Technology
Is the future a digital virus war?
Tom Moore of Aura information security explains what the future of viruses is likely to look like and how our lives could be impacted. Audio
New technology with Bill Bennett
Technology journalist Bill Bennett on the Petya ransomware attack, Google being fined US$2.7 billion by the European Union, and iPhone's tenth birthday: how it's changed just about everything in… Audio
NZ businesses run for cover as global cyber threat spreads
The latest global cyber ransomware attack is threatening to disrupt New Zealand businesses. Rob Pope is the director of the cyber security watch dog Cert NZ, and says there hasn't been a direct attack… Audio
Medical drones set to be tested in the Far North
Paua Interface will start trialling medicine drops by drone later this year to isolated rural patients. Company principal Robyn Kamira says this is a first for New Zealand and possibly the world and… Audio
Cyber attack hits shipping giant Maersk
The global cyber-attack that is now starting to be felt in New Zelanad may have started via corrupted updates on a piece of accountancy software. Ryan Kalembar is the senior vice president of… Audio
Five-year-olds to learn computer programming basics
Draft changes to the curriculum will see all primary school children learn computational thinking, and how to use digital technologies effectively, from 2020 onwards. Video, Audio
Kids to learn how to code before high school
All children would be required to learn how to program computers at primary school under proposed changes to the school curriculum.
Facebook reaches two billion users
More than a quarter of the world's population, including nearly two thirds of New Zealanders, now use the social network every month.
5G Rural Internet
The United Nations say connectivity to the Internet is a basic human right, however one-year on, it says half of the planet is not connected. Most of these users live in rural and low-income areas… Audio
Cyber Attack Reaches Australia
A ransomware attack rolling out across the globe has affected Australian offices of global companies. International law firm DLA Piper has told Australian employees it has been the victim of a "major… Audio
Computer programming set to go on primary school curriculum
Computer programming is about to stand alongside reading, writing and maths in the classroom in terms of core literacy skills. We take a look at what this new kind of literacy will mean for raising… Audio
Cyber attack hits companies across Europe
Banks, retailers, and energy and transport firms across Europe have been struck by a major ransomware attack.
Kevin Kelly: 'Don't be afraid of AI'
To create a future we'd want to live in we need a picture in our heads that isn't dystopian, says the founing editor of Wired magazine Kevin Kelly. Audio
Tech Talk with Paul Brislen
Has your iPhone been giving you the dreaded warning that your storage is almost full and you can't save anymore?You're not alone, says tech expert Paul Brislen. He talks to Jesse Mulligan about what's… Audio
Just the Ticket?
Local event listing company Eventfinda is challenging New Zealand’s ticketing status quo and going up against American-owned Ticketmaster and Australian-owned Ticketek, announcing this week that it… Audio
America's Cup a great example of Kiwi innovation
There's pretty much no chance of missing the fact we won the America's Cup this morning. Callaghan Innovation chief executive, Vic Crone says it's another example of New Zealand's innovation been… Audio
First-person shooter
Practical shooting is a gun sport where the emphasis is on moving quickly between targets against the clock. This Way Up's Simon Morton goes along to Rotorua Pistol Club to see how it's done. Audio, Gallery
Ian Taylor on tech at the America's Cup
Ever wonder about those computer graphics that look almost as high tech as the yacht racing itself? They are the work of Ian Taylor, one time rock singer, TV presenter and then proprietor of a… Audio
Getting engaged with the audience
Thousands of people took part in TVNZ's recent interactive project What Next? but critics complained the questions and answers didn't reveal very much. Mediawatch talks to two experts about a new… Audio
Where to with wearables?
The race is on to develop the next generation of wearable technologies that will make our lives better, easier and more productive... in theory. Professor Paul Lukowicz, who specialises in AI, talks… Audio
