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Project to replace Civil Registration system falls through
The multi-million-dollar project was meant to give people far faster and more secure access to their identity data online.
Midweek Mediawatch - chunking out some decision gates
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the government's new chunked-out action plan, a new channel coming to the ThreeNow app - and why media companies chasing… Audio
When sport trumped politics in the middle east
When the final whistle blew on the 2007 Asian Cup, commentators declared "the team without hope has brought joy to its fractured nation. Football succeeds where politics has failed." The Iraqi… Audio
Rodney Bell: 'Silence for me is a meaningful piece of rejuvenation'
Award-winning dancer and choreographer Rodney Bell (Ngāti Maniapoto) chats to Jesse Mulligan about some of his favourite things, including a book about silence, an '80s muscle magazine and a Bryan… Video, Audio
Podcast Critic: Evie Ashton
This week Evie talks to Jesse about The Guardian's series Black Box. Audio
Explainer: The world of anime and its rise in popularity
When Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and The Heron won the best animation prize at the Academy Awards this year it cemented anime's place in mainstream culture. Audio
Nadia Lim's Farm season two released
Nadia Lim's Farm series is back for a second season offering a peek behind the scenes into the life she's built after leaving the city for Royalburn Station. Audio
Newshounds - a classroom resource helping kids detect fake news
The digital world can be a confronting and confusing place for many of us, as we try and decipher what's real and what's not. Audio
Older owners limiting potential of small businesses to grow, exploit technology - expert
The country needs to find a way to encourage young Kiwis to start businesses, an accounting body says.
Crackdown on scammers leads to cutback in victim numbers
A multi-agency operation has uncovered a large network of scammers from the UK and Australia operating in New Zealand.
Australia's PM demands answers from Israel after aid worker killed in Gaza
Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese demanding answers from Israel after an Australian aid worker was killed while delivering food… Audio
Florida's Supreme Court ushers in a 6 week abortion ban
United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about Florida's Supreme Court ushering in a 6 week abortion ban, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona passing away and… Audio
Tech Tuesday with Tim Warren
Today Tim Warren talks to Jesse about the pros and cons of using tracking devices such as apple air tags. Audio
Google to delete records from Incognito tracking
The search giant will block third-party tracking by default for people searching the web in private mode.
Motatau students make a splash with their underwater robotics
It's a long way from Motatau to America - but it's a journey a group of kids from this remote Northland valley are determined to make to compete with the best in underwater robotics.
A tool to calculate how a warmer world impacts on health
With temperatures soaring in parts of Australia this past summer a device is being trialed to help calculate the health risk intense heat poses to the human body. Audio
Sustainable replacement for polystyrene developed in NZ
A sustainable replacement for polystyrene developed here in New Zealand is going commercial.
The new technology, ZealaFoam, relies on starch derived from plants like maize, cassava and sugar cane.
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Oranga Tamariki IT overhaul leaves social workers without access to some information
A multimillion-dollar IT platform vital to safeguarding children at risk of abuse has lurched into the danger zone and had to be reset.
AT&T data breach: Millions of customers caught up in dark web leak
Personal data belonging to 73 million current or former AT&T customers has been leaked online.
AI photos show people with cancer their lost future
People with incurable cancer have been given a glimpse of a future they know they may not see in a Gallery of Hope, created using photography and artificial intelligence.
