Technology
App helps police combat family violence
Police have developed a new iPhone app to help them respond to an increasing number of family violence call-outs.
New police app helps officers investigate family violence
Officers started using the app today, which lets them record video interviews on the spot and log details of what happened and why. Video, Audio
Half of recreational drone users ignore rules: report
Safety concerns over drone use in New Zealand have been raised after a new report showed only about half of recreational users always comply with the operating rules.
New technology with Robbie Allan
Robbie Allan on Facebook getting into dating and some significant progress for electric vehicles Audio
Painting classical music
Have you ever imagined what music looks like? Digital artist Joe Dixon explains how he paints Haydn's 'Sunrise' live with members of the NZSO. Video
'Alien asteroid' may be the oldest object in the solar system
An "alien asteroid" that circles the sun in Jupiter's orbital path is the first-known permanent resident of our solar system that originated in another star system.
Old Tauranga hot water cylinder reveals electric past
If you were asked to choose a museum object that inspires you, what would it be ? Physicist, musician and surfer Dr Simon Taylor has chosen a seemingly mundane object to wax lyrical about for… Audio
Is plant-based meat a threat to NZ?
Plant-based steaks are now available in supermarkets in Britain, and they're being promoted as tasting as good as the real thing. So should New Zealand farmers be worried as international interest in… Audio
Matt Lamason: fat-fuelled future
In June the Kapiti Bio-Diesel Co-operative will start supplying a small group of members with bio-diesel recycled from used oil from local fish and chip outlets. The scheme is the brain-child of… Audio
Understanding AI: are the media the solution or the problem?
Face recognition in our supermarkets, algorithms pinpointing our varsity dropouts and robots taking our jobs: artificial intelligence is on the rise in our news. But are the media also to blame for… Video, Audio
Bits + Bytes: tech / life balance
Bits+Bytes with Peter Griffin and Emily Wang of Datacom. This week, YouTube wants a bigger slice of the streaming music pie and is taking on Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal. Plus Google and Facebook… Audio
Realistic, fake videos new threat on internet
Tech agencies fear a new type of AI that can paste a person's face onto another person's body in a video will be used to blackmail, ridicule and even alter the course of elections. Fake videos dubbed… Audio
YouTube to launch music streaming service next week
YouTube will launch a music streaming service next week, looking to use its popular internet video brand to tap the growing market for paid music streaming.
The Science of Light
Yesterday New Zealand marked the international Day of Light - which is a United Nations event to celebrate the science of light. New Zealand in fact has its won committee chair for this day -… Audio
New tech: supermarket surveillance & Google Assistant
Sarah Putt talks to Kathryn Ryan about supermarket surveillance, Google Assistant making calls for you and Tech Week Audio
Sir Paul Callaghan, Dancing with Atoms - Shirley Horrocks
Film-maker Shirley Horrocks, documents Sir Paul Callaghan's world of atoms and molecules. Sir Paul, who died in 2012, used nuclear magnetic resonance as a choreographer directs a dance. He saw New… Audio, Gallery
Stick-on window films may not live up to thermal claims
A warning to home owners about stick-on window films which promise to drastically reduce heat loss. Some claim to reduce internal heat loss in winter by up to 44 per cent, at a cost of thousands of… Audio
Budget 2018: Questions remain over new broadcasting spending
The government has allocated an additional $15 million in the Budget for public broadcasting, but it is not clear where the new investment will go or when we will see the benefits. Audio
Tourists launch drones left right and centre
The Civil Aviation Authority says tourists are the worst offenders when it come to launching drones illegally. So what are they doing about it? Audio
Forensic Architecture - when buildings become evidence.
A team of specialist researchers at the University of London have developed a new sub-discipline of architecture, reconstructing buildings after conflict or catastrophe. Forensic Architecture creates… Audio