Security
Tech Tuesday
VerTech managing director Dan Watson joins Jesse to discuss the importance of securing digital media through platform changes, for example VHS to DVD to Cloud storage. He also looks at the issue of… Audio
Coroner calls on Wellington Council to reinstall waterfront barrier after death
A coroner is urging Wellington City Council to spend the millions of dollars required to install permanent balustrades along the waterfront, following the accidental drowning of 30-year-old Sandy… Audio
International travel admin increases as security grows
Packed your passport, clothes and toothbrush? What about your visa, your visa waiver, your ETA or ESTA? As security grows around the world, so does the admin involved in travelling. And what happens… Audio
Private satellites provide spying capabilities for Ukraine
US President Donald Trump's pause on sharing military intelligence with the Ukraine may not have blinded it entirely. Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Why NZ's corruption ranking could affect your mortgage
The country has been "complacent" about its reputation for honesty and has fallen in a major global index.
The corruption ranking that could affect your mortgage
New Zealand has been too complacent for too long about our reputation for honesty, and now we're on a downward slide in international perception. Audio
Tech safety agencies 'failed to protect' Ardern - HRC
New Zealand's internet safety agencies took aggressive legal action against the Human Rights Commission, after it called out social media giants for failing to protect Jacinda Ardern from vicious… Audio
Dark questions over child video stars
Strong parental control seems to be the key to keeping insta-famous and highly visible YouTube kids safe. Audio
Choosing sides in the battle for influence in the Pacific
As the US looks to be leaving the Pacific, and New Zealand is rowing with Kiribati and the Cook Islands, experts worry about Chinese influence.
Geopolitical games in the South Pacific
As the US looks to be leaving the Pacific, and New Zealand is rowing with Kiribati and the Cook Islands, experts worry about Chinese influence. Audio
Private prison paid millions as reward for low reoffending rates
A private prison operator has been paid millions as a reward for reoffending rates that are incredibly low even by international standards. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Parents fined for all day parking during childcare drop-off
Dozens of parents doing drop-offs and pick-ups at a Christchurch childcare centre have been wrongly fined for all-day car parking because of problems with a parking company's camera system. Anna… Audio
How a Kiwi app is fighting crime, and fuelling fears of surveillance
When Golriz Ghahraman hit the headlines again this year, another name popped up with the story.
A retail crime-fighting app helping tracking repeat offenders
A recent shoplifting allegation put the spotlight on crime-fighting platform Auror, but concerns about the app have been bubbling away for some time Audio
Quantum computing poses risk to existing cybersecurity
New Zealand's biggest institutions, including government, banks and regulators are working to address an emerging risk to the security of digital assets and critical infrastructure posed by quantum… Audio
CIA finds Covid 'more likely' to have originated in a Chinese lab
Professor of international law Al Gillespie joins Emile Donovan to explain how the CIA came to its finding, and why they had jurisdiction to make a claim. Audio
Coromandel communities install security cameras to combat crime
Coromandel communities are striking back at crime by fund-raising to install security cameras. Libby Kirkby-McLeod has more. Audio
Watchful: The Kiwi company speeding up CCTV monitoring
As incidents of retail crime continue to steal the news headlines, a Kiwi security company is finding success with its monitoring technology. Audio
Feature interview: how to be smart about smart homes
Technology is now all over our homes, with cameras on door bells, and refrigerators that keep shopping lists. Our homes may be getting smarter, but are we asks trend forecaster and author Karen… Audio
When the rules on sexual and violent offenders fall down
Extended supervision orders should keep tabs on serious offenders, but sometimes they're not granted - and sometimes they don't work Audio
