Technology
Schools consider mobile phone ban to curb social media use
Secondary schools are debating whether to ban students from using their mobile phones during school hours, after one private Auckland school imposed the rule, and is urging others to do the same. Audio
SpaceX chain of 60 satellites visible from NZ this morning
A chain of 60 satellites visible from New Zealand this morning are the first step in a plan from Elon Musk to provide cheap, high-speed internet to the world. Audio
Government proposes taxes for tech giants, multinationals
The government has released details of how it intends to tax large online multinational companies like Facebook, Google, Uber and Airbnb.
Story of the Day for 4 June 2019
Today Apple announced they're going to mothball Itunes. After 18 years of it being at the centre of Apple's offering a lot of people are wondering what to do now. Robert Kelly takes a look at the… Audio
Goodbye iTunes: Apple's new plan
Tech giant Apple has announced some big upcoming changes at the company's annual conference. It's all in a bid to combat falling sales of its key item - the iPhone. Audio
Apple breaks up iTunes, announces new privacy measures
iTunes is to be replaced by Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV, the company confirmed at its annual developer conference.
Chch attacks video circulation: 'Technology companies were proactive'
The organisation tasked with locating and taking down the video of the Christchurch mosque attacks online, says criticism of social media companies has been too harsh.
NZ-led team wins competition for $4m ocean mapping
A New Zealand-led team has won a multi-million dollar competition exploring the depths of the ocean.
'The frustration of Cryptopia's customers'
Liquidators for hacked cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia need legal advice from the courts as to how to repay out-of-pocket customers as there is no legal precedent anywhere in the world.
It's been 20 years since Napster changed the record industry forever
Napster, the pioneering file-sharing service that almost destroyed the record industry, turns 20 this month. Music journalist and author Steve Knopper joins RNZ Music to discuss the lasting effect… Audio
Week in politics: National set the trap and Robertson walked into it
Analysis: National used the information it found on Treasury's website to set a trap - and it worked far more effectively than Simon Bridges could have imagined after Gabriel Makhlouf made his "we…
Flexible working - there's an app for that
Working flexibly, freelancing or in temporary jobs, isn't uncommon nowadays. It's even inspired a new buzzword, the gig economy. Audio
Treasury's 'hack' that wasn't
Technology commentator Peter Griffin looks at Treasury's website vulnerabilities and whether that means other website management systems across government and private companies could be similarly… Audio
Budget leak: When is a hack not a hack?
IT experts say access to Budget documents was probably not the work of a sophisticated hacker, but could have been an amateur sleuth who got lucky.
When is a hack not a hack?
Tech experts say National's early access to Budget documents was probably not the work of a sophisticated hacker, but an amateur computer sleuth who got lucky. But has anything actually illegal… Video, Audio
Hacked off: Only option for clarity on Budget breach is to wait
Opinion - Hacking comes in many forms, explains Paul Brislen, but clarity on whether Treasury was compromised from without or within will take time.
One the way out: dining tables, bar soap and toilet brushes
There are some things that we think will be around forever but, you might be surprised that some household items, that we take for granted, are on the endangered list. Landline phones, bar soap, top… Audio
Is it hacking or not? The budget scandal
The National Party has slammed the Government's allegation that it obtained information from computer hacking. It comes after Treasury announced it had been 'deliberately and systematically' hacked. Audio
Treasury budget attack - what happened ?
How was highly secret and sensitive budget information made public?
Kathryn Ryan talks with Tony Grasso, e head of technology at Cyber Toa - a cyber security consultancy. Before that he was head of… Audio
Treasury budget attack - Simon Bridges press conference
Simon Bridges says the National Party has not been involved in any computer hacking and the government is "lashing out in a witch hunt". Audio
