Internet
Spying, mass surveillance, and code names from Monty Python
The UK journalist discusses the extraordinary story of Edward Snowden, and considers the action of spy agencies and their mass surveillance of populations the world over. Harding's interaction with… Audio
Netflix launches New Zealand-based service today
Netflix has today launched its New Zealand-based service, adding to its almost 50 million subscribers worldwide. Audio
Government considers broadening GST on online purchases
Government considers broadening GST on online purchases. The cost of buying goods from overseas looks likely to go up as the Government prepares to impose GST on more transactions and retailers say a… Audio
Web review with Ben Gracewood
Technology commentator Ben Gracewood reviews the X Factor fall out and Dot-com is 30 years old. Audio
Personal data collection and your technology footprint
How much do you know about what others might know about you, from your use of technology? How do you minimise your online footprint on things you'd rather keep private? Bruce Schneier is a US… Audio
MPI closes online fish black market
Raids by officials have shut down four groups which were using a Facebook page to promote black market seafood sales. Audio
Web Review with Ele Ludeman
Ele luderman talks about unbreakable passwords; A New Definition and questions for children. Audio
Leslee Udwin: India's Daughter
British film maker, whose documentary film, India's Daughter, tells the story of the gang rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi in 2012, and the ensuing social fallout. Audio
Philip Wen: pollution in China
China correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, discussing Under the Dome, the viral online documentary hit by journalist Chai Jing about pollution in China. Audio
The Evolution of the Meme
A photo of a woodpecker with a weasel on it's back is the latest picture to be taken by the internet and take on a life of it's own. Audio
Tech: filesharing and global internet
Technology news with Peter Griffin. This week, nearly 5000 Australian IP addresses are targeted for alleged illegal filesharing. Also a new study by Facebook suggests we might not get to 4 billion… Audio
Video games
Joystick ninja and GamePlanet editor Matt Maguire solves the riddles, beats the bad guys and saves the Earth countless times on a myriad of gaming platforms. How game development is financed by… Audio
Dunedin business celebrate coming of gigabit internet
A Dunedin start-up company says getting the fastest internet in the Southern Hemisphere changes everything. Audio
The increasingly fragmented market for home communication
The difficulties of choosing the best home phone, internet and entertainment package in an ever changing landscape. Hadyn Green is the technology writer for Consumer Magazine. Craig Young is the chief… Audio
Karaitiana Taiuru: Te Reo and the mainstream
Indigenous advocate for Te Reo, who has written on how Maori language could be better integrated in Aotearoa, and how the internet can play a crucial role in normalising Te Reo for younger people. Audio
Orin Hargraves: cliché
Lecturer in linguistics who works on the computational analysis of language at the University of Colorado, and author of It's Been Said Before: A Guide to the Use and Abuse of Cliches. Audio
New Technology with Erika Pearson
Storage of historic data and the operating systems to read that data. Social media and what happens with the death of the users. The Facebook 'trust' engineers. Audio
Tech News with Paul Brislen
The Internet of things. TVs, cars and air conditioners already plug into the Internet but what happens when they're joined by toasters, fridges, microwaves and, eventually, milk, toilet paper and rice… Audio