Findings into Fire and Emergency’s culture and complaints process released
Photo: RNZ/Angus Dreaver The Public Service Commission has found Fire and Emergency has not done enough to fix its bad culture, and stronger leadership is...
Sex Outside the City campaign targets queer rural men for health check-ups
Many GPs presumed most rural men were straight and might not offer them a rectal swab. Photo: 123rf.com A new campaign, Sex Outside the City,...
A new BMW patent describes electric vehicles that charge via speed bumps and potholes.
Automakers are constantly looking for new ways to charge electric vehicles in order to increase their viability and range. The number of EV charging stations...
Third of NZ navy ships idle as defence force staff leave
File photo. HMNZS Wellington took Covid-19 vaccines to Tokeau in February 2020. Photo: Elena Pasilio Three of New Zealand's nine navy ships are sitting idle...
Greens pull Three Waters support, citing lack of protection against privatisation
Nanaia Mahuta, the minister driving the reforms. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver The Green Party has withdrawn its support for the Three Waters legislation at...
No appeal against ruling in baby blood case, surgery to go ahead
Signs left by supporters of Baby W's parents left at the High Court. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi The parents of a New Zealand baby...
Yuki Nada, the creator of Sonic, has been arrested on another insider trading charge.
When someone within a company makes a fortune on a perfectly timed stock trade, you might be able to chalk it up to good fortune....
Boosting fuel security would mean passing cost to customers ‘inevitable’, National says
National Party energy and resources spokesperson Stuart Smith. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver Increasing New Zealand's energy security by building up onshore fuel supply would...
New Intel Arc drivers significantly improve DirectX 9 performance.
One of Intel Arc's most serious flaws is its performance in games that use the DirectX 9 API. Some competing cards can outperform it by...
Law Society’s actions compounded errors of its disciplinary body – lawyer
Garth Gallaway is angry that two years after the High Court ruled in his favour, the Law Society has not published the decision which found...
TSMC will invest $40 billion in two Arizona chip fabrication plants.
Taiwanese conglomerate TSMC has officially confirmed that it will construct an additional chip manufacturing fab in the United States. The Arizona site will expand, investment...
Donor blood: Why directly donated blood was deemed unsafe for baby needing heart surgery
There is no scientific evidence blood from people vaccinated against Covid-19 is dangerous. Photo: Unsplash / Nguyễn Hiệp In the case of Baby W, using...
Is your Christmas tree capable of running Doom?
Christmas tree ornaments come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from mild to wild, but I'm sure you've never seen one quite like this....
Family of missing Marokopa children offers $10,000 reward for information
File photo. Images supplied by NZ police at the time Thomas Phillips and his three children missing for almost three weeks in 2021. Photo: Supplied...
The Apple car, which is now scheduled to be released in 2026 for around $100,000, may not be fully self-driving.
If it feels like we've been covering Apple's electric self-driving car, dubbed Project Titan, for years, that's because we have, since 2015. (the design started...
Google Search now supports infinite scrolling.
It was a mainstay of traditional web search, but no longer: Google has announced the retirement of paged results for the company's SERP functionality, in...
Apple’s lawsuit settlement allows developers to charge up to $10,000 for an app.
Would you shell out $10,000 for an app? Probably not, but Apple is adding the option for developers to charge that amount. Cupertino claims the...
The Phantom X2 Pro smartphone from Tecno has a pop-out portrait lens.
Tecno, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, has unveiled a new flagship smartphone with the world's first retractable portrait lens. The Tecno Phantom X2 series, which includes...
San Francisco supervisors reverse their decision to allow killer robots.
San Francisco officials approved a rule change last week that would allow the local police department to use robots to kill suspects in extremely dangerous...
Cryptominers who are unable to repay millions in loans are instead handing over their mining rigs.
The crypto winter is affecting everyone and everything in the industry. It's proving to be an especially difficult time for crypto lenders, who are dealing...