Internet
Police tweet: 'We got it completely wrong'
A tweet that joked about breaking the news of someone's death to family members has prompted an apology from the highest echelons of police management. Audio
Increase your size and strength! Mesh networking in the home
Peter Griffin has tips on boosting your wifi signal throughout the home – no more dead spots and laggy connections in the loo! Audio
Young Ocean Explorers
The call of the sea lead Steve Hathaway to give up his day job as a builder and start filming the world underwater. With the help of his daughter Riley, he began filming short educational shows on… Audio
US Supreme Court rules against Dotcom
Kim Dotcom's bid to recover $US40 million of assets seized by the US government has been rejected by the US Supreme Court.
Winston wins the web
Can't get a straight answer from Winston Peters about who he'll go into coalition with? Ask Google instead.
Facial recognition software: brilliant or dangerous?
With the introduction of the iPhone X, Apple brought to the forefront facial recognition technology, or what they call FaceID - a way for users to be able to unlock their phone just by looking at it… Audio
Are you ready to be immersed in the news?
Virtual reality and 360 video are already part of the mix for big names in online news overseas. Now two new projects here have had a crack at it with funding from the public purse. Is “immersive… Video, Audio
Are you ready to be immersed in the news?
Virtual reality and 360 video are already part of the mix for big names in online news overseas. Now two new projects here have had a crack at it with funding from the public purse. Is “immersive…
Video, AudioZoe Quinn: 'Why are we calling death threats ‘trolling’?'
Zoë Quinn became the target of one of the most vicious online harassment campaigns in history – GamerGate – after her ex-boyfriend posted a hateful blog entry. Now she helps others on the receiving… Audio
Is tough the same as strong?
Psychologist Sam O'Sullivan is talking to people around the country about what it means to be tough on the inside. A diverse range of Kiwis share their own perspectives on the website Toughtalk. Video, Audio
Small and medium businesses' digital spending weak
Small and medium-sized businesses are likely to be hurting their earnings by not spending enough on their online presence and digital advertising. Audio
Angela Nagle: 'There’s a deep chaos in the culture'
The violent far-right protest at Charlottesville, Virginia last month demonstrated that the 'geeky' online subculture of the political right has fallen away and what remains is militant, isolated and… Audio
Wikipedia Insect workshop
A workshop's being held this weekend for insect lovers who are also internet junkies. Whanganui Regional Museum curator of natural history, Mike Dickison, is in Auckland to share his expertise as a… Audio, Gallery
Book critic: Copyright in the Internet Age
Our book critic today is Elizabeth Heritage, a writer and book reviewer based in Wellington, who is discussing copyright in the age of the internet. She has also written an essay on this topic for the… Audio
The best long reads on the web
The Wireless - Check out our weekly highlights of the best features from around the internet. Comments
Tech talk: Worries over fake news & Samsung's new smartphone
This week, internet users' worries about 'fake news' are revealed in a new survey. Also Samsung tries to put its exploding battery woes behind it by launching another big smartphone, the Galaxy Note… Audio
Broadcasters warned over mining social media
New research from the broadcasting regulator has found that many New Zealanders willingly share stuff on social media,but they reckon broadcasters should get permission to use it. Is that realistic… Audio
Broadcasters warned over mining social media
New research from the broadcasting regulator has found that many New Zealanders willingly share stuff on social media,but they reckon broadcasters should get permission to use it. Is that realistic…
AudioThe Science of... Virtual Reality
We go beyond gaming to explore how VR works, what it's being used for (from treating a fear of spiders, to training young doctors) and ask if it's yet making any compelling case to be in every home. Audio, Gallery
The Science of... Virtual Reality
We go beyond gaming to explore how VR works, what it's being used for (from treating a fear of spiders, to training young doctors) and ask if it's yet making any compelling case to be in every home.
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