Technology

Warm oceans behind our hot, humid weather

A strong marine heatwave is contributing to New Zealand's unusually hot weather, says NIWA. Meteorologist Ben Noll says that sea surface temperatures around... Read More

MetService rolls out storm and fire notifications

MetService will send notifications to people in the paths of extreme storms or in areas with a high fire risk. The weather monitoring agency is rolling out... Read More

Skies and seas camp inspires women in stem

The Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal New Zealand Navy have joined forces to support teachers and encourage more young women into Science, Technology, Engineering... Read More

Mapping 140,000 landslides for safer communities

New Zealand now boasts one of the largest single-event inventories of landslides globally. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury Senior... Read More

Kiwifruit harvest hiring days with VR

About 17,000 kiwifruit roles need filling in Western Bay of Plenty and two February hiring days are planned to match job seekers with employers. Ministry... Read More

Science youth champs: ambassadors for bioeconomy

While global leaders discuss how to respond to 'climate tipping points” at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Switzerland this week, one young... Read More

New research for saving power

Renewable energy solutions could change the way we store solar and wind. An environmentally friendly and safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries, redox-flow... Read More

Bridging the tech generation gap

A local organisation is offering classes to those aged 50-plus who are keen to keep up with modern communication. Tauranga SeniorNet Club has a computer... Read More

Urine sensors for cattle to reduce nitrogen loss

It's a wee issue but with a big environmental impact; and a new award-winning technology developed by AgResearch may help farmers to address it. Scientists... Read More

Plugging the leak in NZ’s water infrastructure

A UC research team has received $360,000 in Marsden funding to develop technology to assess and inform water use and infrastructure across New Zealand. In... Read More

Voyage to try and solve the Southern Ocean puzzle

CSIRO's research vessel Investigator is on the longest voyage in its 10-year history to the Southern Ocean and sea-ice edge. The aim of the 60-day voyage... Read More

Hunt for invasive pests goes digital

An innovative mobile app that uses artificial intelligence to identify harmful weeds, pest animals and diseases is enabling more New Zealanders to join the fight... Read More