YogaNZ relaunched by Exercise NZ

Christchurch - Yoga New Zealand (YogaNZ), the national yoga body for yoga in Aotearoa New Zealand, was relaunched yesterday. First established by Yoga Australia three years ago, it is now operationally supported by ExerciseNZ. With its own national yoga council guiding its operation, YogaNZ becomes 100 percent New Zealand run and operated,

NZ IoT Alliance backs Spark’s first 5G roll out

Auckland - The NZ IoT Alliance is supporting Spark for being the first to roll out a 5G wireless solution in New Zealand. IoT Alliance chair Kriv Naicker says this is an obvious first choice case as it will provide many homes and businesses with a viable substitute to a land line

Biotech may help slow climate change

Auckland - Biotechnology may be one of the answers to help slow the serious and urgent issue of climate change, BiotechNZ executive director Dr Zahra Champion says. The accelerating pace of climate change along with global population and depletion of agricultural resources threatens food security globally. Biotech cannot solve climate change by itself

NZ still one of the worst places for too many overweight kids

Christchurch - Despite the Ministry of Health error in their obesity survey, New Zealand is still one of the worst places in the world for having too many overweight people, ExerciseNZ chief executive Richard Beddie says. New Zealand has 7000 fewer obese children than previously thought following identification of an error

Mooloolaba best spot in Oz for a winter’s break

Mooloolaba - Years ago, Kiwis flocked to flock to Surfer’s Paradise on the Gold Coast for a winter’s break. It was about the easiest place to get to for a couple of warm weeks holiday. Well move over Surfer’s. Make way for the Sunshine Coast, and, more specifically, Mooloolaba, about two

AI can make a positive impact on NZ’s economy, society

Auckland - AI technologies are beginning to have a major impact on New Zealand’s economy and society, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Reports show that changes brought by AI will be as significant as the ongoing changes that have brought computers and internet into all aspects of business, government and everyday

Most Kiwis worried about sharing private data

Wellington - Nearly 80 percent of New Zealanders are worried about how their identity is managed online, Digital Identity NZ executive director Andrew Weaver will tell the inaugural New Zealand digital identity conference in Wellington next month. A total of 85 percent of people simply do not know what organisations are doing

NZ must embrace technology: not treat it as a threat

Christchurch - New Zealand needs to embrace technology and not treat it as a threat, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. He was commenting today on the Productivity Commission’s latest report which says New Zealand needs more technology. In its draft report,  New Zealand, technology and productivity just released, the commission looks at