Internet
Social media feeding mainstream media
A couple of examples of social media posts which made mainstream news stories. Audio
Māori boys improve reading by playing games
A pilot programme has found playing certain computer games at school dramatically improved the reading skills of Māori boys. Audio
Chorus hopeful funding will continue for UFB
Chorus is confident funding to cover the cost of connecting Ultra Fast Broadband to tricky locations will continue. Audio
Twitter's ten(ish) today
Twitter turns ten today, and with more than 300-million users worldwide, it seems to be doing pretty well. Audio
Work beginning on new trans Tasman internet cable
The cable, which Vodafone, Spark and Telstra have invested 70 million US dollars in, will begin in Raglan. Audio
New broadband cable boosts Asia links
A broadband cable to Australia to be laid this month will combat a projected 1100 percent increase in New Zealand internet traffic.
Claris Jacobs and Elsie Bollinger: the Candle Wasters
With Sally Bollinger and Minnie Grace, Claris Jacobs and Elsie Bollinger are The Candle Wasters, creators of the Shakespeare-inspired vlog YouTube series, Nothing Much To Do and Lovely Little Losers… Audio
Jamie Curry & Mallory Ortberg
Californian based blogger-turned-writer Mallory Ortberg joins Jamie Curry the brains behind Youtube hit "Jamie's World" to talk about life online. Audio
A Hindu Arranged Marriage - Pratik Daftary
Arranged marriages in Indian culture are as old as time, but as the Hindu religion spreads to other parts of the world it's becoming more common place in other countries. Nowadays with the internet… Audio
Podcasts with Katy Atkin
'This American Life', 'Here's The Thing' - with Alec Baldwin. Audio
The Ashley Madison data breach
Last year hackers exposed the personal data of tens of millions of users of the 'original extramarital affairs' website Ashley Madison. The breach had devastating consequences for many and an… Audio
The Ashley Madison data breach
Last year hackers exposed the personal data of tens of millions of users of the 'original extramarital affairs' website Ashley Madison. The breach had devastating consequences for many and an… Audio
Sally Gardner
Prolific award-winning British author who worked in costume design and illustration before deciding to write for children full-time. Her books, including Tinder, Maggot Moon, and I, Coriander, have… Audio
Mark Anderson, Jony Easterby and Kathy Hinde: For the Birds
Leaders of the team of artists who have created the walk-through art experience For the Birds in the native forest of Otari-Wilton's Bush during the New Zealand Festival. Audio
Morgan Godfery: rethinking New Zealand
Wellington writer, commentator and trade unionist who specialises in Maori politics and international indigenous issues. He is the editor of a new collection of essays, The Interregnum: Rethinking New… Audio
Mallory Ortberg: texting classics
Co-founder and editor of website The Toast, and advice columnist for Slate. Her first book, Texts from Jane Eyre: and Other Conversations with Your Favourite Literary Characters reimagines… Audio
Criminal on the run taunts police on Facebook
An Auckland woman has used Facebook to taunt police while breaching home detention.
The New Global Battleground: Cyberspace - Adam Segal
It was mildly entertaining when hackers, presumably from North Korea, got into Sony Pictures computer systems and revealed snarky emails between studio executives. It's another story when hackers… Audio
Mallory Ortberg: Texts on Toast
Mallory Ortberg has made a name for herself in the cyber world. She's co-founded the website The Toast and was named by Forbes in its "30 under 30 media game changers". She chats to Courtney Johnston… Audio
