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Public health advocates win settlement, apology in WhaleOil defamation case
Three public health advocates have won a settlement and an unreserved apology from a lobbyist over defamatory blog posts on the WhaleOil website.
Doug Sellman, Boyd Swinburn and Shane Bradbrook filed… Audio
Podcast Critic: Ellie Jay
Alan Carr's Life's a beach, 'Every little thing' and 'Welcome to your fantasy'. Audio
All the stars in the sky are not stars
Elon Musk's Starlink satellites are a wondrous sight - and also a slightly disturbing one. How many foreign objects can we fit into the night sky before they start crashing into each other? Audio
Facebook refriends Australia after face-off over news
Last week Facebook turned off Australian users’ access to news over a looming law change to make them pay to distribute it. This week news is back in their feeds after a face-off with the government… Audio
Christchurch start-up helping seniors get tech savvy
GranSkills has been created by three Canterbury University graduates and offers one-on-one tech tutoring to seniors. Audio
Podcast Critic: Molly Jones
Today Molly gives her views on James Acaster's Perfect Sounds podcast and I Swear I Never. Audio
Facebook to reverse ban on Australian news sites, government says
Facebook will walk back from its block on Australian news sites, after a backlash to its response to proposed media bargaining laws that would force major tech giants to pay news outlets for their…
Facebook restores news content for Australians
Facebook is restoring access to news content in Australia, after apparently reaching a compromise with the federal government.
The ban had come in response to proposed new media laws which would have… Audio
Chorus profits drop as fibre demand grows
Chorus has seen a dip in profit with earnings dented by copper customers moving to fibre networks.
Facebook giving high profile users too much leeway - researcher
Experts believe Facebook's "aggressive" stance against anti-vax posts is failing to stifle misinformation.
Real lives at stake with Facebook news ban, says charity
To Australia, where the extent of collateral damage of Facebook's mass un-friending is still becoming clear.
Charities, welfare groups, health and emergency services were caught up when Facebook… Audio
Facebook's Australian news ban 'extraordinary' - expert
An Australian journalism expert has described Facebook's decision to ban news content from being viewed or posted on the site as "extraordinary".
Facebook made the move in response to proposed laws… Audio
Australians banned from accessing news content on Facebook
Facebook has banned Australians from sharing or viewing any local news content on its platform.
The drastic move follows the federal government's proposed legislation that would force companies like… Audio
Facebook backs away from news across the Tasman
News editors in Australia woke up to shock news that Facebook is effectively cutting itself off as an avenue for sharing their stories - after years of building a pre-eminent position as a digital… Audio
Podcast Critic: Denise Garland
Today RNZ's Midday supervising producer, Denise Garland, looks at two brand new podcasts. Collapse is a podcast from Stuff, all about the Christchurch earthquakes in the lead up the to 10th… Audio
Tangaroa Walker: life on the farm
By the time Tangaroa Walker was six, he'd lived in 16 different places, been to six primary schools, and had been adopted twice. As an 11 year old he met a dairy farmer, driving a pretty nice car, who… Video, Audio
Major Australian news outlet strikes deal with Google
It comes as the government pushes ahead with a law that would force the internet giant to pay media companies for content
Government considering legal offence for livestreaming objectionable content
The government is considering making it a criminal offence to livestream objectionable content as part of a wider government programme to address violent extremism.
Gaps in New Zealand's laws to… Audio
Podcast Critic: Ellie Jay
Today Ellie Jay reviews Grounded with Louis Theroux and Intrigue Mayday. Audio
Australia's showdown with Google and Facebook
Google and Facebook are in a showdown with Australian lawmakers over payment for using the work of others. The world is keenly watching to see what will happen. Audio
