Kim Dotcom has been refused an appeal to be freed on bail by a New Zealand court, as its opinion that he is a “flight risk” still hasn’t changed. More »
In early 2011, the FBI contacted New Zealand police. It wasn’t a casual call to catch up on international policing issues – the FBI wanted the New Zealand police force’s help in bringing down what it claimed was a “Mega Conspiracy”. Today, all that came to a head, as Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was one of four people arrested for copyright infringement and conspiracy, with three others still at large. More »
Those flying sharks. Although they look like an innocent and entertaining helium toy, our Kiwi cousins are discovering another truth – they’re savage killers intent on taking down Kiwi aircraft. More »
If you park in a handicapped parking space without having a legitimate permit to do so, you’re a douche. But you may just manage to avoid being caught, unless a patrolling parking inspector happens to be around. But that’s all going to change when Kiwi company CPT starts selling its new sensor, which immediately contacts parking inspectors when a non-permitted cars park in disabled spots. More »
Just months after our Tasman neighbours won bragging rights for winning the Rugby World Cup, our Kiwi cousins have another trophy to hold over our heads – they can now purchase the Android-based Kobo Vox tablet from retailer Whitcoulls. The good news is that Aussies can still pre-order… More »
We reviewed Facebook Timeline, the awesomely personal, beautifully designed new profile, in September. September. Facebook said it’d be open to everyone soon after. Clearly, that hasn’t happened — but the wait is over! If you live in New Zealand. What? More »
We love our Kiwi cousins here at Gizmodo, so it’s with a heavy heart we regret to inform them that US movie streaming company netflix has completely rejected the potential for the service to launch in New Zealand. But there may still be hope for Australia… More »
Well this is gruesome. Dr Alastair Kenneth Senior had built the hovercraft from scratch, and was test driving it in front of his family on Muriwai beach in Auckland. Police say a design defect caused one of the rear propeller blades to come free, strike him in the back of the head, and all but decapitate him. Damn. More »
