Technology
New Metservice App: "annoying, unintelligible, too many ads"
The Metservice has taken a lashing on social media for its newly-upgraded smartphone app. Tech commentator Paul Brislen, a long-time user of the previous MetService app, reviews the new one. Audio
Blogger convicted for playing Pokemon Go in a church
A Russian blogger has been given a three-and-a-half year suspended sentence after he posted a video of himself playing Pokemon Go in a church.
Uber faces setback in European market
The European Union's top court has been advised to rule that the US ride-hailing firm is actually a transport service not an app, with a final ruling to be made in the coming months.
New 111 location system to pinpoint disconnected calls
Police can now track exactly where you are should your 111 call be disconnected - but only if you have an Android smartphone.
Why Alexa isn't coming to NZ
Technology Correspondent, Jonathan Mosen talks to Kathryn Ryan about how NZ is missing out on a consumer product category that's taking larger countries like the US and UK by storm, smart speakers you… Audio
US radio station airs advice on how to hide child porn
An online petition has been launched by residents of the town of Benson in the US state of Arizona against a radio station which broadcast advice on how to hide child pornography.
France investigates Macron campaign email hack
French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the leak of large quantities of hacked data from Emmanuel Macron's campaign two days before Sunday's presidential election.
Tech sector looking for ways to keep and attract women workers
The technology industry wants to find out why women are leaving the technology sector in New Zealand, at a time when the need for skilled workers has never been higher. Audio
Blockchain: the future of the web?
Technologists are working to develop the next generation of the web - Web 3.0 - which is aimed at decentralising the web and perhaps more importantly eliminating expensive middlemen and giving users… Audio
The Museum of Failure
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Dr. Samuel West is the organisational psychologist behind the Museum of Failure. Where Failure is celebrated. Audio
Speed-dating for the Arts, Science and Tech
New Zealand's arts, science and tech sectors are getting together to see if our performing arts sector can be transformed. Audio
Virtual memories: VR for seniors
Virtual reality technology isn't just for millennials and gamers. Recently, a series of VR films targeted at a very mature audience premiered at a New York senior citizen's centre. Video, Audio
Chasing the first sub-2 hour marathon
This weekend, on a Formula One race track in Italy, three of the world's top long-distance runners attempt to run the first sub-2 hour marathon. Audio
Listener feedback for 6 May 2017
Kim Hill reads emails and text messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme. Audio
Body cams making Dunedin's parking wardens feel safer
Parking wardens in Dunedin have recorded 18 incidents of violence or abuse in one month.
NZ Businesses lagging in customer experience and data analytics
New Zealand businesses are failing badly to develop the digital services that customers want, preferring to concentrate on their earnings. Audio
The end of the cult of car ownership?
Kathryn Ryan talks with Stanford University lecturer Tony Seba who has co-authored a report predicting the impact of driver-less cars. He says within 10 years of regulatory approval, 95% of passenger… Audio
Four Auckland schools receive hoax bomb threats
Police have been investigating a series of email bomb threats to Auckland schools.
Balloon failure a downer - NASA
NASA's latest super pressure balloon flight has come to an untimely end just over a week after its launch from Wanaka. Video
Gender bias and Facebook comments: Is there a male equivalent of a vile hag?
Analysis - Gender as a topic always seems to attract abuse, as RNZ's The 9th Floor interview with Jenny Shipley shows very clearly, writes Megan Whelan.
