Technology
Game time on your phone
Stuck for something to do when it rains over the holidays? Time to get out your phone, Kirstin Mills writes.
Does your phone need to know?
Smartphone apps frequently ask for permission to access features. But should you agree? Kirstin Mills writes.
Broken-down wool gets new use
Flooring is not the only future use for New Zealand’s coarse wools. Annabelle Latz writes.
Opening the Windows
Kirstin Mills negotiates 30 years of Microsoft’s operating systems.
Calls to reopen debate on GM
Is it time to shift the debate on genetic modification technologies away from toads in tomatoes? Glenys Christian reports.
Solar vision
Following a boom overseas, the power of the sun is about to be captured by Kiwi farmers. By Delwyn Dickey.
Clover: Canary in the pasture
Clover needs 16 essential nutrients to grow well, but soil scientist Doug Edmeades says we often aren’t even soil testing correctly to know which nutrients are missing. By Anne Hardie.
Up, up and away
Drones have come a long way and their capabilities in agricultural use are significantly improved. By Lynda Gray.
A thirst for online knowledge
Searching the internet for information has become second nature for most of us. Kirstin Mills gives some tips on how to streamline the search.