A study has found laws which allow governments to access companies' encrypted data are putting private information at risk. That's one of the findings from the University of Waikato and New Zealand Law Foundation's study, A matter of security,......
An interactive website has been launched featuring the history and largely-untold stories of the Waipā district in Waikato. Te Ara Wai Journeys is a self-guided tour of New Zealand Land Wars battle sites, landscapes and early settlements around the......
Researchers from Britain and New Zealand have built artificial neurons that could help people with conditions like Alzheimer's, certain types of heart failure, and other degenerative diseases. A team from the University of Bath used a combination......
Civil Defence will test its emergency mobile phone alert system this evening. Between 6pm and 7pm, mobile phones that are capable of receiving the alert will emit a loud sound and a message will appear on screen. The sound of the test alert will be......
Facebook has taken down millions of images and articles worldwide depicting the Christchurch terror attacks, which killed 51 people. The company has been under pressure to remove objectionable material since the shooter livestreamed the 15 March massacre. The......
Kiwi firefighters and other first responders are set to benefit from the introduction of new virtual reality training. The new training technology, developed by a university academic, helps prepare firefighters for complex and unsafe scenarios which......
Five websites operated by three district health boards have been found to have potential security vulnerabilities, the Ministry of Health says. The Ministry of Health ordered the scan of 600 websites operated by DHBs and primary health organisations,......
New evidence suggests if Twitter and Facebook upset you or leave you down in the dumps you're likely to be in a minority. Dr Sam Stronge from the University of Auckland's School of Psychology has found someone would have to spend vast amounts......
