WorldPoll: NZers against sending solo parents back to workThe Government is looking into the Welfare Working Group's recommendations on...06 Jul 10:55 PM
TechnologyVolkswagen's 'auto-pilot' - HAL on wheels?VW's TAP system creates some very smart cars, writes Matt Greenop06 Jul 05:30 PM
BusinessInternet superpowers fight over friendsFacebook expected to involve Skype in counterattack on Google+ service.06 Jul 05:30 PM
TechnologyHold the iPhone! One tiny Apple patent can't be evilApple could come up with an idea for remote-controlled ravioli and the patent forms would be fetched from the cupboard.28 Jun 12:21 AM
WorldChangespotting: No shame in outsourcing your dirty workThere's nothing you can't outsource these days - even email composition.22 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleExercise with a pocket trainerTechonology need not make you lazy. Susan Edmunds rates the iPhone apps that will have you working up a sweat.19 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldChangespotting: The energy efficiency editionA tower called the Plastikoleum, which runs on solar power, can convert plastic into oil.19 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldChangespotting: The energy efficiency editionWhiskey is one of Scotland's largest industries and by 2013 the Rothes Project will make the spirit beneficial not only to the country's economy but also the environment.16 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldChangespotting: Specs for all and cleaner energyAluminium. It's common, and as an alloy it has potentially world-changing benefits.10 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldChangespotting: Outsmarting the human bodyWhat if bodies could be re-educated to stop rejecting transplanted organs?07 Jun 05:30 PM
Small BusinessDags and fibre make grass growAn Auckland firm has rolled out an ingenious use for the byproducts of an unlikely combo - sheep and coffee.06 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldChangespotting: Breaking down communication barriersLanguage barriers are slowly being dismantled.05 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleThe blind pioneers learning to 'see' like batsA handful of visually impaired people in Britain are now using echo-location to help them navigate.03 Jun 01:54 AM
WorldDrug hope for aggressive breast cancerA new Australian discovery could lead to the first ever drug treatment for people battling the most aggressive form of breast cancer.02 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandFly me to the shops: Sky cars go on saleWhen US company Terrafugia unveils the prototype of its new car this July the price tag will probably barely be mentioned.01 Jun 12:13 AM
WorldChangespotting: In the line of fireWheelchairs for the blind, injury-assessing guns and the rise of gestural interface technology.30 May 05:45 PM
WorldWar on smoking moves to new battlegroundsIt's the developing world, not the West, which now consumes most of the world's cigarettes. 28 May 09:24 PM
WorldWeb makes mockery of gagging ordersDo you know the name of the actor who slept with the prostitute who slept with Manchester United soccer star Wayne Rooney?27 May 05:30 PM
WorldChangespotting: Recycle your way to a better lifeIf you aspire to building your own home, but want to save money on materials, it could be worth taking a cue from Mattel industrial designer Debbie Glassberg.26 May 11:48 PM
