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Building-sized asteroid could hit Earth in 2032
Space agencies are keeping a close eye on a recently discovered asteroid that has a small chance of impacting Earth. Audio
The Mixtape - DJ, engineer and promoter Leesa Tilley
Leesa Tilley is a musical polymath who launched and managed the first four years of the Ragamuffin Music Festival as a promoter. Over the years, she has organised and presented numerous events, worked… Video, Audio
Alien Weaponry on new doco and taking te reo to the biggest metal festivals
A new documentary about maori metal band Alien Weaponry will be released in cinemas this Waitangi Day. Alien Weaponry: Kua Tupu Te Ara follows brothers Henry and Lewis Te Reiwhati de Jong as teens… Video, Audio
Online disinformation sowing discontent in Syria
Former allies and self-declared enemies of Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad are flooding the country's digital space with disinformation aimed at destabilising the fragile new order by… Audio
The Night Agent's Luciane Buchanan
Kiwi star Luciane Buchanan aka Rose from The Night Agent is back in the second season of the Netflix show which attracted 98 million fans in S1's first three months. Audio
Summertime - and the living’s uneasy for media
Summertime - and the living is easy, the old Gerschwin song says. But he didn't have to keep Kiwis tuned in during the summer news drought. Meanwhile the outside world has changed a lot since… Audio
NZ innovators using AI traps in fight against pests
Artificial intelligence is making conservation efforts faster and easier in the fight for total pest eradication, with new traps able to tell predator from protected species.
Royal NZ Air Force retiring fleet of C-130H Hercules planes
After 60-years of service, the Royal New Zealand Air Force are retiring their fleet of iconic C-130H Hercules planes. Chief of Air Force, Air Vice-Marshal Darryn Webb spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
AI used in the fight for pest eradication
Artificial intelligence is being used to boost conservation efforts, making the fight for total pest eradication both quicker and easier. New traps developed by local companies can distinguish between… Audio
How secure is New Zealand against quantum computing?
Financial institutions say they are working on the cybersecurity threats posed by quantum computing - including the potential to break common encryption systems which use passwords to protect data and…
Electric ferry in Wellington sits idle for seven months
Hailed as a groundreaker at its 2022 launch, the Eastbourne to Wellington electric ferry has been sitting idle for the last seven months. First a fault, then a delay in replacement parts, have kept… Audio
Podcast Critic: Pitcairn Trials and The Rest is Classified
Ximena Smith reviews the latest from the Goalhanger stable of podcasts. Audio
Y2Q: The threat coming fast that could hit all our devices
Explainer: It's quickly emerging as the world's next 'Y2K moment', with potential to open up devices from door locks to data.
Y2Q: The threats posed by mega-powerful quantum computers
The country's biggest institutions are working on an emerging risk to the security of digital assets and critical infrastructure.
Quantum computing poses risk to existing cybersecurity
New Zealand's biggest institutions, including government, banks and regulators are working to address an emerging risk to the security of digital assets and critical infrastructure posed by quantum… Audio
Two Wellington students selected to represented NZ at Science and Engineering Fairs in US
Two school students have been given the opportunity of a lifetime, to represent New Zealand at the "Olympics" of Science and Engineering Fairs in the United States. Year 13 Wellington College student… Audio
NZ's first 3D-printed show home opens in Hamilton
The country's first 3D-printed show home opens in Hamilton on Thursday. Natalie Akoorie went on a tour. Audio
What it's like building a 3D house
The printer arm moves around building up layers, says one of those involved in the country's first 3D printed show home.
AI expert on why Deep Seek threw tech markets into spin
The founder and CEO of Trilium Technologies James Parr talks to Nathan about AI chatbot Deep Seek Audio
TikTok's short-lived blackout, a reprieve, and the sword hanging over the app
The TikTok saga has raised questions of what your personal data is worth in a trade-off with money making opportunities.
