Technology
Surge in mobile trade during lockdown
There's been a surge in mobile trade during the countrywide lockdown, and one app developer says they're expecting more businesses to trade that way as the country moves to Level 3 and then to Level… Audio
Contact tracing capacity 'a mathematical impossibility'
The Opposition has taken to pouring doubt on the Health Ministry's assertion it can trace 5000 people a day who have had contact with a Covid-19 carrier. Audio
Social media must be called to account
Opinion - Jacinda Ardern needs to get over her millenial attitude to social media and join Australia in making them pay their way, Dr Gavin Ellis writes.
Walking Local
Andy Smith from Living Street Aotearoa is here to talk about the hashtag #walkingfromhome. Audio
Call to force social media giants to pay for traditional news media content
New Zealand should follow Australia's decision to force Facebook and Google to pay for content generated by traditional news media companies, a media expert says.
Health Ministry consults with spy agency for Covid-19 tracing
The Health Ministry has been consulting with the GCSB over tracing people as it works to get its Covid-19 systems up to speed.
Coronavirus: GCSB could help contact tracing
The Health Ministry has been consulting with the state spy agency, the GCSB, about how best to trace people as it works to get its Covid-19 systems up to speed.
A tech industry leader says it's… Audio
What does the superhero craze say about our own times?
Superman and his descendants launched a fascination with technological superism that continues today. Iwan Rhys Morus is professor of history at Aberystwyth University in Wales and has recently… Audio
New Zealanders largely staying home during lockdown, data shows
New data from Google shows the massive drop in public place activity since the lockdown began.
Sam Scott's tips for building a fold up table
Lockdown school's here for a while for some - and if the family needs the kitchen table back, Mitre 10's Sam Scott explains how he and his kids built a handy fold up table. Audio
A ventilator prototype in the Waikato
We speak to Jeff Sharp of the Hamilton plastics engineering firm ES Plastics. Audio
Cell tower attacks - as if we don't have enough to deal with
Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at why so many cell towers have been attacked globally and here in New Zealand, as misinformation stirs fear and ignorance over a non-existent link between 5G… Audio
Coronavirus: Government experts missing important data
Two top pandemic advisers to the Government say they have not seen crucial Covid-19 data, and some other data is weak, with five days to go till a decision on lockdown.
Epidemiologist Michael Baker… Audio
Coronavirus: Government advisor says contact tracing data weak
A top pandemic advisor to the Government says the data around contact tracing is still weak, just five days before the Government will decide whether to ease the lockdown.
Physics professor Shaun… Audio
Telling the story of Covid-19 with Data
Jeff Weir is a data analyst and data enthusiast and he'd like to see more open data from the Ministry of Health to take advantage of the many data enthusiasts who could wrangle it to get the clearest… Audio
Lockdown sparks ingenuity to deal with supermarket queues
Typical number eight wire solution comes out of lock down requirements to limit the numbers in the line at the supermarket. Site founder Gareth Hayes joins the Panel. Audio
Google Data and what it says about NZ's lockdown
Recent Google mobility data shows that the massive behavioural changes which have occurred in New Zealand support the feasibilibity of the elimination goal being achieveable, Matt Boyd is one of the… Audio
The humble voice call making a comeback
In light of the pandemic forcing people apart socially the humble voice to voice phone call is making a come back. Audio
Scam Spotting in the Age of Covid-19
Netsafe has created a new public education campaign called Stay Connected, Stay Safe to help people who don't necessarily understand the risks of being online and the ways they can be safer. We're… Audio
Coronavirus: Government launching digital mental health tools
The Government is launching three digital mental health tools today to help people deal with the effects of Covid-19.
Two apps and an e-therapy course will use things like daily web seminars and… Audio
