Security

Let's cross to Parliament now, where the security and intelligence agencies have been fronting up to a select committee. They've been explaining the changes they've made since the Christchurch mosque… Audio

The Government has not ruled out handing over more powers to the Security Intelligence Service for mining and using people's personal data.

A recently released report found faster and wider… Audio

Police started trialling Chinese-made drones before first looking into how secure they were.

A six-month trial of DJI drones began in June 2019 but the Police Minister, Poto Williams has told… Audio

The number of cyber security attacks being reported in New Zealand is on the rise, with nearly $17 million lost over the past year as a result.

The data comes from CERT NZ's annual summary for 2020… Audio

Police didn't identify potential security issues with drones it was trialling until a month into the trial when they found out the drones they were using had been banned in the US years before.

A… Audio

There is growing concern among Mahia locals and peace groups about Rocket Lab and its work with the United States military. Journalist and barrister Ollie Neas has investigated the growing tensions. Audio

The New Zealand technology sector is booming - but there are rocky shoals ahead. Among them, getting caught in a US-China tech war; and unwittingly contributing to human rights abuses.  Audio

Wellington City councillor Tamatha Paul weighs in over fears women are unsafe on Wellington’s central city streets at night. Audio

Her height - or lack of it - is what initially stopped her signing up for the police, but age has not been a barrier for Lynda Perry who is officially the oldest "new" constable to graduate police… Video, Audio

Technology correspondent Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about whether the Cold War has been replaced with The Code War as the number of exploits, subversions and thefts seems to increase. Audio

The police are investigating whether they are biased against Māori. 

It's launched a long term research project with Waikato University and a criminal justice advocate looking at how the police can… Audio

Two years on from the attacks on worshippers at Christchurch's Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre a security analyst is wondering how much has been improved to prevent another massacre. Audio

The government's defending the law governing returning terror suspects as tough enough, even though it gives law enforcement no power to detain someone at the border.

The likely arrival of 25-year… Audio

Wellington's not a safe place to be at night. New Zealand Herald multimedia journalist, Katie Harris has written a strong piece outlining how unsafe she feels going out on to the street after dark in… Audio

Philanthropist Liz Greive is spending her senior years doing everything possible to support New Zealanders in her age cohort play an important role for New Zealand's children through the organisation… Audio

Muslim groups are calling for much faster action and accountability over the mosque attacks, including meaningful change to the country's security services..

The Federation of Islamic Associations… Audio

There have been calls for more action and accountability over the Christchurch mosque attacks in a new report out this morning from the Islamic Federation. It seeks immediate action on a dozen of the… Audio

Amnesty International says the treatment of a woman at Auckland Region Women's Prison could be considered psychological torture. 
 
Prisoner Mihi Bassett was left for four months "in the pound" in… Audio