Technology
The Panel with Chris Finlayson & Verity Johnson (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Mark Leishman is joined by panellists Chris Finlayson & Verity Johnson. The trio discuss the conversion of a beloved Hawke's Bay farm into pine, MOTAT being nominated for an… Audio
Trump administration told to keep text records amid Yemen attack chat controversy
A federal judge made the ruling in a preservation lawsuit brought in the wake of the revelation that Cabinet officials were discussing war plans on Signal.
Musk's grandfather and the 1930s movement aiming to merge the US, Canada and Greenland
A movement that wanted to merge North America into one nation and extend its borders might sound incredibly familiar.
The Panel with Kathryn Graham & Ian Powell (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Kathryn Graham & Ian Powell. They ask - when is the right age to get a smartphone? Plus we speak to the Auckland man building a community… Audio
The Panel with Kathryn Graham & Ian Powell (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Kathryn Graham & Ian Powell. They discuss Tamatha Paul's comments on the police. We get an explainer of Signal, and should we take a two… Audio
New Zealand authors books hoovered up by illegal pirate site
It's been revealed the illegal pirate site Lib Gen has hoovered up thousands of books written by New Zealand authors. Some of that work is now being copied by Meta and other AI companies allegedly in… Audio
Tech: Surrendering passwords when you travel, Iran uses drones
Technology correspondent Alex Sims joins Kathryn to look at three recent tech stories and how they fit with privacy. Audio
Life after cars for Leaf batteries
An Irish entrepreneur is recycling old Nissan leaf batteries and has begun turning some of them into energy storage for the home. How is it done, and is it possible here in New Zealand? Audio
Former US intelligence official "horrified" over Signal use
A former director of the White House Situation Room and senior CIA and NSA official says he is horrified by the use of a messaging app by Senior White House and Pentagon officials. Audio
Two new zero emission hydrogen trucks launched
Two new zero emission trucks are being launched on Thursday as part of an effort to reduce emissions from transport. TR Group general manager Brendan King spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Samoan tech wiz named Young New Zealander of the Year
Samoan tech expert Namulau'ulu Nu'uali'i Eteroa Lafaele achived a milestone last Thursday when she was named Aotearoa's Young New Zealander of the Year. Audio
Feature interview: the true story of the atomic spaceship
Mars by 1965, Saturn by 1970. This was the motto of a group of eminent scientists in the 1950's who had an audacious plan for space travel riding atomic explosions. Physicist Freeman Dyson was part of… Audio
Melbourne company builds first multi-storey 3D-printed home
The Melbourne-based company aiming to build the first multi-storey 3D printed home in the Southern Hemisphere. Audio
NZ treads water in Indo-Pacific defence as US, Australia make plans
The top US commander in the Indo-Pacific has given a glimpse of a war with China playbook, as US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth heads around the Pacific after revealing actual war plans to a… Audio
Machines to take over more jobs at Immigration NZ
Machines will take over more jobs at Immigration New Zealand under a multi-million-dollar overhaul of visa systems. immigration reporter Gill Bonnett spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
New threat to the undersea cables keeping our internet going
A Chinese tool capable of cutting the most fortified undersea cables is stoking fears. Audio
China unveils new tool capable of cutting undersea cables
China has unveiled a new tool deployed by a drone capable of cutting the most fortified undersea data cable, adding to fears for fibre-optic cables that are the lifeblood of the internet and New… Audio
NZ businesses complacent over cyber security threats - report
A new survey shows many companies are overestimating their resilience and ability to handle cyber attacks.
Podcast investigates abuse and exploitation in the age of AI
Levittown shares the stories of dozens of young women who discovered photos of themselves stolen from social media, manipulated and posted on a porn site. Audio
Laila Lalami: The Dream Hotel
Laila Lalami is the author of five books, and her latest work, The Dream Hotel is a gripping speculative mystery about the seductive dangers of the technologies that are supposed to make our lives… Audio
