Innovation
Cities of Tomorrow: a better life?
At the heart of every city are its people. What does it mean for a city to be inclusive, and how can we manage human interactions in an age of rising inequalities? Recorded in Christchurch, the final… Audio
Cities of Tomorrow: Smart Hubs
We know that connectivity and mobility facilitates innovation and creativity but what makes a really buzzy city, both economically and culturally? A panel discussion about how being a smarter city can… Audio
Chinese design show cutting-edge coolness
Sustainable, biodegradable and cutting edge technology is put to the test in an exhibition of internationally award-winning utilitarian designs by globally renowned designers from Zhejiang Province… Gallery
Chinese design show cutting-edge coolness
Sustainable, biodegradable and cutting edge technology is put to the test in an exhibition of internationally award-winning utilitarian designs by globally renowned designers from Zhejiang Province…
AudioLaser devices to detect drug mishaps
A New Zealand company is trialling world-leading technology to eliminate intravenous medication errors in hospitals. Audio
The science of aquaponics
18 year old Georgia Lala is a keen gardener but when her family moved to an Auckland apartment above an antique shop she couldn't find the space to grow plants. But after a trip to Disneyland she had… Audio
Bioplastic Repairs
FORMcards are handy, pocket-sized cards of meltable bio-plastic; just heat them up and mould them to repair your stuff from a knob for your stereo to a canoe! Peter Marigold is the inventor. Audio
Student Start Ups
Table tennis brings out the competitive streak and these young business people hope to be hitting the right shots in the marketplace soon. Audio, Gallery
Selfies in the Galleries
Kim Hill chairs a panel discussion on the legal implications of selfies with artworks at the inaugural Art Crime Symposium (2015). Audio
Orientation Aotearoa
Orientation Aotearoa is an eight month residential education programme for aspiring change-makers aged 18 to 28. It was founded in part by Lucy Carver and Skye Chadwick and it focuses on leadership… Audio, Gallery
Technology And Innovation
Our technology correspondent Paul Brislen is here to talk about Kim Dot Com's alternative Internet and the failure of big corporations to properly care for our private information. Our innovator of… Audio
Ayla's Dad
Vaughan Hutchinson talks about the family's journey and Ayla's successes. Audio
Ayla's Kindling Cracker
Ayla Hutchinson. She's a 16 year old Taranaki student. And an award winning inventor and business person who's developed a novel new way to chop kindling that's selling world-wide. Amelia Nurse - who… Audio
Designer Health
In a New Zealand first, design students from AUT are working in-house at Auckland City Hospital to help improve the health and wellbeing of patients, staff and visitors. Video, Audio, Gallery
Ogo – the award-winning electric wheelchair
The Ogo is an electric wheelchair that runs on lithium-ion batteries. Kevin Halsall designed it for his friend Marcus Thompson, a paraplegic since 2003. Amelia Nurse visits his workshop in Otaki to… Video, Audio
Festival for the Future - Nadine Rutter
Festival for the Future was a chance to connect with innovators and influencers from across the nation. Audio
Open innovation
GitHub is an online community of some 9 million coders and web developers sharing computer code and working together. Brandon Keepers is its head of Open Source and he's in New Zealand talking about… Audio
How to do more with less: Navi Radjou on frugal innovation
Navi Radjou is an innovation and leadership strategist based in Silicon Valley. His book, Frugal Innovation - How To Do More With Less, written with Jaideep Prabhu, uses the Hindi word for improvised… Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey discusses issues affecting city dwellers
Tommy Honey talks about a conference, some architects and a lot of innovation. Audio
Spectrum for 23 November 2014
Lifelong innovator and ideas man Lee Bennett has created a workshop space where he and assistant Wolf Hatch encourage young and old to experiment with technology, think like entrepreneurs and sow the… Audio
