Technology
MSD rush caused privacy breach - critics
The government's rush to bring in a new data-gathering policy could have caused a serious privacy breach, the Privacy Commissioner says.
Paul Brislen on Malware
In our fortnighly tech talk with Paul Brislen we discuss the big tech issue of the moment: the computer virus WannaCry. Audio
Doctor Robot
Catherine Mohr is a world-leader in surgical robotics. She's based in Silicon Valley but in New Zealand to deliver the Pickering Lecture for the Institute of Professional engineers. Audio
Global cyber attack: Less than $70k in ransom paid
Less than $70,000 has been paid in ransom in the global WannaCry cyber attack, and US authorities say even those who paid did not got access to their data back.
Where did the WannaCry ransomware attack originate?
Where did the WannaCry ransomware attack originate? Cybercrime reporter Kim Zetter says ransomware attacks usually originate in the eastern blok - and they are becoming more common. Audio
WannaCry: Lyttelton Port to shut for eight hours as precaution
Operations will stop at the port tomorrow night as officials work to determine New Zealanders' level of exposure to the massive global cyber attack. Audio
Govt working to confirm whether NZ hit by ransomware attack
The Computer Emergency Response Team, or CERT, is investigating the first reports of WannaCry ransomware impacting computer users in New Zealand. Video, Audio
Govt advised to rev up electric car roll-out
The New Zealand government should lead from the front by making sure its own vehicles are powered by electricity, an overseas expert says.
Fidgeting and device addiction
Our children seem to be constantly preoccupied by something. Audio
Countdown to NZ's first rocket launch
Move over Cape Canaveral it's lift-off from Mahia Penninsula. Audio
Warning as ransomware virus hits computers worldwide
Cyber experts are bracing for more attacks as the biggest ever cyber attack of its kind hits more computers worldwide. NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says there aren't any reports that the… Audio
Push for more Pacific people to get into NZ tech sector
As part of Tech Week, the launch of a new internship programme was timed to also showcase Pacific tech entrepreneurs in Auckland this month. Audio
Hydrofluorocarbon phase down should happen sooner, campaigners say
The Green Party says the phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons is a necessary step but believes New Zealand could be more ambitious.
Cyber-attack prompts warning to update software
The government's cyber emergency response team is urging people to keep their computer software up-to-date, as the threat of cyber-attacks increases.
Cyber-attack 'unprecedented' in scale
A cyber-attack that hit organisations worldwide including the UK's National Health Service is "unprecedented", Europe's police agency says.
NZ computers caught up in global cyberattack
The government's cyber emergency response team is looking into a massive global extortion attack that has hit computers here.
Detecting fake drugs
There are over 200 million cases of malaria recorded worldwide every year and it kills more than 400,000 people annually, according to the World Health Organisation.. Although it can be treated by… Audio
Training doctors using VR
Virtual reality technology is already touted as a safe, effective way to train pilots, parole officers, surgeons, soldiers and bus drivers. A pilot study at Waitemata DHB is now using VR to train… Audio
Tech addiction: clicking for kicks
A new book claims almost half of us have some kind of behavioural addiction involving screens or the internet, and that has worrying implications for us as social beings. Audio
Global cyberattack
Juha Saarinen is a technology journalist and writer living in Auckland. He contributes to the New Zealand Herald over the years, he has written for the Guardian, Wired, PC World, Computerworld and… Audio
