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Watch: Richard Branson's new spaceship fly solo for the first time
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Watch: Richard Branson's new spaceship fly solo for the first time

Source: Virgin Galactic. More than two years after one of its spacecrafts crashed, killing the co-pilot, Virgin Galactic sent its SpaceShipTwo back in the air this weekend for its first "glide flight." Taking off from the Mojave Air and Space Port on Saturday morning, the spacecraft flew for about an hour tethered to the belly of its mothership, known as WhiteKnightTwo. Then pilots released the spacecraft, which did not fire its engines but glided safely down back to the ground.

Watch NZH Focus: New charging stations pave the way for electric cars
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Watch NZH Focus: New charging stations pave the way for electric cars

The arrival of electric vehicle company Tesla in New Zealand is expected to see the number of electric cars being sold here leap. But for those wanting to drive their electric car beyond the city limits, how easy is it to recharge the car’s battery. Tristram Clayton spoke to a company building a nationwide network of fast charging stations that promises to make the electric vehicle dream a reality.

Watch: Volvo's approach to autonomous driving
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Watch: Volvo's approach to autonomous driving

The country’s first official demonstration of an autonomous vehicle using New Zealand roads takes place today. The New Zealand Traffic Institute (Trafinz), Volvo, New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and the Ministry of Transport have come together to show how a self-driving vehicle will handle New Zealand’s road conditions, safely and efficiently.

Watch: Tracking wildlife with drones
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Watch: Tracking wildlife with drones

A clever tracking innovation dubbed DroneCounts, combining the use of drones with radio tags and pioneered by a pair of Kiwis, has scooped a major conservation award. The prototype Duckatron is used to locate a pateke in Habitat Te Henga, in the Waitakere Ranges

Watch NZH Focus: Wear It!
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Watch NZH Focus: Wear It!

A fashion app is letting you style yourself from the comfort of your own home. Auckland start up Wearit will today be available on iPhones for Kiwi blokes wanting fashion and style advice.Laura McGoldrick and Adam Cooper give it a go!