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Windows 8: What you need to know

Issue Listener Plus 26th Oct 2012

Peter Griffin test drives Microsoft's operating system for "the post-PC world".

The week in politics: elephants, childless MPs, and Banksed cheques

Issue Listener Plus 27th Jul 2012

Maggie Barry seethes at childless Jacinda Ardern, and while Peter Dunne never forgets, it's just as well John Banks does.

Exploring Antarctica, without having to go there

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By Peter Griffin in Columnists

Issue Listener Plus 18th Jul 2012

Anyone who is anyone seems to end up going to Antarctica - its a rite of passage for Kiwi journalists, b-list celebrities and scientists, though the latter tend to have a much more genuine nee

Transit forum: We don't need a "burning platform"

By Peter Griffin in Columnists

Issue Listener Plus 7th Jun 2012

NZ undertakes world-class science and innovation, but is struggling to translate that into economic and social gains according to speakers at the Transit of Venus forum in Gisborne.

Satnav smartphone apps - what's out there?

By Peter Griffin in Columnists

Issue Listener Plus 29th May 2012

After a long spell driving around without the aid of an in-car satellite navigation device, I took a road trip guided by the TomTom 820 Live satnav system. That got me thinking about the incre

Two minute download with... Adam Lashinsky

By Peter Griffin in Columnists

Issue Listener Plus 17th Feb 2012

Fortune magazine senior editor at large Adam Lashinsky peels back the skin of Apple to reveal what makes the company tick. But can Apple thrive in a post-Jobs world?