A new weather service will message users with up-to-the-minute forecasts from anywhere in the country. The service works on devices connected to the One NZ satellite network. All you have to do is enter your phone number into the website, remoteweather.org. The service sends you a text which you reply to with your WSG84 coordinates, […]
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Samantha Mythen
Walk Shorts writer Samantha Mythen is currently adventuring around the world, writing, hiking and cycling. She studied law but is now a journalist. She has worked for RNZ and freelanced for global publications, including Japan Today.
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