Internet
Adopt a Lions Fan Facebook page makes connections
More than one thousand New Zealanders say they want to "Adopt a Lions Fan." Adam Gilshnan's set up a Facebook page for New Zealanders who are willing to billet Lions fans for free. He says there's a… Audio
Tech news: Google's latest ideas and net neutrality
This week, Google's offerings from its annual I/O developer conference; the latest fallout from the WannaCry ransomware attack; and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) votes 2:1 to overturn… Audio
Appetite for reality over reality TV?
Leaving Neverland pulled in a huge audience for TVNZ recently but documentaries are few and far between on our main TV channels these days. Three new streaming services offering nothing but…
Where did the WannaCry ransomware attack originate?
Where did the WannaCry ransomware attack originate? Cybercrime reporter Kim Zetter says ransomware attacks usually originate in the eastern blok - and they are becoming more common. Audio
Cyber security
Cyber security expert Peter Bailey talks about the latest computer malware "wannacry". Audio
Warning as ransomware virus hits computers worldwide
Cyber experts are bracing for more attacks as the biggest ever cyber attack of its kind hits more computers worldwide. NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says there aren't any reports that the… Audio
Cyber-attack 'unprecedented' in scale
A cyber-attack that hit organisations worldwide including the UK's National Health Service is "unprecedented", Europe's police agency says.
NZ computers caught up in global cyberattack
The government's cyber emergency response team is looking into a massive global extortion attack that has hit computers here.
Tech addiction: clicking for kicks
A new book claims almost half of us have some kind of behavioural addiction involving screens or the internet, and that has worrying implications for us as social beings. Audio
Netflix announces 13 Reasons Why season 2
Netflix has announced a second season of the controversial series 13 Reasons Why. Our Los Angeles correspondent, Brad Pomerance, explains what's in store. Audio
Influx of courier deliveries adding to traffic woes?
The growth in e-commerce has seen more courier trucks on the roads. Urban design professor Matthew Bradbury talks about what that's doing to our suburbs. Audio
The Pantograph Punch: Rules of the Game
This live storytelling extravaganza, recorded in association with The Pantograph Punch website features rule-breakers, rule-makers, and those who are rewriting the map. Audio
Tech news: WikiTribune and the censorship of Netflix
The founder of Wikipedia is proposing a crowdsourced solution to the problems besetting the news media; and a TV series dealing with teen suicide raises questions about the censorship of video… Audio
Your on-line shopping footprint
On-line shopping is taking off and with it the amount of information revealed about you. Audio
Your ghost in a machine
How would you like to keep a digital version of yourself in a digital library? Audio
Boosting Arabic online
Arabic is a badly under-represented language online. Now a local project wants New Zealand to become a 'digital Switzerland' and make Arabic academic material easier for students and teachers to find… Audio
Backing up facts with data in Indonesia
Indonesian publication Tempo has a long history of speaking truth to power even in the days of authoritarian rule there. Executive editor Wahyu Dhyatmika tells Mediawatch how deploys data to document…
Are New Zealand kids spending too much time online?
One in six 15-year-olds in New Zealand are classified as an extreme Internet user, according to the OECD. But experts say that's not necessarily a concern. Video, Audio
Going viral: is a good meme like the flu?
The idea that a piece of content has 'gone viral' has become a badge of honour for its creators. But can you really catch a good meme like you catch a cold? Derek Thompson looks at online popularity.
…Video of kids playing in the rain viewed 9m times in 24 hours
A video of children on a slide in the rain at a Ngatea day care has had almost 10 million views in just 24 hours. Pukekos Educare owner Miffy Welsh joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
