Technology
Health Minister Chris Hipkins discusses contact tracing
It is back to basics with the government's latest Covid-19 tracking tool - a paper pamphlet to be used by anyone who does not have a smartphone.
More than two million people have downloaded the NZ… Video, Audio
2.1 million download Covid Tracer app, but who is signing in?
It is back to basics with the government's latest Covid-19 tracking tool - a paper pamphlet to be used by anyone who does not have a smartphone.
More than two million people have downloaded the NZ… Video, Audio
Future proofing NZ against cyber attack
AUT computer science professor, Dave Parry, joins The Panel to discuss how New Zealand can protect itself from cyber attacks. Audio
CovidCard fall out after supporters back out of development
A number of high profile supporters have withdrawn their support in developing a CovidCard Newsroom Pro managing editor, Bernard Hickey, talks to Jesse about what's been going on behind the scenes. Audio
MetService site down a day after cyber attack
MetService staff remain on "the highest alert" after the forecaster was targeted in a cyber attack yesterday. Audio
Time to increase the national internet bandwidth?
A global cyber security expert who worked in New Zealand for 20 years says it's time to increase the national internet bandwidth to make it harder for cyber attackers. Dr Hossein Sarrafzadeh led the… Audio
Maori AI specialist:facial recognition software not accurate
A Maori specialist in artificial intelligence says it's only a matter of time before a Maori or Pasifika person is wrongfully arrested because of a false match on facial recognition software. Police… Audio
Bureaucracy hampering CovidCard development - innovator Ian Taylor
A Rotorua trial of the CovidCard will still go ahead, despite one of its original backers - businessman Sam Morgan and his team - pulling out, Digital Services Minister Kris Faafoi says.
The card… Video, Audio
Govt pushes on with CovidCard trial as Morgan pulls out
Entrepreneur Sam Morgan has walked away from the $100 million CovidCard project, saying he's sick of the bureaucracy and lack of will by the Health Ministry.
But the government has hit back saying it… Audio
YouTube overtakes TVNZ 1 for most views in NZ
YouTube has overtaken TVNZ 1 as New Zealand's most used media, new research from NZ On Air shows.
Kiwis turning E-waste to gold, but not in New Zealand
The New Zealand based start-up Mint Innovation, is on track to open its first commercial refineries for extracting precious metals from e-waste in Britain and Australia later this year, which will… Video, Audio, Gallery
More cyber attacks revealed on NZ companies, including RNZ
It's emerged today that more companies have been the target of cyber attacks, including Stuff and RNZ. Technology commentator, Paul Brislen talks to the Panel about what they are doing. Audio
Stuff, RNZ say they were the target of a failed cyberattack
News websites Stuff and RNZ have revealed they were the target of a cyber attack but their sites remain secure.
More cyber attacks - this time on NZ media websites
RNZ and Stuff are the most recent target of more than one cyber attack in the last 24 hours. Audio
Privacy assessment not needed for system 'upgrade', police say
Police have been quietly setting up a $9 million facial recognition system that can take a live feed from CCTV cameras and identify people from it. Video
NZX interrupted but trading continues after last week's cyber attacks
The stock exchange has suffered several interruptions this morning, but trading has continued.
Tikiti to the Pikitea: a lifetime at the local cinema
Writer John Bluck shares a very personal perspective on how moviegoing in New Zealand reflects our character, history and preoccupations. Audio, Gallery
A new production company brings a performance to you
As live performance spaces grapple with the unpredictability of life under Covid-19, a UK company is bringing a performance to your kitchen table. Audio, Gallery
Slow art: Digital art gallery launched
A new digital gallery aims to connect the work of New Zealand artists with young art buyers. Audio
Cultural Ambassador - Planet Adolescent
Just before lockdown, Charlie Cuff bought a car racing simulator off a family friend so when lockdown happened he spent quite a lot of time driving Formula 1 cars round virtual circuits. This… Audio