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'I have failed': Kim Jong Un gets teary eyed
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to shed tears at the weekend as he thanked citizens for their sacrifices.
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Threats to freedom warned if social media unlocked to Five Eyes
Civil liberties groups believe privacy, freedom of expression and trade secrets could be eroded if tech companies give up their encrypted data to governments.
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New Zealand joins call for access to social media encrypted data
New Zealand and its Five Eyes security partners have made another plea for social media companies like Facebook to allow governments to access their encrypted data. Audio
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Government facial recognition tech deal offers wide access
The Department of Internal Affairs has signed a master agreement with a global biometrics tech supplier that just about any public or private organisation can be allowed to join.
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'Near extinction' of influenza in NZ as numbers drop due to lockdown
Mask wearing and social distancing for Covid-19 has all but cut influenza cases in New Zealand this year, with only six flu isolates detected in this country from April to August. Professor Michael… Audio
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Surveillance testing crucial to ensure we remain in Level 1
The Health Minister wants Covid testing rates to reach at least 3,000 swabs a day throughout the summer, despite the rates of cold and flu expecting to drop.
The whole of New Zealand is now at Alert… Audio
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Zealandia shocked at hole cut in predator-free fence
Wellington's beloved ecosanctuary Zealandia is mounting a large scale trapping and surveillance effort after someone deliberately cut a hole in its predator free fence.
The 225 hectare sanctuary is… Audio
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Hunting for Covid-19 in the nation's wastewater
Geneticist Neil Gemmell is calling for a wastewater monitoring system to find hidden Covid-19 clusters and people who could be asymptomatic carriers of the disease. Professor Gemmell is part of a… Audio
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Wind of Change: Did the CIA write a power ballad to bring down the USSR?
The Berlin Wall had just fallen and the Soviet Union was on the verge of collapse when German band The Scorpions released their 1990 song Wind of Change. The power ballad became the soundtrack to a… Video, Audio
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Northland councillor fears Kauri could become extinct on Crown land
A Northland councillor predicts kauri will be extinct on Crown land in the next 30 years due to kauri dieback across the upper North Island - but local iwi strongly disagree with that assessment.
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Fiji supermarkets warned over sale of rotten meat
Supermarkets in Fiji are being monitored over reports they are selling rotten meat to the public amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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New rules for police use of innovative technology
The new policy outlines what steps are required before new tech can be trialed or introduced - or extra capability added to existing technology.
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Police promise privacy will be considered when choosing new tech
The New Zealand Police say a new policy on new technologies will ensure that privacy and ethical concerns are met.
The policy outlines how staff need to deal with external proposals to test or trial… Audio
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Defence Force to help with maritime border controls
The Defence Force is to help with efforts to enforce the country's Covid-19 border restrictions at sea.
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Life inside the NBA Bubble: Ben Golliver
A fascinating social and sporting experiment's been going on in Florida for the past 2 months. The National Basketball Association's spent an estimated US$180 million on creating an isolation zone-… Audio
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PNG police drawn to Goroka for by-election
Police are out in full force in the PNG town of Goroka as the Eastern Highlands capital holds its delayed by-election.
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Auckland Covid-19 outbreak likely came from managed isolation - scientist
A leading New Zealand scientist says it's most likely the Auckland Covid-19 outbreak came from managed isolation. Audio
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Covid-19: NZ should be doing 'everything possible' to get genomic sequence of every sample - scientist
A leading New Zealand scientist says New Zealand's genomic sequencing is top rate, but we need to make sure we are getting genetic sequence from every Covid-19 sample to close any gaps in our genomic… Audio
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Facial recognition technology and the blurred lines of the law
Law enforcement organisations all over the world are tapping into increasingly sophisticated facial recognition tech - but the regulations on how it can be used are vague. Audio
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Facial recognition technology and the blurred lines of the law
Law enforcement organisations all over the world are tapping into increasingly sophisticated facial recognition tech - but the regulations on how it can be used are vague.
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The fear of a weak positive Covid-19 test
First Person - The virus was gone. Or was it? What was happening?
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Business owners keen to open doors to crowds
Business owners who rely on crowds are so keen to open their doors that they're willing to jump through whatever hoops the government throws at them, including getting staff tested.
The Government's… Audio
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Polling for Goroka by-election in PNG delayed
The Goroka by-election in PNG has been delayed again after a petition by candidates.
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'Multiple failings' for Canterbury rest home looking after man - HDC
A Canterbury rest home has been criticised for its lack of attention and responsiveness to a man's deteriorating condition.
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RNZ's guide to party policy
Welcome to RNZ's go-to guide for party policy this election. We've put together a directory with some brief information about what the parties represented in the last Parliament would do if they were…
