Technology
Technology: Adblocking
With more of us filtering out the adverts when we're online we ask Peter Griffin how adblockers work, who's using them and how content publishers, from online newpapers to mobile apps, are responding… Audio
Children's Books with Kate De Goldi: Ratenburg and Lullaby
Kate De Goldi discusses two new New Zealand books: The Road to Ratenburg by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Gavin Bishop, and Lullaby by Bernard Beckett. Audio
Christina Bu: electric vehicles in Norway
Secretary General of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association who visited New Zealand as a guest of Drive Electric to talk about Norway's world-leading uptake of electric vehicles. Audio
Julian, Christian and Mabelle Dennison: filming Wilderpeople
Hutt Valley school student Julian Dennison stars alongside Sam Neill in the new Taika Waititi film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople. He is joined in the studio by his mother, Mabelle, and his twin brother… Video, Audio
James Hansen: sea level rise
Veteran climate scientist who works at the Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions Program, at the Earth Institute, Columbia University. Audio
Jonathan Bamber: ice sheets and sea level rise
Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Bristol, and an international expert on the thinning polar ice sheets and projections on sea level rise, who will visit New Zealand to address the… Audio
Self-Cleaning Clothes - Dr Rajesh Ramanathan
Sunshine could be the new way to clean your clothes. RMIT University, is using nanotechnology to develop a new generation of self-cleaning textiles. And it means that stains and grime breakdown, when… Audio
New Technology commentator Robbie Allan
The Uber expansion, filtered feeds on social networks, and what's all this fuss about unlocking the terrorist's iPhone? Audio
Recreating ISIS destroyed art
When they captured the city of Mosul in Iraq Islamic State posted videos online of fighters smashing statues built by the Assyrian empire thousands of years ago. Morehshin Allahyari is an artist who's… Audio
Almost half of jobs to be automated within 20 years
A new study suggests nearly half of this country's jobs are under threat of being replaced by technology within the next 20 years. Audio
Robots and computers replace humans
John Ballingall of the NZIER talks about the jobs which will replace human beings with robots and computers. Audio
Chorus hopeful funding will continue for UFB
Chorus is confident funding to cover the cost of connecting Ultra Fast Broadband to tricky locations will continue. Audio
Chorus fronts up on UFB rollout, and "non standard" connections
Mark Ratcliffe is the Chief Executive of Chorus, which is one of four companies contracted by Crown Fibre Holdings to roll out the fibre network. Chorus is covering most of the country, including… Audio
Apple unveil new iPhone model
Technology company Apple have released a smaller, cheaper iPhone model which targets customers in emerging markets. Audio
FBI hopeful it can unlock iPhone without Apple
The FBI says it might have found a way to unlock the phone of one of the San Bernadino attackers without Apple's assistance.
Business commentator Rod Oram
Rod Oram discusses Energy Minister Simon Bridges' bullish outlook for gas exploration and multinationals low tax payments in New Zealand. Audio
Nights' Science - Teeth Talk
Did you know that humans form two sets of teeth over the course of their lives - editor of Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, Prof. Murray Thomson from University of Otago is armed to the… Audio
Work to start on trans-Tasman broadband cable
A new trans-Tasman broadband cable will hugely improve New Zealand's connection to the rest of the world, a tech commentator says. Audio
Work beginning on new trans Tasman internet cable
The cable, which Vodafone, Spark and Telstra have invested 70 million US dollars in, will begin in Raglan. Audio
Culture jamming, celebrity, and artistic expression
Culture jamming is the practice of subverting an established icon or brand for artistic, political, or comedic reasons. But what happens when it gets co-opted by the very people and institutions that… Audio