Technology
Screening rights: Underdog makes the big league
The telco Spark has scored English football rights that were part of the package at Sky TV for years. Mediawatch looks at how the English Premier League has become a political football in the…
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Dr Nick Munn: technology raising ethical questions in farming
Rapid advances in technology on farms are creating ethical dilemmas for farmers. Dr Nick Munn from Waikato University says there are big ethical implications in using hi-tech tools to help on a farm.
…Lisa Brown - What is aerospace medicine?
Lisa Brown is a general surgical trainee at North Shore Hospital and PhD candidate at the University of Auckland. She's also been studying aerospace medicine, and was the first New Zealander to… Audio
Dialling up to a better future on the West Coast
West Coast companies are finding success online as they look to overcome the barriers of living in such an isolated place.
Google in China and the voice shopping hype
Sarah Putt looks at why we shouldn't believe the hype about voice shopping, Rocket Lab's next launch and will Google return to China? Audio
West Coast finding success online
West Coast companies are finding success online as they look to overcome the barriers of living in such an isolated place. A series of digital technology workshops helping businesses lift their online… Audio
Govt can lead way by sharing construction risk - Graham Burke
The government's plan to tackle construction industry concerns can't come soon enough for sub contractors. Cabinet ministers met with construction leaders on Monday to address the major challenges… Audio
Govt fails to follow MBIE rules on construction contracts
Cabinet ministers and construction leaders met in Wellington yesterday to discuss how to solve the major challenges facing the struggling industry. The sector has been plagued by issues related to… Audio
Infowars removed from Apple, YouTube, Facebook and Spotify
Apple, YouTube, Facebook and Spotify all took down podcasts and channels from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, saying that the Infowars author had broken community standards.
Kiwi teen crowned world's Powerpoint champion
Tristan Mona from Auckland's Avondale College beat more than 760,000 competitors from more than 100 countries to become the world's Microsoft Powerpoint champion. Video, Audio
Immigration NZ forced to address privacy concerns with RealMe
Privacy breaches by immigration advisors have forced Immigration New Zealand to halt efforts to move some of its visa applications solely online.
Leonardo DiCaprio invests in NZ shoe company Allbirds
Leonardo DiCaprio has invested in NZ shoe company Allbirds. The company was the brainchild of Tim Brown, a former All White, who'd spent an awful lot of time in football boots, and became moderately… Video, Audio
All major supermarkets in NZ to ban single use plastic bags
In five months you won't be able to get a single use plastic bag at a big supermarket in New Zealand. That means New World, Pak N Save, Four Square, Countdown and some smaller chains. Audio
Apple hits $1 trillion valuation
The Silicon Valley stalwart's stock has surged more than 50,000 percent since its 1980 initial public offering. Video, Audio
Voice calls on phones are down
We don't talk anymore. On the phone, anyway.A British report says that the total volume of calls made on mobiles fell by 1.7% in 2017, even though making them is the cheapest it has ever been. Audio
Trillion dollar Apple
If you're actually confused about what a TRILLION actually is - it's a million million. And as Apple becomes the world's first publicly traded trillion-dollar company, Kiwibank Financial Markets today… Audio
Stars of social media
The world's most influential and wealthy social media stars have been announced. According to the list compiled by Hopper HQ, Instagram has helped some beauty bloggers become household names.One of… Audio
Cha-Ching: Apple's market value soars to $1,000,000,000,000
The iPhone maker's market value is more than five times the value of the New Zealand economy.
NZ police monitoring developments around 3D firearms
A law professor says 3D firearms are not yet a threat to New Zealand, but could be as technology evolves. Audio
Samsung and Apple's latest results
Tech Correspondent, Bill Bennett has reaction to Apple being the first Trillion dollar company. Also a US federal judge has blocked downloads of 3D gun plans from a website on Tuesday and an… Audio
