Technology

Parenting tweens and teens can be difficult territory to navigate, even more so in a pandemic when a life lived online is accentuated. Clinical psychologist Jo Lamble and Family GP Ginni Mansberg are… Audio

Technology commentator Sarah Putt joins Kathryn to talk about how the idea of a Metaverse is now being championed by the CEOs at Facebook and Microsoft - among others - so is it the next phase of the… Audio

Blurry, beautiful, exotic or carefully curated?

What sort of background should you have on your Zoom, Teams or Google Meets calls as you try to continue doing your job in lockdown? It's a question… Audio

Rush Digital Founder Danu Abeysuriya joins Jesse to discuss the potential of this technology. Audio

Astronomer John Hearnshaw is determined to protect and maintain dark skies from light pollution and believes there should be a nationwide law for it. Audio

The lockdown has ramped up calls for the government to subsidise or provide computers for the thousands of children whose families can't afford them.

Principals say digital devices make a big… Audio

The tech industry in New Zealand is approaching breaking point, with closed borders seriously exasperating an already stretched massive specialist skills shortage. Is New Zealand’s future economic… Audio

Teachers fear young children with poor access to the internet could fall behind on their schooling, if the lockdown is extended.

Schools have provisions in place for longer-term remote learning, but… Audio

Electric passenger planes are set to feature on departure boards in NZ within five years. Blenheim based Sounds Air is unveiling plans to be the first Australasian airline offering electric-powered… Audio

A Manawatu man is doing what he can to provide free wireless internet to his community. Thanks to Brynn Neilson - Sanson residents can get on the free wifi from home, at a local park, and even waiting… Audio

Kiwi, John Webster was a commercial oil and gas diver in the Northern Hemisphere - but a near death experience while diving lead him to make to a major career change. He trained to be a timber… Audio, Gallery

Kiwi iPhone users have been receiving text alerts from Apple saying their passwords are compromised lately, Take these warnings seriously if you want to be confident your online information is safe… Audio

Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about a well-intended move that’s ended up being controversial for Apple. It was to enable the scanning of people’s photos for child sex… Audio

The Southern Hemisphere's first fully electric ferry is about to be launched on Wellington waters next month. The East by West Ferry company operates between Queen's Wharf in Wellington's CBD and Days… Audio