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Phoebe Waller-Bridge only second-ever woman to have writing credit on a Bond film
8 Nov 2019Phoebe Waller-Bridge says she has added some "little spices" to the new James Bond film No Time to Die.
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Murder trials reported in distressing detail
10 Nov 2019Mediawatch: It's been almost impossible to avoid distressing details in the news this week from two big murder trials in which young women were the victims. Audio
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China imposes gaming curfew for minors
7 Nov 2019China is imposing a curfew on online gaming for minors, the government has announced.
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Censor backs push to protect children from online pornography
7 Nov 2019Children are watching pornography to understand sex and that's huge concern, Chief Censor David Shanks says. Audio
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Ian Cross nurtured NZ's emerging talent - Tom Scott
3 Nov 2019The journalist and author Ian Cross who is best known for his novel The God Boy has died aged 93.
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Should our leaders be more 'out there' in the media?
Mediawatch: A media monitoring company reckons leaders who are 'out there' in the media reap rewards when the news turns bad for them. But would it be better if they stuck to their knitting instead of… Audio
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Listen to Saturday Morning with Kim Hill
2 Nov 2019Listen live to Saturday Morning as Kim Hill delves into current affairs, science, modern life, history, the arts and more.
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Australian regulator files lawsuit against Google for data collection
29 Oct 2019Australia's consumer regulator has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet's Google, alleging it misled consumers about how it was collecting, storing and using personal location data.
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MediaWorks news boss calls it quits
24 Oct 2019MediaWorks head of news Hal Crawford is set to leave the company in February next year.
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Facial recognition may put a spin on sheep farming
21 Oct 2019A Dunedin company is developing an artificial intelligence with the ability to recognise and identify individual sheep, in the hopes it may revolutionise farming.
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Wiring up an orchestra
RNZ's sound engineers have the difficult task of trying to capture live music for broadcast - The Detail discovers there's a lot more to the job than shoving a microphone into the orchestra.
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Listen live with Emile Donovan to RNZ's Labour Day special
28 Oct 2019Labour Day: Emile Donovan hosts a morning of conversation, diversion, music and reflection on the world of work for people enjoying their day off - and to help those at work get through the day.
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History behind a paywall - and on screen for free
Mediawatch: You paid for a TV programme about how modern New Zealand was built - and you have to pay again to see the earlier episodes behind a paywall. Meanwhile, Parliament TV is screening archives… Audio
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TV sell-off prompts political response
Mediawatch: MediaWorks' move to cut off its TV arm has swung the spotlight onto the government's plans for broadcasting. Politicians sent out distinctly mixed messages this past week. Audio
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Digital platform to ease access of te reo Māori for 21st century conversations
24 Oct 2019A world first project will create a te reo digital dataset large enough to be used for machine learning to create chat bots, online education, games, transcription of archival material, and real-time…
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Listen to Saturday Morning with Kim Hill
26 Oct 2019Listen live to Saturday Morning as Kim Hill delves into current affirs, science, modern life, history, the arts and more.
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Rugby TV deal creates claims of conflicts
Mediawatch: Sky and NZ Rugby sprang a surprise this week making a unique deal for TV rights with no bids from any other broadcaster. It's raised questions about conflicts of interest - and compromises… Audio
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Listen to Saturday Morning with Kim Hill
19 Oct 2019Listen live to Saturday Morning as Kim Hill delves into current affairs, science, modern life, history, the arts and more.
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Listen to Saturday Morning with Kim Hill
12 Oct 2019Listen live to Saturday Morning as Kim Hill delves into current affairs, science, modern life, history, the arts and more.
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Prince Harry to sue two British tabloids
The Duke of Sussex has begun legal action against the owners of the Sun, the defunct News of the World, and the Daily Mirror, in relation to alleged phone-hacking.
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Watch live: Checkpoint with Lisa Owen
7 Oct 2019Checkpoint - Lisa Owen presents the biggest stories of the day, on 101FM, online, Freeview 50 and Channel 83 on Sky.
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Listen to Saturday Morning with Kim Hill
5 Oct 2019Listen live to Saturday Morning as Kim Hill delves into current affairs, science, modern life, history, the arts and more.
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TV comeback: Spitting Image lines up new satirical targets
29 Sep 2019Satirical puppet show Spitting Image hopes to return to the small screen, 23 years after it last aired.
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Facebook expands hidden 'likes' policy from Instagram
29 Sep 2019Facebook is rolling out a move to hide the number of likes on users' posts during a trial in Australia this weekend.
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