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Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 1 August 2024
On today's episode, an investigation into a Transpower pylon that toppled over in Northland, cutting power to most of the region, has found contractor error was to blame, Health NZ will stop using its… Audio
Why is everyone talking about the Ballerina Farm trad wife interview?
Hannah Neeleman beams her idyllic country life to millions of followers, but a recent profile frames her as trapped.
NZME admits AI editorial lacked journalistic rigour
The New Zealand Herald's publisher NZME admits a recent editorial lacked journalistic rigour, after it was revealed artificial intelligence tools were used to create the piece. AUT's head of… Audio
Microsoft services go offline for thousands around NZ
The problems - which hit businesses and even parliament - came just hours after a cyber-attack affected services around the world.
Tech: Govt's AI approach, Meta's $1.4b settlement
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin talks about the latest Microsoft outage, the government's AI plans, Meta's fine over facial recognition and how AI is affecting the bottom line of big tech. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 1 August
On today's episode, triathlete Hayden Wilde has won silver in the men's triathlon, we cross to Nathan Rarere in Paris, as well as talking to Hayden Wilde's proud grandparents, Guyon Espiner discusses… Audio
Herald publishes editorial written by AI
An editorial published in last weekend's Weekend Herald was written by artificial intelligence. Colin Peacock from RNZ Mediawatch spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Herald deploys AI for editorial, admits lack of rigour
The New Zealand Herald’s publisher NZME says it should have employed more “journalistic rigour” when it used artificial intelligence tools to create an editorial that appeared in the Weekend Herald…
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Midweek Mediawatch - punching below our weight
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the Herald using AI to write an editorial - and delves into the media's disappointment over our lacklustre Olympic medal… Audio
MPs get primetime with state owned media
The Social Services and Community Committee has been told by state owned media this week that despite fears and perceptions, they’re still alive and well. Audio
Podcast Critic: Jemima Huston
Jemima talks about Hysterical by Wondery. It's about a mysterious illness that spreads through a school in New York. She also discusses Dangerous Memories by Tortoise which is about a holistic… Audio
Hospitals' medical tech supplier fails to find root cause of problems
Philips said it regretted the concerns expressed in Te Whatu Ora papers.
Cloud software sector and its economic potential
A new report finds the cloud software sector is taking on some of the country's biggest export earners in terms of value to the economy. Audio
30 Abigail Dougherty | Terror in the Garden City
When the call came in about a mass shooting, visual journalist Abigail Dougherty jumped on the first plane to Christchurch. The images she captured powerfully communicated the sorrow of New Zealand’s… Audio
Book Critic: Claire Mabey
Claire Mabey talks about Megan Dunn's The Mermaid Chronicles, The Nevermoor books and previews a new documentary about Dame Fiona Kidman. Audio
Survey finds young people seeing more unwanted and harmful content online
Young people have told the chief censor they are seeing unwanted and harmful content around body image online. And they say algorithms are making positive and reliable information harder to get. Audio
Why Kiwis disconnect from the internet
Do you suffer from anxiety when the WiFi goes down, or stuggle to pry your eyes away from your phone during a movie? New research has looked into who in New Zealand is 'disconnecting', and what their… Audio
Feature interview: Stephen King at 50
50 years ago, Stephen King published his first novel and Carrie became an instant horror classic. Two culture critic and horror fans have taken it upon themselves to read every single Stephen King… Audio
Television Critic
Dominic Cory, coming live from LA and Comic Con, reviews the sixth season of Cobra Kai, which just landed on Netflix, and Elsbeth, a new series on TVNZ+. Audio
'Atomic bomb hell must never be repeated' - Japan's last survivors
Victims of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki believe their horrific past must act as a warning for the future.
