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The anti-trust case against Facebook
Facebook was once the social network of choice because it promised consumers privacy. After gaining a dominate market position, it changed tack. Now it could face a large anti-trust case. Audio
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Ex-Air New Zealand boss wins National's Botany candidacy
Christopher Luxon has been selected as the National Party's candidate for the Botany electorate.
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After a year of silence, hope fades for Louisa Akavi
The Islamic State leader thought to have been holding Louisa Akavi hostage has been killed - but there is no sign of the Kiwi nurse. Hope is fading. Audio
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After a year of silence, hope fades for Louisa Akavi
The Islamic State leader thought to have been holding Louisa Akavi hostage has been killed - but there is no sign of the Kiwi nurse. Hope is fading.
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Companies urged to push leaders' media profile
A media monitoring company reckons leaders who are ‘out there’ more in the media reap rewards when the news turns bad for them. But would it be better for the rest of us if they stuck to their… Video, Audio
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Companies urged to push leaders' media profile
A media monitoring company reckons leaders who are ‘out there’ more in the media reap rewards when the news turns bad for them. But would it be better for the rest of us if they stuck to their…
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Everest Descent - Can Nepal get tourists exploring off the beaten track?
After years of rapid growth, New Zealand visitor numbers from China and India are slowing, now nearby Nepal is enticing more of its neighbours to "come visit". Lynn Freeman went to Nepal to find out… Audio
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Twitter bans all political advertising
Twitter has banned all political advertising worldwide, saying that the reach of such messages "should be earned, not bought".
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Senior Labour member puts hand up for presidency
Labour's Māori senior vice president Tane Phillips has announced his candidacy for president, and says he distanced himself from the storm which embroiled the party for weeks and forced Nigel… Audio
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The serious message underlining NZ's fun election
Rigged voting, furious social media attacks - New Zealand's Bird of the Year competition brings out the claws. But this fun election has a serious message, and is helping to raise awareness about… Audio
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The serious message underlining NZ's fun election
Rigged voting, furious social media attacks - New Zealand's Bird of the Year competition brings out the claws. But this fun election has a serious message, and is helping to raise awareness about…
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'It was a strange sort of inner life I began to inhabit'
So many aspects of Professor Robert Hassan's life revolve around digital media. To understand the ever growing impact of media, he walked away from it and on to a container ship for 5 weeks of… Audio
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Te Pūtake o te Riri: 'We should remember what took place in the wars'
A dawn service has been held at Te Kohia Pa on the outskirts of Waitara this morning in recognition of it being the place where the first shots of the New Zealand land wars were fired in 1860.
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Maria Folau put the ‘cool’ in shooting
Analysis - Throughout her career the ethereal Maria Folau has shot a netball like no other and turned the heads of the sports most apathetic observers.
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The white castle of literature is crumbling, and it’s about time...
Reading and writing in the digital era is celebrated by Lani Wendt Young, who charts the increase in brown, Pacific and LGBTQ voices. More people then ever are reading what speaks directly to them. Audio
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Migrating Russian eagles run up huge data roaming charges
Russian scientists tracking migrating eagles ran out of money after some of the birds flew to Iran and Pakistan and their SMS transmitters drew huge data roaming charges.
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Rugby World Cup doubles as a job interview for Ian Foster
Opinion - Don't let Steve Hansen fool you, his successor to the All Blacks throne should still be Scott Robertson, not Ian Foster, argues Hamish Bidwell.
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UK lorry deaths: 39 victims were Chinese nationals
China's ambassador to the UK said the embassy had read the reports of the deaths "with heavy hearts" and was in close contact with British police.
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Digital platform to ease access of te reo Māori for 21st century conversations
A world first project will create a te reo digital dataset large enough to be used for machine learning to create chat bots, online education, games, transcription of archival material, and real-time…
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Government invests 13 million into digitising Te Reo Archives
New Zealanders could soon be saying kia ora Siri thanks to new funding from the Government. The Northland based Te Hiku Media and Dragonfly Data Science has been given 13 million over seven years by… Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: TV faces the fire
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about a delicately disrespected political biography in the UK - and while pundits and Paul Henry write off free-to-air TV, it… Video, Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: TV faces the fire
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about a delicately disrespected political biography in the UK - and while pundits and Paul Henry write off free-to-air TV, it…
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Te Maeva Nui comes to NZ for the first time
The Cook Islands' biggest cultural festival has come to New Zealand for the first time since its inception more than 50 years ago. Audio
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Brexit: PM sends letter to Brussels seeking further delay
Boris Johnson has sent a request to the EU for a delay to Brexit - but without his signature.
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The battle to publish Dr Zhivago
Many people are familiar with Dr Zhivago - the epic love story set during the Russian Revolution. What they might not know is the story of how the novel, written by Boris Pasternak, finally came to be… Audio
