Technology

Hip and knee replacements are fairly common procedures but because everyone's body is unique they're not straightforward and not always successful. Now a New Zealand research company has developed a… Video, Audio

Working from home saw an eight percent jump in residential energy demand as office life became more digital.

While ditching physical meetings to dial in might mean fewer cars on the road, is it as… Audio

While thousands of seasonal workers are now to be allowed in to work in the horticultural industry, some farms will still be short of workers due to border restrictions.

But robots are making life… Video, Audio

Mast bumping - likely brought on by turbulence and flight speed - is being blamed for a helicopter crash that killed its pilot.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission released its final… Audio

Fears parking sensors could explode has led New Plymouth council to replace or deactivate more than 500 of them.

It's emerged the sensors lithium batteries are spontaneously combusting - causing the… Audio

RNZ's Charlotte Ryan discusses how streaming services' algorithms may be changing the industry. Audio

Technology commentator Peter Griffin looks at Airbnb's looming December IPO, how the coronavirus has impacted on the business and why it's on the Commerce Commission's radar here over its refund… Audio

Senior psychology lecturer at Massey University Dr Aaron Drummond is calling for video gamers to be protected as addiction increases. His research has found 45 percent of games analysed meet the… Audio

Who owns the DNA that you leave on your abandoned coffee mug or a discarded cigarette butt?

And should police be able to use samples provided to those website that help you trace your family tree?

… Video, Audio

Jeweller and painter Dawn Ngaamo, who by day works in tech, talks to Kathryn Ryan about what is it like straddling the two seemingly different worlds of art and working as the programme director of… Audio

New research has revealed that a single Instagram post from Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo to his 240 million followers consumes as much energy as ten households. Audio

The Commerce Commission has established its 1-1-1 Contact Code to help people who rely on their home phone to get in touch with emergency services in the event of a power cut.  Audio

Best-selling science author Paul Greenberg tells Jesse Mulligan why he decided to ditch his smartphone. Audio

Psychologist Ashley Whillans has surveyed thousands of adults around the world about time and money. Unsurprisingly, most people focus too much on working and making more money, and not enough on… Audio