Drones
Air NZ wants jail time for reckless drone pilots
Air New Zealand wants prison sentences for drone pilots involved in life-threatening near misses with aircraft. The call comes after a drone came within five metres of an Air New Zealand international… Audio
Drone rules urged after close call at Auckland Airport
In a close call - one the pilots' association says could have been catastrophic - a drone was flown within 5-metres of an Air New Zealand international flight coming in to land at Auckland airport… Audio
Drone near miss: 'Height of stupidity'
A drone has flown within five metres of an Air New Zealand international flight landing at Auckland Airport.
Drone near Auckland Airport grounds 20 planes
The Airline Pilots' Association is criticising New Zealand's lack of regulation on drones, after one flying near Auckland Airport yesterday forced 20 aircraft to be diverted. Airport operations were… Audio
Drone spying
Man in undies shoots at drone. Probably very tempting for a lot of us. University of Otago's dean of law Mark Henaghan tells us how much trouble you'd get in for shooting a drone. Audio
Stalked by a drone
A family's day at Abel Tasman was interrupted by a drone, which followed the group as they walked along the beach. Audio
Drones to become a more common site on beaches?
The Muriwai Surf Club has been trialling the use of drones in rescues over the summer. Tim Jago talks to us about the dramatic rescue in Australia. Audio
Policing drones
Linda Bulk of UAVNZ talks about regulating drones and how they can be monitored after a near miss above Auckland Airport yesterday. Audio
Drone 'interfered' with Auckland flight
Police said the drone was flying at 300 metres, and there was a second similar incident about 40 minutes later.
Saved by drone - the way of the future?
Drones could soon save people from drowning at Auckland's treacherous West Coast beaches. Video, Audio
Medical drones set to be tested in the Far North
Paua Interface will start trialling medicine drops by drone later this year to isolated rural patients. Company principal Robyn Kamira says this is a first for New Zealand and possibly the world and… Audio
Disposable drones to the rescue
The US Department of Defense is developing vanishing air vehicles that can make precise deliveries of critical supplies, then vaporise into thin air. Audio
A View from Above
Drones are increasingly being used in forestry, farming and orcharding. They're zeroing in on diseased trees in forestry plantations, are making sure kiwifruit growers haven't planted more gold… Audio
Warnings over drone use by tourists at Franz Josef
There are warnings that helicopter trips to Franz Josef's Glacier are being put in danger by the careless use of drones by tourists.
Reading between the vines
Drones - or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - can get a bad rap, but they can now generate meaningful data for a range of different industries. Video, Audio
Protestors spill blood outside GCSB
Several dozen protestors poured their own blood on the ground outside New Zealand's spy agency in protest of its five eyes involvement with the United States' drone assassination programme. Audio
Tech news: No fly drones and exoplanets
The problems of private drone use during an emergency; claims that half of the world's web traffic is encrypted; and gamers identify planets for scientists in a cool citizen science project. Audio
Rescue Drones
New Zealand researchers have teamed up with Japanese colleagues, to develop new drone technology, to be used for search and rescue. The UC DroneLab has been set-up to develop technology, with the aim… Audio
Before you put a drone in the Christmas stocking...
Considering buying a drone for Christmas? The head of the Nelson Airport company is warning there are strict rules on where they can be flown.