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Huge sums in subsidies will go to Amazon when a Lord of the Rings series is made here in the years to come. In the year just gone, a much more modest amount of public money was spent helping local… Audio

Over 55 years ago, Welshman Brian Robson mailed himself to London from Australia in a crate, with the help of a couple of friends he would eventually lose touch with. Now, he wants to find those… Audio

The government's priorities are being questioned after it announced it's giving Amazon a $100 million-plus boost to film the Lord of the Rings television series here.

Under a Memorandum of… Audio

Headquartered in Seattle, Amazon is the second-biggest private workplace in the United States behind Walmart, employing more than 800 thousand people. It's CEO, Jeff Bezos, is the richest person… Audio

My Current Song this morning comes from the saxophonist Nick Atkinson, whose name will be familiar to RNZ listeners from his time on Music 101 and lovers of funk will also be very familiar with his… Audio

Business growth and ambitions took Danny Tomsett and his family to Austin in August 2019, but within six months they were living in a Covid-19 world. The former Papamoa native is calling home from the… Audio

Technology correspondent Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about whether the Cold War has been replaced with The Code War as the number of exploits, subversions and thefts seems to increase. Audio

Sound of Metal is a groundbreaking presentation of the deaf experience anchored by one of the finest performances of 2020, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Nobel prize-winning geneticist Sir Paul Nurse's latest book, What Is Life?, explores the question of what we as humans share with all other living things on this planet.  Audio

Covid-19 has been brutal in Peru, with the country having the highest death rate per population in the world. But it's not all doom and gloom. Patrick Emanuel is part of a team who have invented a new… Audio

How many times have you made a rushed purchase online because you've been alerted to the fact that other people are making the same purchase? This is often due to 'dark matters.' Mohawk Media's Helen… Audio

Underworld investigator Misha Glenny says the Covid-19 pandemic is going to change the nature of the drug-dealing business, working against the big organised crime cartels who traditionally control… Audio

"If your picture is not good enough, it's because you're not close enough." That's the mantra of Israeli solider-turned-wildlife-photographer Amos Nachoum. His film, Picture of His Life is screening… Video, Audio

The change at the top of the National Party's hierarchy and the nation's overall progress under Alert Level 2 are on the agenda for this week's panel discussion, which includes guests Linda Clark and… Audio

Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to look at whether contact tracing apps are delivering as promised, even as privacy is threatened. Tim Bray, a legend in technology circles, quit as… Audio

Trade Me has been our favourite online marketplace for nearly two decades, but serious competition is on the way. Peter Griffin looks at our e-commerce options. Audio

Satellites have the potential to revolutionise many aspects of life, but they could also be shut down by hackers and used as weapons. Cyber conflict commentator Dr. William Akoto says all it takes is… Audio

William Gibson has imagined the near future more convincingly than anyone else for four decades now. His latest sci-fi thriller, Agency, is a book with both feet placed firmly in the future that will… Audio

While they are quite happy to make some of their content here, don’t hold your breath waiting for Amazon Prime to start making genuinely local programmes, says Dan Slevin.