Technology
Is it real or is it AI? How to tell fake from real
Explainer - AI-generated images are unavoidable these days. If you're not a computer expert, how do you even know what's real anymore?
First images from the largest camera ever built reveal millions of galaxies
Rubin Observatory is expected to uncover millions of the space rocks within its first two years. Audio
NZ garden game a global hit
A game developer from Nelson is partly behind the explosion in popularity of Grow a Garden, a roblox game where players plant virtual seeds and grow exotic plants. Game developer Janzen Madsen spoke… Audio
App made for farmers to control cattle
An app for farmers to control their cattle using sound and vibrations from a collar worn by the animals sounds like the future. Halter chief executive and founder Craig Piggott spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Installing solar panels stacks up financially in main centres
Installing solar panels now stacks up financially for many households in all three of the country's biggest cities, as well as Queenstown thanks to plunging panel prices and rising electricity bills… Audio
The Art Precinct: New digital art platform using behavioural psychology
A new digital art curation platform is hoping to be bridge the gap between artists and buyers to create personalised, cohesive and curated collections. Audio
'The other RNZ' - the remarkable story of radio sets in Aotearoa
2025 marks the centenary of Radio New Zealand. Yet broadcasting is one thing, the technology to hear it another. And there was once an entirely different company called RNZ - pioneer radio… Audio
Priorities & loves of new CNZ boss Gretchen La Roche
Gretchen La Roche is a few weeks into the role of CEO of Creative New Zealand, our national arts funding, development and advocacy organisation. Audio
Improving the lives of horses and pet animals - Natalie Waran OBE
Professor Natalie Waran has been recognised for her lifetime's research into improving the lives of horses. Audio
Experts brought in after cyber attack on Tonga health database
Tonga's health data base attacked by hackers. Audio
Cybernetic Techverse: kahu.code
Xaviere Murray-Puhara is one half of the father-daughter duo behind kahu.code. Their goal? To aid the education and translation of te reō Māori through various Artificial Intelligence projects… Audio
With teen social media ban looming, age-checking tech mistakes kids for 37yo
The government ban in Australia is due to begin in December.
Tech: One NZ, latest cybercrime numbers,
Tech correspondent Tony Grasso details Tuesday's One NZ outage and how it was handled. Audio
Farmers, vets say product approval too slow
Farmers' representatives are worried that plans to speed up access to new agri-chemicals won't be fast enough to compete on the world stage. Audio
Drones take the skies for Matariki
Drones will be taking to the skies in Rotorua tonight to celebrate Matariki. At 8pm the light-up drones will perform a choreographed routine, with watchers on the ground able to see their movements as… Audio
Reseach lab built to be set on fire
A new research lab in Porirua has been built to be set on fire. The Building Research Association said the $40 million facility can simulate the way fire spreads through multi-storey buildings… Audio
Why do phones sometimes not ring when people call?
Analysis - And how do they actually work?
The Panel with Lizzie Marvelly and Mark Knoff-Thomas Part 2
This half hour the panel hears from a counsellor who decided to give Chat GPT a go for counselling and a soccer mum has advice on how not to go overboard on the sidelines. Audio
Mysterious radio bursts help pinpoint a cosmic 'missing' matter
Now astronomers believe they could use the method to help illuminate the invisible structure of the universe.
Paving the way to NZ's future, using robots and kiwifruit leather
Dozens of innovators showed off their wares at Fieldays, offering solutions to problems - and a bit of hope.
