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Midweek Mediawatch - TVNZ's cuts hit the screen
Midweek Mediawatch - Colin Peacock talks to Emile Donovan about Fair Go and Sunday coming to a sad but dignified end this week at TVNZ, as the broadcaster itself copped criticism for its handling of the redundancies and closures. Also: a complaint against a newspaper’s controversial coverage of roading and new… Audio
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Māori, Pasifika risk discrimination from new police technology - expert
15 May 2024Similar tech in America frequently falsely accuses people of colour of being someone else, Dr Karaitiana Taiuru says. Audio
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What is Blockout 2024?
15 May 2024Is a new trend of blocking celebrities and influencers helping the people of Gaza?
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The Pre-Panel for 15 May 2024
15 May 2024Today on the Pre-Panel Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Tom Riste-Smith joins to discuss the QR codes replacing wait staff in resturants. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - TVNZ's cuts hit the screen
Midweek Mediawatch - Colin Peacock talks to Emile Donovan about Fair Go and Sunday coming to a sad but dignified end this week at TVNZ, as the broadcaster itself copped criticism for its handling of… Audio
Māori, Pasifika risk discrimination from new police technology - expert
Similar tech in America frequently falsely accuses people of colour of being someone else, Dr Karaitiana Taiuru says. Audio
What is Blockout 2024?
Is a new trend of blocking celebrities and influencers helping the people of Gaza?
The Pre-Panel for 15 May 2024
Today on the Pre-Panel Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Tom Riste-Smith joins to discuss the QR codes replacing wait staff in resturants. Audio
Wairarapa Times-Age newspaper purchased by Stuff
The newspaper's local, rural and real estate was a natural fit for Stuff's regional network, its managing director says.
Dr Jonathan Haidt on devices and mental health
A surge of suffering is happening to teenagers around the world with rising rates of anxiety, depression and self harm. We changed their childhoods with smartphones says social psychologist Dr… Audio
Podcast Critic: Alex Barnes
Today Alex talks to Jesse about Indigenous 100 Podcast and Being Well Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 15 May 2024
On today's episode, hundreds of lightning strikes and rain have been battering the Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty on Wednesday morning, we get the latest from the MetService, a New Zealander… Audio
Auckland space tech company on sending pioneering technology into orbit
Zenno Astronautics is an Auckland and US-based austronautic company which has already sent its technology into space via Elon Musk's SpaceX. Audio
Social media expert on calls to block celebrities who haven't posted about the Israel - Gaza conflict
An expert in social media says a Tik Tok and Instagram protest asking people to block celebrities who haven't posted about the Israel - Gaza conflict is more complicated than it looks. University of… Audio
Māori tech expert concerned over police's expanding biometric data use
A Māori technology and data ethicist says there is a real risk of discrimination against Māori and Pasifika with the police's expanding use of biometric data. Māori technology, AI and data ethicist Dr… Audio
China due to free vlogger who filmed Wuhan lockdown
A Chinese journalist who covering the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic from its epicentre in Wuhan is due to be released from prison after serving a sentence for "provoking trouble".
Police look to expand fingerprinting system
After being forced to destroy thousands of fingerprint records, police are looking for a way to capture 600,000 crime-scene print images and 50,000 from arrests. Audio
Police look to boost biometric technology at Police stations
Fresh from being forced to destroy thousands of fingerprints, the police are looking to boost their biometric technology at police stations plus put scores of fingerprint scanners out in the field for… Audio
Netball NZ's radical new TV plan
It won't be the regular crew and commentary team as Netball New Zealand moves to produce its own matches.
Christchurch Call to continue as charity
The initiative, established by former prime minister Dame Jacinda Ardern, aims to stop violent extremism online.
The Block NZ gets the chop, houses sit empty
The Block NZ's 2024 series has been axed, with between 100 and 200 production staff out of jobs - but the houses will still be sold.
Fair Go airs last episode
Last night was the final episode of Fair Go, one night after long-running current affairs show Sunday also finished up - both shows the victim of cost-cutting at TVNZ. Consumer New Zealand chief… Audio
Double meaning of digital language
Barrister Barbara Buckett speaks to Lisa Owen about the dangers of emojis and the double meaning of digital language Audio
