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Groundbreaking Polar Weather Research Initiative Launched
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 10:27 am | University of Canterbury
The four-year Polar Coupled Analysis and Prediction for Services project is an international collaboration addressing the critical need for timely and high-resolution weather forecasts in the Antarctic and Arctic, where operations are high-risk, and observational ... More >>
The Common Raupō Once Kept NZ’s Wetlands And Lakes Thriving – Now It Could Help Restore Them
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 8:27 pm | The Conversation
Māori used all parts of raupō for weaving and food, but the plant also kept lakes healthy. This connection between cultural and ecological roles means its fate is closely linked with people. More >>
Global Campaign For World-First Drone Set To Boost NZ’s Screen Sector
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 4:31 pm | HoverAir
Industry experts say the campaign which required 70 scenes to be shot across mountain snow, forest and beach locations in two days could not have been made elsewhere in the world in the same time frame and with the level of scenic diversity found here. More >>
Beekeepers Share Expertise To Improve Hive Health
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 3:18 pm | Biosecurity NZ
“The beekeepers already had many of the answers, our study has just given them a voice to connect and share those answers with each other,” says Principal Scientist Dr Richard Hall. More >>
New 3D Mapping Tool Launched To Assist Nature Investment Decisions
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 1:28 pm | Ecoindex
Navigator X allows users to explore a 3D landscape with different coloured layers draped across the riverbanks, plains and slopes of Waitaha / Canterbury. More >>
Nothing To Sneeze At: Researchers Discover Microbiome Unique To Pine Pollen
Monday, 30 September 2024, 10:18 pm | Scion
This world-first discovery reveals that pine pollen carries specific microorganisms consistently across regions and years. This microbiome may also offer insights into future environmental and allergy research. More >>
New Viticulture Research Programme To Boost New Zealand Vineyard Productivity
Monday, 30 September 2024, 9:21 pm | Bragato Research Institute
Next Generation Viticulture will run over seven years, building on research developed and applied in New Zealand premium horticultural crops. More >>
Rare Species Discovered At Bennetts Stream Restoration Site
Monday, 30 September 2024, 5:08 pm | Real Communications
The recent discovery has prompted WIL biodiversity project lead Dan Cameron to consider further investigations to understand what other species could be living in Bennetts Stream & how their lifecycles interact with the unique nature of an ephemeral stream ... More >>
Proposed Stewart Island 1080 Drop An Ecological Disaster?
Sunday, 29 September 2024, 4:18 pm | CORANZ
Trying to control nature with poisons has not gone well for DoC in its other “island eradications” of mammals. More >>
Software Developers In Oakland Are Putting People Over Profit
Saturday, 28 September 2024, 3:53 pm | Independent Media Institute
How coders are working on creating community participation and democratic design. More >>
Spark top for reliability in opensignal report
Friday, 27 September 2024, 7:24 pm | Bill Bennett
Spark tops table for reliability experience, 2degrees sweeps the board for 5G experience in 2024 Opensignal report. Chorus looks to Wireless IoT to expand its business. More >>
Infoblox Unveils Game-Changing Universal DDI™ Product Suite To Help NetOps, SecOps, And CloudOps Work Better Together
Friday, 27 September 2024, 2:37 pm | Infoblox
The new Universal DDI Product Suite is truly transformational. We’ve carefully designed a new portal to assist in breaking down operational silos among NetOps, CloudOps, and SecOps teams, helping them make critical business decisions with speed,” ... More >>
Research Shows Most New Zealanders Are Positive About Cyber Security, Wary Of AI Tools – NCSC
Friday, 27 September 2024, 11:36 am | National Cyber Security Centre - NCSC
Over 6,500 individuals across New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, and India were asked about key cybersecurity behaviours, attitudes and trends. More >>
COVID-19 Tests No Longer Free In NZ - Expert Reaction
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 3:32 pm | Science Media Centre
Te Whatu Ora says the free tests collected now will have a shelf life ranging from December 2025 to May 2027. From October, the tests will only be available for purchase. More >>
Air Pollutant Trends Decrease At Most Monitoring Sites Over The Last Eight Years
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 2:40 pm | Stats NZ
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) trends decreased at 99 out of 114 NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi monitoring sites between 2014 and 2023,” environment and agricultural statistics senior manager Stuart Jones said. More >>
Up To 25% Of Retired Households Could Use Home Equity To Make Ends Meet
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 2:35 pm | Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission
Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission commissioned Motu Research to consider whether home equity release schemes provide value for money and how they might provide a suitable form of retirement income for some people. More >>
Kiwi Design And Development Studio RUSH Tackling Global AI Challenges As Part Of Innovative Shapeshift Series
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 2:23 pm | RUSH
Will AI turbo-charge or cripple democracy? Local business leaders, academics, technologists, policymakers, and designers address with design-led thinking. More >>
Understanding The Risk Of Acute Gastrointestinal Disease From Contaminated Drinking Water
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 2:22 pm | Te Niwha
Te Niwha is the national infectious diseases research platform and involves scientists from universities, crown and private research institutes in partnership with communities across the motu to be best protect Aotearoa New Zealand from current and emerging ... More >>
ManageEngine Rolls Out First-Ever Decision Intelligence Platform For Enhanced IT Operations
Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 2:25 pm | ManageEngine
With the introduction of Spotlight, ManageEngine reinforces its commitment to enhancing IT operations through intelligent, data-driven solutions. More >>
Foodstuffs North Island’s Facial Recognition Trial Ends With Early Results Showing Success In Reducing Harm
Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 9:50 am | Foodstuffs Co-operative Affairs
In February, FSNI started a trial of FR at 25 New World and PAK’nSAVE stores, to determine if the technology could help stores identify repeat offenders and enhance the safety of both staff and customers. More >>
Statement From The Māori Working Group On Aerospace On The Govt's Launch Of Aerospace And Advanced Aviation Strategy
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 2:53 pm | Maori Working Group on Aerospace
The strategy makes no reference whatsoever to Māori, the Crown’s partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This is a marked shift from the 2023 strategy and represents a lost opportunity to build and strengthen relationships with tangata whenua in the More >>
First Application Of New MetService Wind Speed Data At Counties Energy And ClimSystems Climate Risk Workshop
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 1:31 pm | ClimSystems
ClimSystems’s climate models have shown a consistent increase in extreme weather events over the next 50 years owing to climate change. Utility providers such as Counties Energy are looking into early adaptation to minimise service disruptions ... More >>
New Species Of NZ Ghost Shark Discovered
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 12:19 pm | NIWA
It was previously thought to be part of a single globally distributed species, until research revealed it is genetically and morphologically different to its cousins. More >>
Making Livestock Feed From Greenhouse Gases In World-first Research
Monday, 23 September 2024, 12:13 pm | Scion
The four-year research project will be the first in the world to pioneer biomass feedstock production from gases and robust microorganisms that thrive in the extreme conditions found at geothermal sites. More >>
Funding Round Open For Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research
Monday, 23 September 2024, 10:42 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The annual funding round for the Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research (GHGIR) fund is now open, with $2.9 million of funding available for new GHGIR projects in the 2024/25 financial year. More >>
Volcanic Ashfall: What Damage Could Be Caused After An Eruption? New Research To Assist Authorities And Communities
Monday, 23 September 2024, 9:53 am | Natural Hazards Commission
“A volcanic eruption could affect thousands of buildings around the North Island, and we need a New Zealand model that provides us with a quick assessment of the scale of the damage,” says Dr Josh Hayes, Natural Hazard and Risk scientist at GNS, who ... More >>
How The 2degrees-Vocus Merger Affected Competition
Saturday, 21 September 2024, 4:15 pm | Bill Bennett
Two years after 2degrees merged with Vocus the broadband market shows signs of being more competitive while there are mixed results in the mobile market. Spark to train SMEs in AI. Network for Learning gets an app. More >>
Kitmap: Supporting A Thriving Science, Innovation And Technology Sector
Friday, 20 September 2024, 2:03 pm | Callaghan Innovation
Kitmap currently catalogues 260 R&D items of infrastructure, specialised equipment, much of which are found nowhere else, or not easily accessible in this country. More >>
Spark To Power Transpower’s TransGO Network Refresh
Friday, 20 September 2024, 12:30 pm | Spark NZ
TransGO is a fully converged fibre optic telecommunications network, connecting substations and sites with critical services including protection signalling, SCADA control system architecture and communication technology services. More >>
‘Widescale Harm’ Predicted From Microplastics Pollution – Expert Reaction
Friday, 20 September 2024, 11:14 am | Science Media Centre
A review of 20 years of microplastics research concludes that addressing the pollution problem, which could more than double by 2040, needs regulations that involve the public, social sciences, and natural sciences. More >>
Trust The GE Science – Whose?
Friday, 20 September 2024, 5:22 am | GE Free NZ
Removing the ethical and precautionary approach allows the Bio-tech developers to ignore the proper scientific process. It allows the release of patented, dangerous, polluting GE organisms into the farming and horticultural environment, failing New ... More >>
Tesla Powerwall 3 Launches In New Zealand: A Game Changer For Home Energy Storage
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 5:11 pm | My Solar Quotes
Kristy Hoare, founder of My Solar Quotes, has become one of the first in New Zealand to install the highly anticipated Tesla Powerwall 3 at her home in Matua. The installation was completed by Chris & Co, her trusted local electrical and solar experts, and ... More >>
"Now Or Never": Fight Against Invasive Clam Gets Critical Boost
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 8:13 am | NIWA
NIWA Principal Scientist - Freshwater Ecology Dr Deborah Hofstra is leading the MBIE funded research programme on corbicula. She & her colleagues will work over the next 5 years to improve our understanding of the clams and develop tools and approaches More >>
F5 Launches NGINX One, Simplifies App Security And Delivery For Dev, Ops, And Platform Teams
Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 1:53 pm | F 5
This new offering makes NGINX technology easier to deploy, unlocking capabilities unmatched by competitors. NGINX One consolidates formerly individual offerings such as NGINX Plus into a unified solution, leading to cost savings and simplified deployments. More >>
Sales Of Antibiotics For Animals And Plants Down For Sixth Year In A Row
Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 1:16 pm | New Zealand Food Safety
The latest report evaluates 15 classes of antibiotics sold during 2023 for use for farm animals, pets, and horticulture. We use this sales data as a proxy for measuring use. More >>
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Successfully Remove Smoke Taint In Wine
Tuesday, 17 September 2024, 5:58 pm | amaea
Wine science researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that a tailor-made polymer developed in New Zealand could hold the key to removing smoke taint in wine. More >>
Culture Meets Tech At IBC2024
Monday, 16 September 2024, 4:19 pm | KIWA Digital
Kiwa Digital’s novel SaaS solution CultureQ™ was a finalist in the Social Impact category of the awards, which recognise an innovation that makes a positive impact in the industry and/or the wider world. More >>
Innovative Kiwi Businesses Unlock Global Opportunities With AI
Monday, 16 September 2024, 3:39 pm | Callaghan Innovation
Designed to boost economic growth and exports via the rapid adoption of AI, the AI Activator is a Callaghan Innovation collaboration with partners NZTE and NIWA. More >>
Carterton Celebrates World Space Week 2024
Monday, 16 September 2024, 3:24 pm | Go Carterton
Go Carterton is thrilled to announce the launch of Carterton's World Space Week, running from Saturday 5 October to Friday 11 October, 2024. As part of the global celebration of World Space Week, this local event promises an exciting lineup of ... More >>
New Funding For ‘Smart Ideas’ To Address Challenges For Primary Sector
Monday, 16 September 2024, 11:11 am | AgResearch
The three AgResearch projects to receive funding, outlined in summaries below, feature research using technology known as RNAi to control fungal diseases threatening plants & animals, nanofertilisers to reduce pollution from nitrogen loss, and development ... More >>
Hoiho Wins Bird Of The Year 2024
Monday, 16 September 2024, 8:55 am | Forest and Bird
Hoiho, securing a decisive victory with 6,328 votes, wears the coveted crown atop its golden head for the second time. It previously won in 2019. More >>
Final Countdown: Aerospace Summit Brings Global Experts To New Zealand
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:33 am | Aerospace New Zealand
With more than 500 attendees, 50 expert speakers and a sold out exhibition, the summit will offer a unique platform for exploring how aerospace innovation can drive sustainability and positive societal impact. This year’s theme is “Aerospace for Good”. More >>
OutSystems And KPMG Announce New Survey Exploring AI And The Future Of Software Development
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:29 am | OutSystems
Redefining “impossible” legacy projects, 75% of software executives see up to a 50% reduction in development time with increased AI and automation More >>
AI Activator To Support Rapid Adoption Of Transformative AI Technologies
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:27 am | Callaghan Innovation
The AI Activator is here to support the success of all growth-focused Kiwi businesses, wherever they are on their AI journey. More >>
GovGPT Pilot Promises Faster Access To Government Business Support
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:27 am | Callaghan Innovation
GovGPT is a first step towards a simple, digital front-door where Kiwis can quickly and easily get answers to their questions about Government support and services. More >>
Kordia Renews 10-year Contract With Maritime NZ To Deliver Safety Of Life At Sea Radio Communications
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:27 am | Kordia
Over the next 12 months, Kordia will be working with Maritime NZ to implement a new technology platform which will replace the current system used by radio operators in the Maritime Operations Centre, as well as essential upgrades to the radio sites ... More >>
Cyclone Gabrielle Was Intensified By Human-Induced Global Warming
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:21 am | NIWA
A NIWA study revealed climate change increased rainfall during Cyclone Gabrielle by 10%, intensifying flooding as the region faces future storm risks. More >>
Technology And Generosity Helping Restore The Mauri Of The Kaipara Moana
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:14 am | Spark New Zealand Trading Limited
Spark IoT and Phathom are enhancing research on sediment and nutrient dispersal in Kaipara Moana, aiding PhD student Anne-Fleur van Leeuwen in environmental restoration efforts. More >>
Soil & Health Association Stands Firm Against Redefinition Of Gene Technology In Food Standards
Monday, 16 September 2024, 1:55 am | Soil and Health Association
The public is urged to participate actively in the consultation process by making individual submissions to FSANZ. More >>
A Fortnight With HP’s 14-inch OmniBook X
Monday, 16 September 2024, 1:54 am | Bill Bennett
The first Windows laptop that can equal or better a MacBook’s performance and battery life. That alone makes the Omnibook X worth a look. More >>
Regulator Targets Mobile Coverage Maps, No Hassle Plan Exits
Monday, 16 September 2024, 1:53 am | Bill Bennett
The Commerce Commission has given carriers a year to lift their mobile coverage map game and wants simpler plan exits within six months. Customers are more satisfied with mobile than broadband. Amazon's New Zealand LEO plan emerges from stealth mode. More >>
Final Reminder For Merchants Of EFTPOS Hardware Upgrade Deadline
Monday, 16 September 2024, 1:48 am | Payments NZ
From 1 October, any EFTPOS terminals running the PCI 3.x standard will no longer be compliant and will be subject to disconnection from Aotearoa New Zealand’s payment network. More >>
Gen Quarterly Threat Report: AI Deepfakes Fuel Multi-Million Dollar Video And Voice Scams
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:18 pm | Gen
“We continue to see cybercriminals expand their toolkits with even more uses of AI to strengthen their attacks,” said Siggi Stefnisson, Chief Technology Officer at Gen. More >>
Aerospace New Zealand Receives Grant To Inspire Future Aerospace Leaders
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:08 pm | Aerospace New Zealand
The grant enables a “Mission to Space” Camp designed for 18 Māori and Pasifika rangatahi, as well as nine educators. It marks a significant milestone in Aerospace New Zealand’s ongoing mission to promote diversity and inclusivity within the aerospace ... More >>
Avian Flu’s Spread To Remote Antarctic Islands – Expert Reaction
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:07 pm | Science Media Centre
Aotearoa New Zealand is one of the last places on Earth that has never had a case of the virus, which is decimating wild birds and causing havoc for chicken farmers around the world. More >>
Mobile Phones Not Linked To Brain Cancers, WHO-commissioned Review Finds – Expert Reaction
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:07 pm | Science Media Centre
A new systematic review of 63 research studies has found no link between mobile phone use and increased brain cancer risk. More >>
Gen AI Used In NZ Agri Research
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 10:54 pm | Foundation for Arable Research - FAR
Our goal is to transform growers’ perception of the website from having a body of documents that were difficult to navigate” to “the go-to site for all things arable. More >>
Honeywell Tech Powers Peter Mac's $105m Biomedical Manufacturing Facility
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 10:50 pm | Honeywell
The Honeywell Enterprise Buildings Integrator (EBI) helps provide the infrastructure for life-saving blood cancer treatments. More >>
Cyclone Gabrielle Silt Study Provides Critical Insights On Recovery
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 10:48 pm | Vegetables New Zealand
A study examining the recovery of land covered by silt during Cyclone Gabrielle is providing critical insights on options to manage recovery. More >>
E Tū National Media Delegates Committee Statement On The Use Of AI In Journalism
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:12 am | E Tu
E tū media members are seeking to develop sector-wide guidelines for the deployment of AI in New Zealand journalism. This work is urgent in the face of AI being rolled out in ways that are already changing our stories. More >>
