Technology
Spark makes takeover offer for TeamTalk
Telecommunications company Spark has made an offer to buy out market minnow TeamTalk.
Apple, Google, Facebook among 100 firms opposing Trump's travel ban
Apple, Google and other tech giants signed a legal brief opposing Donald Trump's travel ban, arguing it harms their businesses.
Visual Language Games - 101 years of artist Michael Nicholson
He was a pioneer in using machines to turn music or sound into visual images like film and video, even computer graphics.
Wellington painter, printmaker, sculptor and video artist Michael Nicholson… Audio, Gallery
Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web
The internet, piracy, privacy, and ownership are at the heart of Filmmaker Professor Annie Goldson's latest documentary. Annie's credits include Brother Number One, and An Island Calling.
Kim Dotcom… Audio
Up against the Great Firewall of China
How can news be controlled with more than 600 million citizens of mainland China now online? A veteran journalist and media freedom advocate in neighbouring Hong Kong tells Mediawatch about working… Audio
Up against the Great Firewall of China
How can news be controlled with more than 600 million citizens of mainland China now online? A veteran journalist and media freedom advocate in neighbouring Hong Kong tells Mediawatch about working…
AudioTech news - Facebook flourishes and #DeleteUber
Peter Griffin has the latest on Facebook's huge growth in users and ad revenue, and why did thousands of UBER customers delete the app this week? Audio
When is a kg not a kg?
The measurement of a kilogram is currently based on a hunk of metal kept under lock and key in France - but that's about to change. We find out why. Audio
Spin doctors: a global peleton
Peloton is a spin class with a difference – 80,000 bikes, 250,000 riders, and it all happens in your home. Steven Kurutz from the New York Times has been to Peloton HQ in Manhattan. Audio, Gallery
Telcos are not doing well in customer service surveys
Consumer New Zealand Chief Executive Sue Chetwin speaks about why telcos and internet service providers performed poorly in a customer service survey. Audio
Digital resurrection
When software developer Eugenia Kuyda’s best friend Roman died, she and some fellow software engineers used his texts and emails to create an interactive Roman bot. Audio
Turnbull responds to Trump's 'dumb deal' tweet
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull says US President Donald Trump "ended their call courteously" and did not hang up. Audio
Seriously ill Royal Albatross chick making a comeback
A Royal Albatross developed fly strike, but is now recovering after being looked after by staff, says the Department of Conservation's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki. Video, Audio
Aus Correspondent discusses Trump / Turnbull phone call
US President Donald Trump is believed to have hung up on Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Political Correspondent for Fairfax Stephanie Peatling joins Checkpoint. Audio
When is a kilo not a kilo?
This Way Up's Simon Morton discovers how the weight measurement we call the kilogram is changing. Audio
Spark, Vodafone rated worst of telcos
A lack of telecommunications competition has led to complacency from the two big players, Consumer New Zealand says.
New technology with Paul Matthews
How big a role did big data play in Donald Trump's election? Audio
Digital Sherlock Holmes
Kathryn Ryan talks to Alan Pearce, a journalist and digital privacy expert who advises other journalists, aid workers and human rights advocates in how to protect themselves online. The answer he says… Audio
Nose jobs for kids?
Kathryn Ryan talks with Auckland writer Angela Barnett, who's launched the local chapter of an international petition against cosmetic surgery apps aimed at children. She says the apps encourage users… Audio
Losing our digital memory
What goes online does not always stay online. So much of our lives is recorded online now, with email instead of letters and instagram photos instead of Kodak ones. How do we preserve our history when… Audio
