Internet
Changing bank accounts - beware of the latest email scam
Increasing numbers of people are being defrauded out of large sums of money by scammers who hack into the email accounts of legitimate businesses.
The fraudsters monitor a business's emails, waiting… Audio
Email invoice scammers - what you need to know
The government's online fraud agency is warning people to check business invoices over the phone before paying large sums of money.
Scammers have been defrauding people of hundreds of thousands of… Audio
Dr Sandi Mann: The upside of downtime
Psychologist Dr Sandi Mann says boredom can lead to more creativity in both children and adults. Audio
Screen time struggles: 'Parental As Anything'
How to manage screen time is a delicate topic in many households: like how much is too much? Are some screen-based activities better than others? And how can parents make sure they stick to the rules… Audio
Digital tombstones
A slightly morbid investigation by RNZ's Max Towle today about the dead on the social media site. Within 50 years, the dead are predicted to outnumber the living on Facebook. Audio
Surveillance capitalism and how the internet is using us
Harvard Business School professor Shoshana Zuboff says we are being used by the internet and is challenging us to better understand the significance of data as currency in her book, The Age of… Audio
G20: Australia takes lead on curbing social media violence
The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has convinced world leaders to lobby social media companies to do more to curb the publication of violent content by terrorists.
At the end of the G20… Audio
Trump jokes to Putin: Don't meddle in elections
US President Donald Trump has appeared to make light of Russian election interference during a meeting with the country's leader, Vladimir Putin.
Watch: 'Huawei technology is superior' - outgoing Spark boss Moutter
The outgoing chief executive of Spark has one departing wish - for the government spy agency to reconsider its ban on Chinese technology company Huawei. Video
Facebook to give French hate speech suspects' info to courts
In a world first, Facebook has agreed to hand over the identification data of French users suspected of hate speech on its platform to judges. Lisa Bernhard reports. Video, Audio
Critic: Podcasts with Richard Scott
Podcast critic Richard Scott reviews The Shrink Next Door and Have You Heard George's Podcast with Jesse. He also mentions True Crime New Zealand, a new locally produced show scaling the podcast… Audio
Porn in schools: 300,000 searches blocked in four weeks
The Ministry of Education says in a one-month period 300,000 searches for pornographic material were blocked on school networks. Audio
Mobile ban in schools: It's the 'right thing to do'
Mobile phones will be banned in state primary and secondary schools during school hours in the Australian state of Victoria, in a policy designed to stop cyberbullying. Audio
Sudan is the massacre where hashtags drove awareness
Rihanna talked about it and Instagram turned blue - Sudan is the massacre where social media drove awareness more than mainstream media. Audio
LGBT fundraiser launched to rival Israel Folau's legal cause
Sacked Australian rugby star Israel Folau has taken to social media to thank people who so far have donated more than $250,000 to fund his legal fight over his dismissal.
He says he's suffering… Audio
Why newspapers are putting up walls
The days when all your news was free on the internet are changing. The NZ Herald is now charging for premium content - and there are plenty of people willing to pay for good journalism. Audio
Christchurch correspondent confronts Daily Mail over online appropriation
The Mail Online is one of the world’s most popular websites - partly because it recycles the online journalism of other outlets as clickbait. You’ll never believe what happened when New Zealand-based… Audio
How do we cope with email overload?
Some people get more than 100 emails every day - and this can be really bad for stress levels. The panellists discuss how to take a load off when you're accessible around the clock. Audio
Harvard entrant's place rescinded following racial slur revelations
Kyle Kashuv , a survivor of the Parkland High School shootings in February 2018, was admitted to Harvard University earlier in this year, but received an email a couple of weeks ago rescinding the… Audio
Facebook unveils Libra digital currency
Facebook says it'll roll out a digital currency called Libra next year that would allow its billions of users around the world to make financial transactions online. It's partnered with 28 companies… Audio
