Technology

After seeing one too many skips overflowing with usable materials, Auckland tradie Tim Boyd started dragging pieces of timber home to his flat at the end of the day and making them into new things… Audio, Gallery

President and Chief Legal Officer of the technology giant Microsoft, Brad Smith, who says the Christchurch shootings must galvanise the tech sector to work together and with governments around the… Audio

New York Times bestselling author Jake Knapp realised he has a serious problem when it came to his phone and took action to get control back over his life without constant app distractions. Audio

In the last week we have discovered just how little power our Government, the law and our biggest businesses have over Google and Facebook in our own country, let alone consumers. In the wake of the… Audio

Facebook is insisting it's ready for more regulation that would stop killers from being to able to livestream their attacks. It took the social media giant 29 minutes to find out about livestreamed… Audio

Lester Wright, Jesse's uncle, lost his wedding ring while swimming off the coast of Waiake. He asked for help, and someone with a metal detector answered his call.   Audio

In the last century we have seen a massive revolution in telecommunications. Technological advances have brought the world closer together, but we have lost something too. Liz Garton looks at the… Audio

The role that social media played in the spread of a video of the Christchurch attacks has become a prime focus of the analyis of the event. Questions are being raised about the willingness of the big… Audio

What are the technology giants doing about the issue of harmful and objectionable material being disseminated on their platforms? Bloomberg tech journalist Sarah Frier. Audio

The minister responsible for spy agencies, Andrew Little, says they've stepped up their monitoring of white supremacists. He says it's still to early to say if they missed an opportunity to catch the… Audio

The Privacy Commissioner is criticising Facebook for failing to stop accused gunman Brenton Tarrant from livestreaming the mass shooting of worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch on Friday. John… Audio

A group of more than 50 large New Zealand companies are considering pulling their advertising from Facebook and Youtube. They want global action to put pressure on the social media giants to force… Audio

A top British journalist is accusing Facebook and Google of inciting violence by hosting the video taken by the shooter in Christchurch's mosque killings. The video has been viewed by hundreds of… Audio