Internet
The internet traps designed to keep your cash
Psychological tricks and traps using deceptive website design techniques are starting to overwhelm online shopping.
Dark patterns on the web
Psychological tricks and traps using deceptive website design techniques are starting to overwhelm online shopping. Audio
Defence Force checks whether information exposed in hack
Australia has reported a series of cyberattacks on its defence contractors, while NZ has worked towards greater integration across the ditch.
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 18 November 2025
The Government is slashing the Clean Vehicle Standard by more than 80 percent, saying it could make buying a car more affordable; Opposition leader, Chris Hipkins spoke to Morning Report; Stephanie… Audio
The rising crisis of child sexual exploitation in NZ
Sexual exploitation of children is seen as one of the worst crimes out there - but do the prison terms reflect the severity?
The rising crisis of child sexual exploitation in NZ
Sexual exploitation of children is seen as one of the worst crimes out there - but do the prison terms reflect the severity? Audio
Disability advocate wants answers after Facebook page closure
A disability advocate is wanting answers over why his Facebook account has been suspended - joining a growing number of people shut out of social media accounts. Dr Rachel Faleatua spoke to Ingrid… Audio
Disability advocate’s Facebook page shut down
A disability advocate who relies on social media for his work has had his long-standing Facebook account shut down for unspecified reasons. Ruth Hill reports. Audio
Kiwis losing millions to new, more sophisticated scams
A retiree has lost almost a $250,000 dollars to a convincing fake cryptocurrency trading scam. He's among the many Kiwis who are losing millions to sophisticated scams. Financial Ombudsman Susan… Audio
Thinking deeply about deepfakes
Deepfake technology seems to be flooding online spaces and as AI-generated gets more sophisticated, the challenges will grow. Dr Yuki Watanabe from the University of Otago studies interdisciplinary… Audio
Fears of bubble trouble with AI shares
As AI share prices soar, some economic doomsayers have started to ring the warning bells of a bubble risk Audio
How Taiwan is leading the way in fight against disinformation
In a country swamped by disinformation, two entrepreneurs have come up with solutions to tackle the problem on and offline.
In Taiwan, invasion by disinformation
In a country swamped by disinformation, two entrepreneurs have come up with solutions to tackle the problem, on and offline Audio
Is the Internet dying?
With bots and AI-slop rampant, the Dead Internet Theory might be becoming more fact than fiction. Audio
Kiwis losing more to online credit card scams
Losses reported to Netsafe in October totalled $6264, compared to $1865 in September - a 220 percent jump.
The battle to stop a tide of child sexual abuse material
The Child Exploitation Operations Team deals with the worst of the worst, and has "more work than we can handle".
Border patrols for child predators
The amount of child sexual abuse material entering New Zealand is increasing and getting 'more violent' - and the Customs team managing it can't keep up. Audio
The Seven Rules of Trust with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales
In an age where information and disinformation is available at the touch of a button, trust is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Audio
Massive outage takes websites down around the world
Some of the world's most popular apps were knocked offline after problems at Amazon's cloud services unit. Audio
