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Spy agencies tight-lipped over top secret document leak
New Zealand spy agencies and the government have been caught up in a leak of secret documents assessing Israel's plans to attack Iran.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs lawsuits pile up as lawyers seek gag order
One plaintiff claims she was 13-years-old when Combs drugged and assaulted her.
Roblox a 'hunting ground' for child sex offenders
The warning comes as police say predators contact children through gaming platforms, then groom them to go into private chat rooms. Audio
Television Critic: Monsters - Menendez brothers and Tulsa King
Caitlin Cherry discusses Monsters - The Menendez Brothers (Netflix) and Tulsa King Season 2 (TVNZ on Demand), Colin from Accounts (TVNZ on Demand), Audio
NZ Space Agency hopes agreement will result in more joint missions
The New Zealand and UK space agencies have come up with principles to make it easier for companies to do work in space.
Kiwi-made tech can detect diseases instantly
A New Zealand biotechnology company has developed portable equipment to instantly diagnose animal and human diseases without the need of a lab.
Pensioner loses $224k after being tricked by AI deepfake of Christopher Luxon
Jill Creasy was fooled by a realistic-looking video of the PM, purportedly urging pensioners to invest in Bitcoin.
Best Song Eva: Josh Thomson
NZ Comedian Josh Thomson plays Martin, the head of Human Resources in the newly launched season of The Office Australia. He joins us to pick his best song ever. Audio
Why Google Maps can't pronounce Māori place names
It's unacceptable that AI tools and global tech companies are still lagging in te reo pronunciation, a Māori tech innovator says. Audio
Mediawatch for Sunday 20th October 2024
Coverage of capital's troubled Council - and claims the government could intervene. Also: news publishers respond to a survey showing more Kiwis dodging their news - and surge in social media scam… Audio
Scam Facebook ads targeting media trust
Mediawatch - What's behind a sudden surge of scandalous social media posts co-opting news media names to make them look less dodgy?
Capital council clash claims run ahead of the facts
Mediawatch - Media joined the chorus claiming the government will intervene in the council crisis in Wellington. Then they started saying they'd be better off out of it.
WCC frenzy, dodging the news, scam ads scandal
Coverage of capital's troubled Council - and claims the government could intervene. Also: news publishers respond to a survey showing more Kiwis dodging their news - and surge in social media scam… Audio
Inside Mossad’s pager operation
The Washington Post's security reporter, Joby Warrick talk to us about his deep dive into the details of Israel's elaborate plan to sabotage Hezbollah communications devices to kill or maim thousands… Audio
Police data now being transferred regularly to Stats NZ
The data is anonymised and researchers can't use it to identify or link victims and offenders.
Police deletion of unlawful photos 'fundamental to public trust' - privacy commissioner
Police have been told public trust is on the line over getting technology in place to find and delete all the photos of people they should not have stored.
MediaWorks to disestablish some jobs
MediaWorks says it will look to redeploy any staff facing redundancy to other areas of its radio business.
The Pre-Panel for 17 October 2024
Today on the pre-panel, Mark Leishman joins Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show and producer Sam Hollis discusses the phenomenon of posting pictures of meals on Instagram. Audio
Hobsons Pledge ad in NZ Herald breached Advertising Standards Code
"The complaints board ruled three claims in the two-page wrap advertisement were materially misleading," the ASA said.
