Security
The pros and cons of 5G - is there a security risk?
Security and political concerns about Huawei's involvement in 5G networks remain heightened globally - with the British government expected to decide this month whether it'll allow the Chinese company… Audio
International professor of law talks about Iran and the US
Otago University Professor Robert Patman talks about the developments in the situation with Iran and the U.S. Audio
What information is being shared by intelligence agencies?
After the mosque attacks in Christchurch this year, many were asking which agencies should have been keeping New Zealanders safe from extremism.
Were there plans and strategies in place to identify… Audio
More cameras than ever surveilling public places
More cameras than ever are in public places around New Zealand. Audio
New credit card scam costing Kiwis thousands
A new scam which sees small amounts (around $10-$15) deducted from credit card accounts each month -- ostensibly for things like software purchases -- before one big charge is logged, has emerged on… Audio
No end in sight as Hong Kong protests enter sixth month
New Zealander Graham Barkus has lived in Hong Kong for 30 years and is a member of the Hong Kong Forward Alliance. He joins the show to give an insight into the mood on the ground there as protests… Audio
Will armed police patrols really increase our safety?
Armed patrols in Auckland, Waikato and Canterbury are a fundamental change in policing - but is there any evidence they will help keep anyone safe? Audio
Will armed police patrols really increase our safety?
Armed patrols in Auckland, Waikato and Canterbury are a fundamental change in policing - but is there any evidence they will help keep anyone safe?
AudioAmnesty International slams submission time on terrorism bill
Amnesty International says it's outrageous the government will allow for only five days of public submissions on its controversial Terrorism Suppression Bill.
The Bill faced an early stumbling block… Audio
Student's body unfound at Canterbury hostel up to a month - Coroner
The electronic footprints of a Canterbury University student who lay dead for weeks before being found have been outlined at a coronial inquest into his death.
The inquest into Mason Pendrous' death… Video, Audio
Jacinda Ardern downplays possible RCEP breakthrough
Jacinda Ardern has played down the prospect of a breakthrough in the seven-year long RCEP trade negotiations at the East Asia Summit.
India has been reported as the last hold-out to the Regional… Audio
Hoping for fun, planning for disaster
Organisers of New Zealand's big cultural festivals have another item on their list of things to do - after March 15, security has become a major factor. Audio
Hoping for fun, planning for disaster
Organisers of New Zealand's big cultural festivals have another item on their list of things to do - after March 15, security has become a major factor.
AudioThe role of language in Nigerian email scams
There is a definite method to the madness when it comes to the language used in Nigerian scam emails. Deborah Schaffer is a professor of English at MSU Billings and has researched the role of language… Audio
Fears armed police will endanger south Auckland further
South Aucklanders are fearful a new police initiative aimed at making their community safer, which will see armed officers patrolling the streets, will achieve the exact opposite.
Marked police… Video, Audio
Security threat on Cook Strait ferry
RNZ reporter Meriana Johnsen reports from the Wellington Interislander ferry terminal where the Kaitaki has been returned to port after a security threat. Audio
Al Gillespie talks about the issues of returning jihadis
Professor of International Law, Al Gillespie, joins the discussion to talk about the potential flaws in Andrew Little's tailored terrorism bill targeting terrorists returning to New Zealand. Audio
It's Cyber Smart week
A government agency says thousands of cyber incidents and millions of dollars could be saved by taking a few simple steps to improve security. Audio
The rise of Germany's new ultranationalist intelligentsia
The far right in East Germany has long been associated with the disaffected masses, but there is a growing intellectual class helping to change the narrative. Julian Göpffarth's work focuses on the… Audio
Why a 'racist' refugee policy was reversed
A refugee policy that appears to have been based simply on fear has been reversed. Audio