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Mediawatch - A business lobby group is urging New Zealand to emulate Ireland, which has a GDP twice as big as ours - but is the GDP picture warped?  Audio

In her new book Doppelganger, Canadian writer Naomi Klein explores conspiracy culture alongside the complicated behaviour of someone she views as her own doppelganger – Naomi Wolf. For over a decade… Audio

Rockstar Games, which makes the controversial Grand Theft Auto series, announced on Thursday that a trailer for its next GTA game will be released next month.

Not the game itself, but a trailer for… Audio

Our attention spans and emotions are not the only thing impacted by our digital 21st century life and evolution is having a hard time keeping up. Manoush Zomorodi is the host of the TED Radio Hour on… Audio

SIS boss Andrew Hampton tells Kathryn there are undoubtedly bad actors who will try to exploit New Zealand private sector businesses, especially those who need investment. Audio

In her new book Extremely Online, tech journalist Taylor Lorenz explores how social media platforms and online content creators have redefined fame, influence and power.  Audio

Sir Russell Coutts has leased his SailGP manufacturing factory to Rocket Lab – and his specialist carbon composite workers are part of the deal.  Audio

The media have been a political football this year - and now some politicians are complaining the media are against them in this election. But hundreds of millions of dollars of public money is spent… Audio

Three years ago Sinead Boucher took over the country’s biggest publisher of news from Aussie owners who gave it away “like a set of steak knives.” In the absence of big backers and the government… Audio

New start-up company Rescued does. And they are the only New Zealand start up to be invited over to London next week for the Future Food Tech summit Founder Diane Stanbra speaks to Jesse. Audio

Theater Camp is an independent, semi-improvised mockumentary about a run-down school for child actors. Starring, written and directed by Molly Gordon and Noah Galvin (Booksmart), co-starring Ayo… Video, Audio

A “bunch of nerds who play games and make comedy sketches about games” have come a long way. With more than 5.5 million subscribers on YouTube and in excess of 2.4 billion views on their channel, Viva… Video, Audio

Long-awaited legislation to force big tech platforms to pay New Zealand media for the news they disseminate online is now before Parliament. It could give our media with much-needed money in years to… Audio

Promises, promises: it’s easy to forget which party has pledged what. Welcome to RNZ’s go-to guide for party policy ahead of the 14 October election day. We’ll keep updating this guide as policies are…

These days the platforms that pump news round the internet make more money out of it than the media who make it. In Australia they’ve done deals to ensure the media get more. Now the government also… Video, Audio

Tamaki artist Paige is no stranger to Music 101, we've had her in the studio several times over the past five years. She's off to Australia this coming week to play her first overseas shows… Video, Audio

American futurist Kevin Kelly talks to Jesse Mulligan about the 450 proverbs in his new book Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier. Audio

Tony Stamp reviews Ōtautahi bedroom pop, Detroit post-punk, and banjo-led Parisian folk. Audio

Cutting secondary school teacher training altogether at Victoria University will have major consequences, with schools already struggling to fill staff shortages, according to a senior lecturer… Video, Audio

Staff and students at Victoria University in Wellington have been shocked at the institution's cost-saving plans, which would involve axing hundreds of positions and getting rid of whole subjects. The… Audio

Economist Stephen Hickson explains how inflation rises, why it's bad for us and how we got rid of it. (A highlight from the University of Canterbury’s Raising the Bar series) Audio

An independent investigation is underway into how an RNZ digital journalist was able to insert Russian propaganda into stories about the war in Ukraine. RNZ has stood down the journalist and since… Audio

Whether you're an action junkie, romance buff or in need of a laugh, Laumata Lauano Volavola has got you covered with what to binge this winter. Video

Warnings for retailers as Chinese eCommerce giant Temu expands to target the New Zealand and Australian market. The new online marketplace launched here in March, after a staggeringly successful open… Audio

Warnings from those behind artificial intelligence (AI) technology have made lawmakers around the world take notice.

The tech sector itself is engaged with the government and is considering six… Audio

National's AI-generated attack ads are just the tip of the iceberg. Could AI turn this election upside down? Audio

Australian journalist Tracey Spicer speaks out against the use of sexist and racist stereotypes by artificial intelligence technology in her new book Man-Made. Audio

A five-month field trip on a 1920s sailboat was enough to persuade anthropologist Dr Christiaan De Beukelaer that wind is the key to making global trade more eco-friendly.  Audio

Writer Dan Lyons was a compulsive overtalker who had to change his ways to save his marriage. In the new book STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World, he writes about… Audio

This week the prospect of pizza by drone from store-to-door hit the headlines again - seven years years after a similar PR fly-by prompted stories insisting this was just around the corner for needy… Audio