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The paper that sold its own town to prove it exists
Last week, the local paper in Whitianga sold the town on Trade Me for $32 to draw attention to the fact that people there can’t list it as home when buying and selling on the site. A campaign in The…
AudioTech news
Peter Griffin with technology news and You Tube launches its own gaming channel. Also the Government wants to explore 'digital convergence' and Facebook will start using real people to help you find… Audio
Pete Russell: rebuilding the food system
Founder of social enterprise Ooooby, which has the goal of rebuilding the local food system with a distribution model operating in Auckland, Waikato, Matakana, Sydney, and California. Audio
Ashley Madison light on women
The not so sucessful side of adultery. Almost none of the Women in the Ashley Madison database bothered going online. Audio
Untreated illness driving force in Virginia murders
It's being called a social media murder, but an America professor of psychiatry says the shooting of two Virginia journalists was more likely the result of untreated mental illness. Audio
New technology with Nat Torkington
The fallout from the hacking of the cheating website, Ashley Madison. Audio
Cow puns swamp twitter
The story of the cow shot dead by police in Whanganui is a headline writers' dream. And the quick-witted people of Twitter steered the conversation in a mostly funny direction. Audio
Being outted by Ashley Madison hack
Has the relationships playing field changed? And some handy advice for people who've been uncovered by the hack of adultry website Ashley Madison. Audio
News you can use going hyperlocal
Eight years ago, a dairy coolstore exploded in Tamahere near Hamilton - one of New Zealand's worst-ever industrial accidents at the time. Freelance journalist Pip Stevenson started an online news… Audio
News you can use going hyperlocal
Eight years ago, a dairy coolstore exploded in Tamahere near Hamilton - one of New Zealand's worst-ever industrial accidents at the time. Freelance journalist Pip Stevenson started an online news…
AudioChina's streaming stars
The BBC's Celia Hatton enters the world of China's performance websites, where singers and other performers can earn big bucks and attract millions of online viewers every day. Audio
NZ Herald to start digital registration of readers
APN plans to begin registration of visitors to its New Zealand Herald website before the end of the year, as the company's profits fall.
Don't get caught up in Ashley Madison hack, says Privacy Commissioner
The Privacy Commissioner warns anyone republishing information hacked from an adultery website that they could themselves end up under scrutiny. Audio
NZers caught up in Ashley Madison data breach
With us is the Privacy Commissioner, John Edwards. Audio
Online GST
Mark Keating of the University of Auckland joins the Panel to discuss whether putting GST on goods and services sold online can be gathered or is it in the too hard basket? Audio
Do computer cookies lead to tailored pricing?
Some computer experts believe the cookies embedded in our computers when we visit websites, are in some cases being used to tailor pricing for on-line purchases, based on information gathered about… Audio
Oh no. More Sky Go no-go woe
Sky's streaming service was down for last weekend's Silver Ferns thriller. It wasn't Sky's fault, but it's far from the first time sports fans have been frustrated by its failure during top live… Audio
Computers could do away with end-of-year exams
The internet could make schools' end-of-year exam season a thing of the past. Audio
Telecommunications companies call for change
The organisation representing 150 telecommunications companies has unveiled a list of changes it says are vital if New Zealand is to remain competitive.
Tech: Apple security flaw?
Apple users might be a feeling less smug about never getting computer viruses. Also the right to be forgotten; so far it's primarily been a European issue, but now the right to be forgotten could be… Audio
