How much more expensive is it to be single?
Photo: Ashley Corbin-Teich Being single can be more expensive, but have you ever wondered how much? Data shows the “single tax” – or the additional cost of doing life alone – varies over the course of a person’s life. Here’s how the numbers stack up Working age Economist Shamubeel Eaqub compiled data that showed, for […]
How to spot the blood moon in New Zealand
Blood Moon, total lunar eclipse in Charlotte, NC, United States on 15 May 2022. Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP A rare blood moon will be seen across all of New Zealand on Friday. Stardome astronomer Josh Aoraki told RNZ a blood moon, or lunar eclipse, is when the moon passes through the earth’s shadow, called […]
Burnout: How to spot the warning signs
Photo: supplied/ pixabay Burnout symptoms are not sudden onset, Mike McKinney told RNZ’s Nine to Noon. “Like you wake up with a cold. These are insidious, incremental, unfortunately you get to a tipping point where it becomes too much for the person to handle and it starts to have really negative impacts.” Mike McKinney is […]
More listings than sales: How to sell your house
While it may be hard for sellers to stand out at present, market activity varies around the country. File photo. Photo: RNZ New Zealand’s housing market might have turned a corner, but it is still a tough time to be a seller. While activity and prices are picking up, there is large amount of stock […]
Your Earbuds Are Gross. Here’s How to Clean Them Properly
Have you looked closely at your earbuds lately? I did, and I was horrified at how gross they were. My trusty Apple AirPods had become so mucky and caked in ear wax I was genuinely embarrassed, and almost reluctant to put something so nasty back in my ears. But are my yellowing Airpods actually a […]
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How to Set Up Tesla USB Drive for Music; Supports Lossless Audio
February 13, 2025 By Karan Singh While Tesla supports a variety of music streaming services, including YouTube Music, Apple Music, and Spotify, there may be times you want to listen to music from a local USB drive. While Bluetooth is also an option, it’s limited to what’s available on your phone and the lower streaming […]
How to keep cellphones working during a natural disaster
During disasters like Cyclone Gabrielle, cellphones become a vital way to gather information, but won’t be much use without working phone towers. Photo: RNZ / Phil Pennington A working cellphone can be the difference between life and death during a natural disaster. When cellphones failed to transmit emergency alerts in 2019 wildfires in California, the […]
How to spark the ‘amazing flywheel of learning’ in disengaged students
Students learning in a school classroom. Photo: Unsplash/ Taylor Flowe A study of thousands of US teenagers found they are both bored at school and stressed out by it at the same time. Dr Rebecca Winthrop, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, and journalist Jenny Anderson spent years looking into the reasons why so […]
New guidelines released for public agencies on how to use AI safely
Photo: Jean-Marc Barrere / Hans Lucas via AFP The government has put out new guidance on how public agencies should safely use artificial intelligence. Ministers are pushing for greater use of AI to improve services and efficiency. One of the guidelines says disinformation and “hallucinations” where AI makes things up, were core issues. Good quality […]