Technology
Business commentator Rod Oram
Fonterra business terms. Dairy prices. Recent company reporting results. Audio
Fund running dry for non standard residential UFB connections
20 percent of the country so far has taken up Ultra Fast Broadband as the roll out continues, but there are fears that some of those at the end of the schedule may have to pay for the fibre to be… Audio
Nefertiti gets hacked
Two artists who secretly copied one of Germany's most prized antiquities then released it around the world for free, have revived an international debate about cultural theft and repatriation. In… Audio
Science: robotic skin
Dr Chris Smith with science news, and designing robotic skin that senses touch. Also monkeys have been able to control wheelchairs using only their thoughts. Audio
Online cancer hoaxes
Some people are going to amazing lengths, inventing followers and doctoring photos, to support their fake stories of illness and human tragedy on the internet. Rachel Monroe is a journalist who's… Audio
Braille tablet
Sile O'Modhrain and her colleagues at the University of Michigan are working on a full-page tactile display screen that refreshes as you read it. Audio
Tech: Apple vs FBI and 3D TV
Peter Griffin with technology news, and the latest on Apple vs the FBI, why 3D TV really hasn't taken off, and a new drone comes to town. Audio
Space station departure 'bittersweet', says astronaut
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko have returned to earth after nearly a year on the International Space Station. Audio
New Technology with Sarah Putt
Sarah Putt looks at 5G mobile networks, a possible cure for colour-blindness and the Pokemon test. Audio
Spark says staff need more than IT skills to get ahead
The head of New Zealand's largest digital services and telecommunications business says it takes more than technology skills and experience to get ahead in the fast changing digital economy. Audio
Unlocking the iPhone
Apple, the FBI and others have testified about the controversy surrounding Apple's refusal to unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernadino shooters. Audio
New anaesthesia tech afforable for developing countries
A portable anaesthesia machine is being described as a game-changer for rural areas in developing countries.
The Complicated Game of Love
Songwriters, poets, and artists the world over have found great inspiration from it, but today, finding love is a game that comes with a raft of complicated, and sometimes unwritten rules. Audio
'No place for hate speech' on Facebook
Facebook needs to get better at cracking down on hate speech against migrants, says founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Smartphone rehab app
Swibo's Tilt is a New Zealand-developed app that helps people recover from injury, or train so they avoid getting injured in the first place. Benjamin Dunn of Swibo shows us how the technology works.
…Tech: Netflix VPNs and Facebook Reactions
Peter Griffin with technology news. This week an update on how Netflix is cracking down on the use of VPNs by New Zealanders accessing its services. Also virtual reality dominates the news coming out… Audio
Michela Magas and Andrew Dubber: music tech fest
Michela Magas, founder of Stromatolite and the #MusicBricks project, and Andrew Dubber, founder of digital music consultancy group New Music Strategies. Together they run the Berlin Music Tech Fest. Audio
Lee Tamahori: Making 'Mahana'
Filmmaker whose first New Zealand movie in 20 years, Mahana, adapted from the novel Bulibasha by Witi Ihimaera, tells the story of two Maori sheep-shearing families on the East Coast in the 1960s. Mah… Audio
Nights' Culture - Video Games
'Birth. Movies. Death' & GamePlanet reviewer Andrew Todd on saving the planet via a myriad of gaming platforms... how playing with friends online makes gaming more fun... Audio
Masterpieces - David Downs
Today on the show, David Downs will be looking at his favourite lesser-known NZ inventions. How a tobacco company kept the world fit; why Ernest Rutherford is the SECOND most famous person from the… Audio