Technology
Digital Boost launch, could AI shorten the work week
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to look at the newly-announced Digital Boost Alliance and what it hopes to achieve, new research into the impact AI could have on our work-lives… Audio
Deputy PM: govt will not negotiate with cyber criminals
The Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson has reiterated that the Government will not negotiate with the hackers who have crippled the Waikato District Health Board. Top government officials attended… Audio
Waikato DHB cyber attack: Some new patients still to be identified
Waikato DHB - which is still in the grip of a massive cyber attack - says its key focus is on cancer patients receiving radiation treatment, including some new patients due for their first appointment…
Volunteer Service Abroad hit by ransomware attack but no data taken
Volunteer Service Abroad has been the victim of a ransomware attack, however experts say no information was taken.
AI emotion-detection software tested on Uyghurs
A camera system that uses AI and facial recognition intended to reveal states of emotion has been tested on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the BBC has been told.
DHB cyber attack: Privacy Commissioner discusses effects
District Health Boards are being told to address any IT weaknesses or face possible prosecution.
An urgent and high-level meeting has been happening tonight in the wake of the Waikato DHB attack… Video, Audio
Urgent govt meeting underway as DHB hack continues
An urgent high level government meeting is taking place tonight, as the Waikato DHB continues to be in the grip of a massive cyber attack.
Health Minister Andrew Little says the government has… Audio
Waikato DHB cyber attack: Top officials hold crisis meeting
The response to the cyber attack on Waikato District Health Board has "stepped up", says Health Minister Andrew Little, with top government officials attending a crisis meeting in Wellington this…
High-profile investment in NZ mental health app
A homegrown mental health app, co-founded by former All Black Sir John Kirwan, is attracting attention in the business sector. Audio
Cancer patients affected by DHB cyber attack should be sent to Australia - Collins
Cancer patients should be sent to Australia if they cannot be treated here as the Waikato DHB continues to try and get back online after last week's cyber attack, National Party leader Judith Collins… Audio
Official stocktake of health IT systems
An official stocktake of health IT systems a year ago found a range of weaknesses including a lack of tools to detect security attacks. The hackers of Waikato DHB say they have seized sensitive data… Audio
Total lunar eclipse: When and where to see it in New Zealand
A space scientist is encouraging people to go out and see the blood moon eclipse tonight. Audio
2020 MOH IT stocktake found 'significant risks'
The government and district health boards were warned last year the country's health IT systems are vulnerable to "significant" cyber threats. Audio
Greening the construction industry
A leading architecture firm says the key to reducing carbon emissions in the construction industry will be to repurpose existing buildings, rather than building new structures. Jasmax is behind some… Audio
Cyber hackers contact media to demand ransom from DHB
A group claiming to be behind the devastating cyber attack on Waikato DHB has contacted media in a bid to convince the health board to pay its ransom. Media organisations including RNZ were sent the… Audio
Waikato DHB cyber attack: 'Sense of violation' over data hack claim
There is widespread alarm about what might happen to highly sensitive patient and staff information from Waikato DHB, that hackers claim to have obtained.
How incentives can combat vaccine hesitation
When Dr Brian Castrucci, wanted to better understand vaccine hesitation, he turned to one of the most influential Republican pollsters in America Frank Luntz. Audio
Waikato DHB cyber attack: Medical files may have been taken
Waikato District Health Board and the Minister of Health cannot rule out the possibility medical files have fallen into the wrong hands after last week's cyber attack.
Waikato DHB cyber attack revealed 'high degree of exposure' - GCSB Minister
Waikato DHB has admitted there's a real threat some people's personal information may have been breached, as a result of the cyber attack.
The DHB is still working to get its systems back online -… Video, Audio
The final frontier: The space tourism race
Space law expert Dr Cassandra Steer, from the Australian National University College of Law, speaks to Jesse about the future of space travel. Audio
