Security
The Weekend Panel with Linda Clark and Mike Williams
Joining us on the Panel this morning are Linda Clark and former Labour Party leader Mike Williams. Among other issues, they discuss the war in Ukraine and the likely findings of the review into the… Audio
Parliament amok: A photo essay
A protest turns into a riot and conflagration as police move on Parliament’s squatters with quite extraordinary restraint. Photos tell the story.
Historic emergency session of the UN condemns Russian 'aggression'
Meanwhile a special meeting of the UN General Assembly has voted to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine by a margin of 141 votes to five. Kathryn speaks with the Guardian's world affairs editor… Audio
Inmate Covid cases double at NZ's only privately-run prison
The number of inmates infected with Covid has doubled in just a few days inside the country's only privately run prison.
There's now 109 inmates who are positive at the Auckland South Corrections… Video, Audio
Technology with Tony Grasso
Tony joins Kathryn to talk about the latest in cyber security issues - including how a company lost hundreds of thousands of dollars through an intercepted email in which the scammer simply changed… Audio
World press given little freedom at Winter Olympics
International sports broadcaster Lavina Good is at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, where she has been working as part of the Olympic Broadcast Services team. Lavina joins the show for an update on the… Audio
Auckland beefing up security on public transport services
Auckland Transport is beefing up security on its public transport services, following a spate of attacks on bus drivers.
It says Transport Officers will now be onboard buses on busy routes, and some… Audio
Expert on why spies do not report all crime to the police
If you see a serious crime, you should report it, right?
Especially if you're a public servant. You'd think so, but it appears the nation's spies are exempt.
The Inspector-General for Intelligence… Audio
Health Ministry to plug cybersecurity gaps with $75m fund
Over the next three years, the budget funding will help hospitals and primary and community health organisations improve their cybersecurity.
The IT worker who threw away £340million of Bitcoin
Welsh IT worker James Howells has spent the last eight years asking the Newport City Council for permission to search its landfill after claiming he unintentionally dumped 7,500 units of the… Audio
Man scammed by overseas company 'Synergy Capital Asset Management' loses $700,000
A man scammed by a fake overseas investment company has lost $700,000.
He only realised he was being scammed when his family became involved.
Here's our business reporter Anan Zaki. Audio
NZers lost $3.3m in three months thanks to scams
If you've recently been financially stung by a malware attack, phishing scam or having your credit details stolen, you're not alone.
According to the latest CERT NZ quarterly survey, New Zealanders… Audio
New 'anti-troll' law in Australia won't curb cyberbullying
A new "anti-troll" law in Australia will hold social media platforms liable for hurtful comments on their websites. The law will define the social media companies like Facebook and Instagram as the… Audio
Covid-19: MP goes to parliamentary security after protester confrontation
MPs can now request a security upgrade of their Wellington homes following growing threats from anti-vax protestors.
The step-up from Parliamentary Security comes after Labour's chief whip Kieran… Audio
Britain terror threat level raised after taxi explosion
It's emerging that an explosion outside Liverpool Women's Hospital that destroyed a taxi and killed its passenger could have been much worse.
Britain's terrorism threat level has been lifted to… Audio
Waikato DHB warned about software security before ransomware attack
The Waikato District Health Board was told its IT security was inadequate and severely compromised just months before a massive ransomware attack that brought Waikato Hospital to its knees.
The… Audio
Covid-19: 'It just got real' in Te Tai Tokerau
Te Tai Tokerau still has to get 16,000 people vaccinated with their first Pfizer shot to hit the 90 percent goal - that's more than any other region in the country. One in five people are still… Audio
Covid-19: Cases wait to hear if they will be quarantined
About 1000 people with Covid-19 have been assessed to find out if they will isolate at home or be moved to quarantine.
Those on the frontline say the health system is showing the strain, as the… Audio
Covid-19: Tighter restrictions in Far North after two unlinked cases
A loose border is isolating the uppermost tip of the North Island, which is now in Alert Level 3.
The government shifted part of the Far North into the tighter restrictions after two cases in the… Audio
Covid-19: Northland pub becomes location of interest
A Far North pub named as a location of interest got cracking and did all the right things, when the story went around that a punter with Covid-19 had been in the bar.
Awanui Hotel publican Eddie… Audio