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![The digital downpour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The digital downpour
From Christchurch to Silicon Valley, a young Kiwi is at the forefront of a tech industry revolution, reports Karyn Scherer.
!['Big data' the next big thing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Big data' the next big thing
Machines will soon be tracking and analysing almost everything you do - if they aren't already.
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Big new science institute promised by Govt
The Government, should it be re-elected this month, plans to boost investment in the science sector and transform Industrial Research Limited into an advanced technology institute - a high tech HQ for New Zealand.
![Yoga an effective treatment for back pain, study finds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Yoga an effective treatment for back pain, study finds
It would seem that the ancient practice of yoga really does work - and it could be even better than going to the doctor.
![X + Y = The romance formula?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
X + Y = The romance formula?
Science appears to show that we like people who smell different, but not too different, writes the Independent's Alice Azania-Jarvis.
![Snoring linked to smaller babies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Snoring linked to smaller babies
Pregnant women with sleep apnoea could be more likely to have smaller babies, researchers have found.
![Living longer is all in the genes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Living longer is all in the genes
Advances in genetic science could see future generations of people living free of disease well into old age.
![What the platypus' sexual evolution can tell us about our own](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
What the platypus' sexual evolution can tell us about our own
The platypus has a lot to teach us about sex and evolution, says a University of Adelaide professor.
![Older does mean wiser](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Older does mean wiser
The over-55s use their brains more efficiently than their younger counterparts, say scientists.
![NZ diabetes company rescued by Japanese cash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
NZ diabetes company rescued by Japanese cash
The New Zealand maker of a revolutionary diabetes therapy, Living Cell Technologies, has been rescued from closure by a $32.1m Japanese injection.
![NZ project out to break landspeed record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
NZ project out to break landspeed record
A New Zealand entrepreneur wants to build the fastest car in the world. But now the hard work starts - raising $30 million to make it roll.
![Time to take Auckland seriously](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Time to take Auckland seriously
Auckland's mayor is ready to up the pace for action on the transformation of the city writes Fran O'Sullivan.
![A new dawn for Auckland's Wynyard Quarter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
A new dawn for Auckland's Wynyard Quarter
Support will be needed from tech firms to bring this unique, ambitious project alive.
![Crop pioneer fights the bio-battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Crop pioneer fights the bio-battle
Non chemical spray innovator sets its sights on overseas markets
![The Pill affects sexual partner choices - study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The Pill affects sexual partner choices - study
Women who take the Pill tend to choose as partners men who are less attractive and worse in bed but who are a sounder bet for a relationship.
![Lanzatech links with Swedes, Virgin and Boeing on bio-fuels push](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Lanzatech links with Swedes, Virgin and Boeing on bio-fuels push
Local bio-fuels company Lanzatech is accelerating its path into the aviation fuel market by partnering with a Swedish company to convert ethanol to aviation bio-fuel for Virgin Atlantic and Boeing.