Paul Spain
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 12 February 2026
New numbers out this morning paint a picture of a strengthening economy, but Labour isn't convinced and says the government is trying to distract from its poor economic performance by playing… Audio
New ‘Rent a Human’ website where AI agents buy human labour
Paul Spain, futurist and chief executive at Gorilla Technology spoke to Guyon Espiner about a new Rent a Human website where AI agents buy human labour. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 4th February
This morning we spoke to Kris Faafoi as more people report trouble getting insurance in parts of the South Island; Are we losing the battle against the yellow-legged hornet? Biosecurity New Zealand… Audio
AI bots get their own social media platform
There's a new social media for bots, where AI posts, upvotes, argues, and occasionally declare themselves divine.Futurist and chief executive at Gorilla Technology, Paul Spain spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 5 January
Health Minister Simeon Brown provides an update on Manage My Health data hack; Manage My Health and Neighbourly have both been hit by data breaches; Former New Zealand Prime Minister and UN leader… Audio
How significant are latest data breaches?
Manage My Health and Neighbourly have both been hit by data breaches. Paul Spain, CEO of Gorilla Technology spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 8 December
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Morning Report; The police minister is rejecting claims he knew more about the Jevon McSkimming situation, than he let on; Netflix seems poised to acquire… Audio
Netflix poised to acquire Warner Brothers
Netflix seems poised to acquire Warner Brothers and all its assets in a deal worth almost $144 billion. Tech commentator Paul Spain spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 30 October 2025
Christopher Luxon says his meeting with Donald Trump was an opportunity to build rapport with the president, and he invited him to New Zealand to play golf; Medsafe has received almost 150 complaints… Audio
Cost of streaming services up 20 percent
New Westpac data shows customers paying for TV subscriptions are spending an average of $400 every year, that's up 20% on the same time last year. Tech commentator and futurist at Gorilla, Paul Spain… Audio
Digital IDs are coming
If you want to live your life more seamlessly, you might have to swallow the dead rat of information seepage. Audio
How excited should we be about the Amazon announcement?
Amazon has officially opened its new Auckland data centres today - claiming the move will add 10.8 billion dollars to the economy and mean a thousand full time jobs. Those are some massive numbers, so… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 11th August
In today's episode, a new poll out Monday morning shows the government struggling to make headway amidst the cost-of-living crisis; A damning new Otago University report exposes deep flaws in New… Audio
New Instagram feature shows where you're posting from
Instagram has a new feature to show followers where you're posting from. Technology expert and futurist Paul Spain spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
The app is back, but TikTok still isn't safe
The TikTok saga has raised questions of what your personal data is worth in a trade-off with money making opportunities. Audio
Phone shop staff member tries to transfer customers nudes
A woman has accused one of the staff members at Mobile Planet at Sylvia Park of trying to transfer nude pictures from her phone to his phone. To get more information on how to to protect your phone… Audio
Tech Tuesday with Paul Spain
Today tech commentator and chief executive of Gorilla Technology Paul Spain speaks to Jesse about longer lasting batteries in microsoft lap tops as well as a new privacy tool to stop all AI work being… Audio
American lawmakers move to ban TikTok with new bill
The bill focuses on threats posed by foreign-owned companies, and would force the Chinese owner of TikTok, ByteDance, to either divest itself of the popular app or face prohibition in the U.S. Audio
Neon subscribers to pay more and get ads next year
A price bump and ads are coming for Neon subscribers next year. The service's owner - Sky TV - says the move is necessary to keep sourcing new content for the platform.
But how will Neon stack up… Audio
Students told to apply for derived grade after online threats
After a series of online threats today, police have been searching a school, hospitals and other insitutions across the country. At 9:00am this morning, Auckland's St Kentigern's College received a… Audio