Technology
Connecting the regions with broadband
Craig Young of the Technology Users Association, has been looking at the election policies on broadband. Audio
Government deal done over facial recognition technology
The Government has done a deal over facial recognition technology that throws access to it wide open.
The Internal Affairs Department has signed a master agreement with a leading global biometrics… Audio
Labour promises $60m fund to improve internet in rural areas
The Labour Party is promising to boost internet connectivity in rural New Zealand if re-elected.
Doubts over CovidCard technology, cost, new documents show
Documents released by the government show officials grappling with some of the difficulties of technology being used to support contact tracing. Audio
UK inquiry says 'clear evidence' of Huawei collusion with CCP
There is "clear evidence of collusion" between Huawei and the "Chinese Communist Party apparatus", a UK parliamentary inquiry has concluded.
CovidCard testing delays keep public waiting
Delays and confusion over testing of the Covid Card mean the technology has yet to make it to the wider public, despite the Health Minister saying trials were underway.
A Rotorua-based trial of the… Audio
More farmers say Google Maps sending drivers over tracks
Farmers sick of shooing intruders off their properties are demanding answers from Google - but the tech giant won't say exactly how it came to list their private tracks as roads.
Privacy, security concerns delay CovidCard trials
The CovidCard is yet to be trialled in the general population, despite the Minister of Health this morning telling RNZ a trial had begun. Audio
Tech business owner Ian Taylor says Covid Card delays frustrating
The Covid Card has not been trialled in the general population, despite the Minister of Health this morning telling RNZ a trial had begun.
The trial was due to start a month ago.
But the Ministry… Audio
Mars at its closest point to Earth next week
Mars and Earth will be at their nearest point on 14 October and won't get that close again until 2035. Audio
Tech's role in bushfire battle, Aussies invest in tech
Tech commentator Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to talk about how technology could be harnessed to identify and fight bushfires in Australia, with a plan between Optus and the Australian National… Audio
The Kiwi researcher exposing the links between the religious right & Trump
A New Zealand researcher has helped expose how data is being harvested and used by churches in the US to microtarget and radicalise vulnerable people into right-wing politics. Video, Audio
Big Tech: Between a rock and a hard place in the US
The US elections could affect the global social media and technology landscape. We now have two huge clues for what Big Tech can expect in the years to come.
Farm tracks on Google Maps as roads raises concerns
A West Coast farmer was disconcerted to find a farm track on his property listed as a road on Google Maps.
Scathing report compares tech titans to oil barons, railroad tycoons
Four of the biggest technology companies used "killer acquisitions" to block rivals, charged exorbitant fees and forced small businesses into "oppressive" contracts, an inquiry has found.
Drones deployed over Lake Ōhau fire
Drones will be in the air this morning to map hot spots of the Lake Ōhau fire in the Mackenzie Basin.
Crews remained on site overnight to keep track of the fire, which started on Sunday.
It now… Audio
Paul Spain on the enduring legacy of Windows XP
Technology correspondent, host of the NZ Tech podcast and CEO of Gorilla Media Paul Spain joins Karyn to look at a hectic week in tech news internationally. Audio
NZ's largest floating solar array catching the sun in Auckland
It's just under one hectare in size, captures the sun to produce electricity and floats on water.
New Zealand's largest and only floating solar array has officially opened in Auckland's Northshore… Video, Audio
Bernie Monk wants Lidar scanners used at Pike River
Bernie Monk, whose son Michael died in the Pike River disaster nearly ten years ago, is frustrated the Pike River Recovery Agency is not using remote sensing scanners to map the mine.
The agency says… Audio
Technology on election agenda, App store showdown
Technology commentator Sarah Putt looks at the small number of political parties with dedicated technology policies - what's in them? The issue of the 30 per cent cut taken by Apple and Google for… Audio
