Technology
Cow poo generating energy for Southland farms
A southland agricultural engineering firm has come up with an innovative way of using cow poo - turning it into fuel! Audio
MIQ booking system hacked by programming code users
Tech savvy New Zealanders are effectively locking others out of MIQ booking systems by using a computer programming code to snap up available spots within seconds.
One man who admits to using the… Audio
Tech-savvy Kiwis able to use scripts to snap up MIQ spots before others
Tech-savvy New Zealanders are effectively locking others out of managed isolation and quarantine booking systems by using a computer programming code to snap up available spots within seconds.
Covid-19: New Zealander says computer programme can cheat MIQ system
A New Zealander who tried in vain for three weeks to book a room in MIQ has admitted using what he calls unethical methods to successfully cheat the system.
Chris Ruscoe says for those in the know a… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 9 July 2021
Olympic gold medalist Hamish Carter on spectator-free games; MIQ booking system hacked by programming code users; Covid-19: Ministry told to ditch 'casual plus' label; Consent issues delay Middlemore… Audio
Amazon opens to Kiwis, govt agrees to consumer data right
Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about Amazon opening its Australian store to New Zealand customers and what that might mean for New Zealand retailers and other online stores… Audio
We need more hard conversations about death, sex and money
Anna Sale started talking about hard things by accident but now she's made a career out of helping people do it. The Death, Sex and Money podcast host shares some advice from her new book Let's Talk… Audio
NZ cyber security under threat
The threat of international ransomware attacks show no signs of abating... Just yesterday New Zealand was hit by another attack - this time more than 100 North Island kindergartens. Audio
Kindergartens switch to pen and paper after software attack
Schools are offline and more than 100 North Island kindergartens have reverted to pen and paper due to a major international ransomware hit.
Businesses told blockchain technology could help save money
Greater awareness and understanding of blockchain technology could help businesses save money and improve transparency with consumers.
Latest ransomware attack 'like a thousand Waikato DHBs all over again'
IT specialists are warning the full extent of the harm done in the latest big ransomware attack is yet to emerge. Audio
'Digital is best' excludes NZ's most vulnerable
Thousands of New Zealanders are being left behind as government agencies shut their doors and operate exclusively online, according to the Citizens Advice Bureau. This kind of 'digital exclusion'… Audio
DHBs refuse to release information on cyber security systems
The country's district health boards are refusing to release reviews done of their cyber security systems, seven weeks after the Waikato DHB was struck by ransomware attackers.
NZ schools may be caught up in global cyber attack
The latest global ransomware attack may have affected IT for 11 schools in New Zealand.
US companies hit by 'colossal' cyber-attack
About 200 US businesses have been hit by a "colossal" ransomware attack, according to a cyber-security firm.
Waikato cyberattack: Servers in question not culprit, DHB says
A set of Waikato District Health Board servers were at end-of-life and unpatched when hackers struck in the early hours of 18 May, a source claims.
NZ's new internet cable, R&D hits restart
Technology commentator Sarah Putt joins Kathryn to talk about the Southern Cross Cable's new replacement called NEXT - it goes live in April 2022 but will we notice a difference? The government plans… Audio
Tim Berners-Lee sells web source code NFT for over $7m
The original source code for the world wide web has been sold as a non-fungible token, making $US5.4 million ($NZ7.7m).
Waikato DHB cyberattack: Stolen data may be sold online - expert
An information security expert says patient data stolen from Waikato DHB may be sold online to people trying to take out loans as well as other forms of identity theft.
