Technology

New Zealand's building standards are lagging behind other OECD countries, according to one of America's leading authorities on clean energy, sustainability and social innovation. Audio

3D printing has revolutionized housing, medicine and now music. The number of musicians experiencing repetitive strain injury is growing and instruments are being designed to try and stop the damage.

The data revolution is transforming businesses but how can it work more effectively for Governments and public organisations? Why the public sector behind the private in the way that it utilises data… Audio

Sir Nigel Shadbolt from Oxford University says instead of fearing artificial intelligence, we should embrace it- after all, robots are the ones who'll be looking after us and our children as we grow… Audio

The World Health Organisation has formally recognised addiction to computer games as a medical disorder. The WHO's latest "International Classification of Diseases" describes it as a pattern of… Audio

President Donald Trump has announced the US military is getting a new branch - a Space Force. It's job will be to oversee missions and operations in space -- a domain Mr Trump says America must… Audio

A second engineer has been suspended amid safety investigations over broken and cracked towing connections on truck-trailers.Phil Pennington has been following this story and has the latest. Audio

Critics worry a big reform of European privacy laws could have a chilling effect on free speech on the internet; the new technology we'll see in this year's FIFA World Cup; and a review of YouTube… Audio

Finding a hole in one of your favourite thick socks is bad news at this time of year. Aside from the environmental benefits, fixing your own clothing makes you value it more, says Bernadette Casey… Video, Audio

Facebook is back on the defensive after revelations about its extensive data sharing partnerships with device makers. Just a few months ago the social media giant assured the public and Congress that… Audio

Sarah Putt on the innovation at Fieldays, net neutrality ending and whether the age of the tech superheroes is over. Audio

28 year old Angela Lim is a doctor, board director and entrepreneur who has an ambition to transform the mental health system through technology. She's about to leave Starship hospital where she's a… Audio

The Broadcasting Standards Authority has just put out some guidelines for broadcasters on using images, videos and other content sourced from social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Audio

A group of leading technology industry executives are promoting a list of key principles they say businesses should consider and put into practice to be prepared for significant and rapid change in… Audio

We reported yesterday that Woodville residents are being plagued with random, undiagnosable disconnections when they use the internet, no matter what provider they use. Audio

The Chinese city of X'ian has introduced a special pedestrian lane exclusively for slow-walking smartphone users. Audio

Tech firms want the government to retain research grants for fledgling companies wanting to start up and not replace them with tax credits. Audio

Dr Katharina Lederle is a sleep expert, a human fatigue and sleep specialist. She's also the author of Sleep Sense and says sleep deprivation has become a health epidemic in the Western world. Audio