zealand team is heading to the World Drone Racing Championships taking place in Hawaii in October, and the sport seems poised to hit the big time, with ESPN broadcasting live coverage of the US… Audio, Gallery
Saving lives with drones
Keller Rinaudo of Zipline is using drones to save lives. Its fixed-wing drones are delivering critical medical supplies and blood into remote parts of Rwanda. Audio
This Way Up: Drone Worlds
Eight New Zealanders are heading to the World Drone Racing Championships aka the Drone Worlds that will be taking place in Hawaii in October this year. Simon Morton dropped in to a RotorCross event in… Audio, Gallery
Drone operator told to pay $1000 to charity
A Christchurch man has been discharged without conviction in New Zealand's first prosecution of someone for flying a drone.
Drones tech company flies into new Xone home
A drone technology company is one of 10 fledgling startups getting a boost to develop their products and services in a new Christchurch business hub.
New rules proposed on large drones flying over Chch parks
People wanting to fly large drones over council-owned parks and reserves in Christchurch may soon have to seek permission. Councils around the country have been introducing policies on drones after...
Drones to commandeer more human work
More human worker bees will be replaced by drones by 2020. Audio
Drone buyer's guide
George Block of consumer.org.nz has been testing drones. So what are the best models on the market, and what regulations do you need to comply with if you want to fly one here in New Zealand? Audio
This Way Up for 30 April 2016, Part 2
Drone buyer's guide; tech news: chatbots, PledgeMe, and Spark's Lightbox offer; and science: new contraceptives and genes that make you look older. Audio
Drone-Intercepting Raptors - Debbie Stewart
Police in the Netherlands are experimenting with the use of Eagles to bring down illegal drones. Could our New Zealand birds of prey offer a similar service? Audio
Drone Patrol
The Karekare Surf Lifesaving Club is one of the oldest in the country but amongst the first to adopt new technologies. Club patrol captain Matt Wade has spent the summer trialling a surveillance drone… Audio
Science in New Zealand
International sales of drones is expected to soar from fewer than 4 million in 2015, to nearer 20 million this year and beyond. Many are for personal use but today we're looking at the way scientists… Audio
Drones being used to monitor dolphins
In what they say is a world first, university researchers in Auckland are investigating how drones can be used to monitor dolphins effectively - and without harming them. Audio
US drone registry in the wrong, argues lawyer
To the United States, where thousands of drone flyers are up in arms over a new registry meant to make the skies safer. Audio
Eye in the Sky: A Drone Above New Zealand
An asset or a pest? It all depends on how you look at drones. But for photographer Grant Sheehan, they've opened up all kinds of opportunities to photograph New Zealand from different aerial angles… Audio, Gallery
Japan's plan to catch drones with drones
Police in Tokyo are to introduce interceptor drones with nets to catch suspicious drones in sensitive areas.
GOdrone - Paul Short
He's only 14-years-old, and he's already chasing a life-long passion. Inglewood teenager, Paul Short, has started up his own drone business. And he's recently showcased his new business at the A&P… Audio
New rules for drones not working - pilots
New rules for using drones in New Zealand skies - introduced four months ago - are not working, airline pilots say.
Ex- US Air Force men call for an end to targeted killings
To the US, where four ex-Air Force men with more than 20 years experience between them operating military drones, have written an open letter to Barack Obama calling for an end to targeted killings. Audio
