Internet
Tech: NZ internet use and Whatsapp encryption
Peter Griffin on a study of New Zealanders' internet use and online habits, with people more worried by corporate tracking and monitoring than anything our government is doing. Also the instant… Audio
Duncan Sarkies and Jemaine Clement: Uncle Bertie's Botanarium
Toby Manhire interviews Duncan Sarkies, writer/director and co-creator of the epic fantasy podcast series The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium, and Jemaine Clement, who plays the main… Audio, Gallery
Emily Bell: social media and the future of news
Toby Manhire interviews Emily Bell, Professor of Professional Practice and Director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, at Columbia Journalism School, who recently delivered the lecture, The End of… Audio
Iyad el-Baghdadi: after the Arab Spring
Toby Manhire interviews the stateless Palestinian writer, human rights activist and entrepreneur, who became prominent for tweeting and commenting on the Arab Spring, and was then expelled from the… Audio
Internet is more important than radio and newspapers- Survey
The internet has officially become the most important source of information in our daily lives. Audio
108 cyber crime attacks per day in NZ
Cyber criminals are targeting New Zealand at a growing rate and there are warnings it will get worse without tougher laws.
Tech: Panama Papers and video editing apps
Peter Griffin with the technological challenges raised and overcome by this week's revelations surrounding the Panama Papers, a huge collection of millions of documents leaked to a German newspaper… Audio
Checkpoint: A taste of #cookingwithjohn
New Zealanders are taking to Twitter to show what they're making for dinner, while watching RNZ's newest show Checkpoint with John Campbell. Video
NetSafe, Trade Me warn of photo scam
NetSafe has received several complaints about a scam involving people taking photos of hands and feet, with Trade Me identifying one suspicious listing.
Reports of hands and feet photo scam growing
Netsafe has received around a dozen complaints about an online scam that cons people into taking photos of their hands and feet for an art project, in exchange for money they never see. Audio
Tim Urban, master procrastinator
Tim Urban is an accomplished entrepreneur and one of the most popular writers and illustrators on the Internet. Elon Musk is even a fan of his blog Wait But Why. As a major procastinator, he has spent… Audio
Social media addiction - Philipa Thornton
FOMO, FOBO, and NoMo are among a growing list of acronyms relating to people's fear of not being able to check their social media feed, and it has psychologists scrambling to keep up. Philipa Thornton… Audio
Is the police's social media presence improving policing?
The police are increasingly turning to Facebook and Twitter to help fight crime but just how well it's working is still unclear. Audio
Inside iD Fashion Week
Frankenstein's lover, pan-sexuality, torture devices and animal rights provide unexpected inspiration and stories behind the work of emerging designers at Dunedin iD Fashion Week 2016. Audio
Apple vs FBI: the war over encryption
Kashmir Hill of fusion.net on the implications of the FBI versus Apple fight over access to an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters. With the FBI announcing this week that it's… Audio
Music Streaming: Spotify and SoundCloud Go
The global business of music streaming services is going off. This week SoundCloud's launching a paid subscription service called Go and Spotify's raising US$1 billion as it gears up for a public… Audio
Social media feeding mainstream media
A couple of examples of social media posts which made mainstream news stories. Audio
Māori boys improve reading by playing games
A pilot programme has found playing certain computer games at school dramatically improved the reading skills of Māori boys. Audio
Chorus hopeful funding will continue for UFB
Chorus is confident funding to cover the cost of connecting Ultra Fast Broadband to tricky locations will continue. Audio
Twitter's ten(ish) today
Twitter turns ten today, and with more than 300-million users worldwide, it seems to be doing pretty well. Audio