Technology

Police have apologised after sending a tweet with a meme of comedian Steve Carell saying telling someone their family member has died in a crash is 'the worst'. Video, Audio

Eighty-seven per cent of people sleep with their phone. Audio

Wild animals around the world have secret lives, as they journey across vast landscapes propelled by instinct to find food and water. But technology like satellites, drones and cell networks are… Audio, Gallery

Kim Hill talks to Josephine Johnston, Mary Birdsall, Maui Hudson, and Andrew Shelling about what gene editing means for human fertility and reproduction.  Audio

Peter Griffin has tips on boosting your wifi signal throughout the home – no more dead spots and laggy connections in the loo! Audio

A US company has developed a pacemaker-like device to treat rheumatoid arthritis, as well as Crohn's disease, by hacking the nervous system with an electrical charge. Audio

Stick vacuums are lightweight, super handy and can suck your wallet dry. So do they work and which models get the Consumer tick of approval? George Block has been testing a range of cordless stick… Audio

Sarah Putt talks about micro-credentials, Air New Zealand trialing digital humans, and what we want in a national Chief Technology Officer. Audio

Civil defence test at 1:30 this morning wakes up a large number of vodafone customers. Audio

This week, Great Ideas looks at how technology might impact the work that we do, where we do it, and how we survive when we can't work. Audio

Computer says no to your relationship - can AI really predict if you and your partner will stay together? Audio

Should we do something just because we can? Such as engineering DNA - something now within reach. Kim Hill talks to Josephine Johnston, Peter Fineran, Colin Gavaghan and Jennie Harre Hindmarsh. Audio

Auckland War Memorial Museum is about to unveil its new gallery, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. Pou Kanohi New Zealand at War is making history. It's the first… Audio, Gallery

Over the past decade water quality and the health of our streams, lakes and rivers has become a major deal for many New Zealanders, and as the recent election campaign showed it's become a political… Audio

Eleven-year-old Neva Bertram and ten-year-old Iris Gallagher have made the finals in this year's Next Tech Girl Superhero Competition with their app GIRLS – Girls in Real Life Situations. Audio