Internet
Classroom finances: Banqer
We visit a school where 10 year olds are earning hundreds of thousands of dollars using a virtual financial system called Banqer that's training them in financial literacy. With teacher Jolene Butson… Audio
NZ warned not to adopt Australian digital security law
The head of the Security Intelligence Service says the Islamic State's sophisticated use of social media underlines the need for greater digital security. Audio
Cyber Security - Martin Cocker and Paul Matthews
Managing internet security for individuals and businesses can be a tricky. The Identity Conference 2015 is being held today. It's a conversation about managing digital identity and its wider… Audio
Eve Online
Simon Parkin enters the real and the virtual world of Eve Online, a computer game with half a million paid subscribers that's become one of Iceland's biggest exports. Audio, Gallery
Futurist Mark Pesce - Planet of the Apps
Mark Pesce is an inventor, educator, author and futurist. He is the keynote speaker at the tech innovation conference, Digital Disrupt next week. Mark Pesce predicts that within five years, every… Audio
Tech news
Technology news with Peter Griffin. So why is Spark protesting about possible price hikes for access to the copper broadband network? Also the rise and fall of anonymous messaging apps, and why Apple… Audio
The pitfalls of fibre optic cabling in a power outage
Following up our story last Friday on new housing developments and apartments only being wired with fibre optic cabling, which makes it impossible to have a traditional phone line. The issue has also… Audio
Do Not Track
The Canadian documentary maker Brett Gaylor exposes the global economy surrounding internet tracking in his new doco series, Do Not Track. Audio
Tech - broadband performance
Internet users may have noticed that the network's been slow in the evenings recently. So what cound be to blame? With Peter Griffin and broadband performance expert John Butt of TrueNet. Audio
Internet in exams
British educator wants to allow pupils to use the internet during exams, saying it's inevitable. Audio
Elderly residents forced to sign up for broadband
Elderly and disabled pensioners in Wellington say they've been forced to sign up to and pay for ultrafast broadband when none of them even has a computer. Brian is a resident of a new council housing… Audio
Tech News - Paul Brislen
Today: Some apps that can assist you in a disaster. MFAT has a register for travellers. Google and Facebook both have projects to alert people. What happens when our smartphones are smarter than we… Audio
TV gets with the times
Clive Elliott QC joins the Panel to discuss the case for and against Global Mode - the NZ service that allows New Zealanders to access overseas blocked online content. Audio
Tech News - Paul Brislen
Twitter causes an uproar by introducing "Direct message anyone" capability. Google causes an uproar by changing its algorithm to emphasise mobile-friendly websites. HBO tells Kiwis and Aussies to… Audio
Connecting rural New Zealand - the need for better broadband
The government is putting an additional 100 million dollars into expanding the broadband into rural areas, as well as 50 million dollars to improve mobile coverage in black spot areas along main… Audio
Passion no guarantee of creativity
Discussing the relationship between science and creativity are Julie Maxton, Executive Director of the United Kingdom's Royal Society and Professor Bruce Sheridan, a New Zealand academic at Chicago's… Audio
Andrew Keen: internet naysaying
Founder of Audiocafe.com in 1995, executive director of the Silicon Valley salon FutureCast, a Senior Fellow at CALinnovates, and author of The Internet is Not the Answer. Audio
Battle over Global Mode internet service could head to court
A Game of Thrones-like battle could be brewing over a telco which gives New Zealanders access to usually-blocked internet content such as TV shows. Audio
Commentator says google dominance a self fulfilling prophecy
A technology commentator says accusations that Google has been abusing its dominant search position to cheat consumers will be difficult to resolve. Audio