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Eye spy - Questions raised about Chinese surveillance cameras
Chinese surveillance cameras remain in wide use in New Zealand despite renewed controversy about them overseas.
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Mediawatch: Mounting fake news prompts calls for action
Two government agencies have revealed mounting concern about the intensity and the impact of online misinformation - and prompted loud calls for government… Video, Audio
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Elon Musk challenges Twitter CEO to public debate
7 Aug 2022Elon Musk has challenged Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal to a public debate about the percentage of bots on the social media platform.
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Mediawatch: A government in the gun over accidental generosity
7 Aug 2022The government came under fire over some misdirected cost of living payments this week, but the more enduring story might be who didn't get paid, rather than… Audio
Eye spy - Questions raised about Chinese surveillance cameras
Chinese surveillance cameras remain in wide use in New Zealand despite renewed controversy about them overseas.
Mediawatch: Mounting fake news prompts calls for action
Two government agencies have revealed mounting concern about the intensity and the impact of online misinformation - and prompted loud calls for government action. But behind the scenes the… Video, Audio
Elon Musk challenges Twitter CEO to public debate
Elon Musk has challenged Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal to a public debate about the percentage of bots on the social media platform.
Mediawatch: A government in the gun over accidental generosity
The government came under fire over some misdirected cost of living payments this week, but the more enduring story might be who didn't get paid, rather than who did. Audio
Mediawatch for 7 August 2022
The cost of living cash controversy; calls for action over malicious misinformation - and the government review already underway. Audio
Storing whakapapa online
A new online tool, Ahau, has been developed to enable Maori to store information about their ancestry. Kaye-Maree Dunn is the founding director of Ahau and says information about whakapapa is tapu and… Audio
Privacy Commissioner acts over police practice of photographing people
Police are facing enforcement action from the Privacy Commissioner for breaches of obligations in relation to officers photographing people.
"Roady" app, a NZ start up to make the most of travelling here and abroad
A Kiwi start-up has officially launched an aid for travellers called 'Roady'. It helps local and international travellers find those hidden gems when they hit the road. Audio
Radio host Bryan Crump joins RNZ Concert
Outstanding broadcaster, generous interviewer and huge music fan Bryan Crump is the new afternoon drive-time presenter for RNZ Concert. Bryan will wrap up his incredible innings on RNZ National…
Pig organs partially revived hour after death
Pig organs have been partially revived an hour after the animals were killed, in a breakthrough with the potential to transform medicine, say US researchers.
NASA's James Webb telescope revealing universe's history
NASA has just released spectacular new images taken from the James Webb telescope of a "cartwheel galaxy" which is almost 500-millon-light-years away. Audio
Tech: Facebook's TikTok look, retail giants dump facial
Technology correspondent Dr Dennis Desmond joins Susie to talk about the big changes Meta is introducing to Facebook that will make it run along the lines of TikTok - why do some think this will mark… Audio
‘Absolute scenes’ - but not on our screens
Midweek Mediawatch: Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about scurrilous rumours that hit one media company in the pocket - and also amped up calls to curb social media misinformation, just as our media… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch with Colin Peacock
Scurrilous rumours hit NZME in the pocket; Mini-doco about gay cricketer sparks debate; TV News themes -- Bill Bailey's BBC apocalyptic rave; and MPs in harmony - literally. Audio
12 Mihingarangi Forbes & Annabelle Lee-Mather | A Question of Trust
An expose into Te Kohanga Reo Trust by Mihingarangi Forbes and Annabelle Lee-Mather led to their acrimonious exit from Māori Television. The duo bounced back to form an award-winning media company… Audio
Space Junk
Sheep farmers Australia have had large pieces of debris, complete with serial numbers, land on their properties after hearing loud bangs last month. The farmers called astrophysicist Brad Tucker to… Audio
Media commentator Andrew Holden
Andrew reflects on the resignation of TVNZ head of news, Paul Yurisich, a casaulty of the Kamahl Santamaria debacle. He also touches on the New Zealand social media code of practice, why Facebook is… Audio
Auckland Transport to shift data to Microsoft's cloud services
The tech giant is promising a faster response to road accidents under the deal with Auckland Transport.
Screen based lifestyles are bad news for our eyes
Our abrupt change to a lifestyle on screens means we're learning about the consequences as we live them. Dr Alex Muntz is an Ophthalmology research fellow at the University of Auckland, he speaks to… Audio
Head in the clouds? Call for NZ to take control of data storage
A new report says that New Zealand needs to look harder at how its data is being handled offshore and regain some local control of cloud services.
