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'Banks can't protect New Zealanders on their own'
The banking industry has made progress on a national Anti-Scam Centre - but now needs the support of police and other organisations to fight scammers.
Television Critic: Dom Corry
Today Dom talks to Jesse about Sugar on Apple TV +, Fallout, new on Prime Video and Mr Bates Vs. Post Office on TVNZ +. Audio
Are we underprepared and overconfident about cyber attacks?
The threats are much bigger than ransomware and phishing, a new index indicates.
The app helping orchardists manage individual trees
Fruitminder is a software agri-business that allows orchardists to precisely manage each tree. Sebastian Chapman is founder and CEO. Audio
Mediawatch: Is it the end of the news as we know it?
This week our two biggest TV broadcasters confirmed plans to cut news programmes by midyear - and the jobs of a significant proportion of this country's journalists. So what's next?
The headlines we didn’t read
RNZ producer, Mary Argue, has been reading all the headlines - so you don't have to. She'll discuss everything from the expansion of the universe, the usefulness of beta-blockers, and the debate about… Audio
Mediawatch for 14 April 2024
End of TV news as we know it? TVNZ cuts back and Newshub closes down. Newshub's news boss responds; the minister plays for time; a former minister fights back Audio
Sam McAlister: The BBC producer behind Prince Andrew’s infamous interview
In 2019, under extreme scrutiny for his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and facing allegations about his own conduct, Prince Andrew sat down for the infamous interview with… Video, Audio
End of the news as we know it?
This week our two biggest TV broadcasters confirmed plans to cut news programmes by midyear - and the jobs of a significant proportion of this country’s journalists. Many observers said this had been… Audio
Prof Karen Willcox: The predictive power of digital twins
New Zealand born Aerospace engineer Karen Willcox is on the frontline of the rapidly developing field of digital twins. Digital twins are two-way data driven virtual representations that predict real… Audio
Mark Staufer and Neil Harding: The Lost Boys of Dilworth
Auckland's Dilworth boarding school was set up to to provide education to boys from disadvantaged backgrounds for free. Last year an independent inquiry into sexual and physical abuse at the school… Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident film critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan with new picks for the weekend.
This week Dan is looking at Civil War (Garland, 2024) in cinemas now, documentary STEVE! (Neville, 2024)… Audio
Fears Shortland Street axing would silence a 'unique voice'
Actor Tandi Wright says being on the show is like being part of the viewers' family. Audio
Tech industry plans for lower-emissions future
NZ Tech has come up with a plan to help businesses use tech to cut emissions and potentially save the economy billions of dollars.
Shortland Street: Fate of much-loved show unknown amid TVNZ cuts
South Pacific Pictures, which produces the show, is in talks with TVNZ about its future.
Media job losses will have 'dire flow on-effects': Cam Harland
The chief executive of New Zealand on Air, Cam Harland, says the industry's current problems will have dire flow-on effects for local journalism, production capabilities and democracy. Harland spoke… Audio
Unclear how government plans to reform media industry
The media and communications minister Melissa Lee says she is focused on ensuring New Zealand's media industry is sustainable and modernised, and she is looking at reviewing the Broadcasting Act. RNZ… Audio
Former TV3 head of news on media job losses
A former head of news at TV3 says a generation of journalists is being wiped out following large job cuts announced at TVNZ and the closure of Newshub. Mark Jennings spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Journalist Paddy Gower on closure of Newshub's newsroom
Newshub journalist Paddy Gower said Warner Brothers' Discovery needs to get on and do a deal for another party to take over the news bulletin after the company announce the closure of its newsroom… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - little light at the end of the TV news tunnel
Midweek Mediawatch - Colin Peacock talks to Emile Donovan about an historic day - not in a good way. The confirmation of the closure of Newshub and more cuts confirmed at TVNZ means more than 300… Audio