Security
NZ's 'jihadi brides' left from Australia
None of the so-called "jihadi brides" who became headline news last year actually left from New Zealand.
GCSB gets new director
Andrew Hampton is to be the new director of the Government Communications Security Bureau.
The Ashley Madison data breach
Last year hackers exposed the personal data of tens of millions of users of the 'original extramarital affairs' website Ashley Madison. The breach had devastating consequences for many and an… Audio
The Ashley Madison data breach
Last year hackers exposed the personal data of tens of millions of users of the 'original extramarital affairs' website Ashley Madison. The breach had devastating consequences for many and an… Audio
Sally Gardner
Prolific award-winning British author who worked in costume design and illustration before deciding to write for children full-time. Her books, including Tinder, Maggot Moon, and I, Coriander, have… Audio
Mark Anderson, Jony Easterby and Kathy Hinde: For the Birds
Leaders of the team of artists who have created the walk-through art experience For the Birds in the native forest of Otari-Wilton's Bush during the New Zealand Festival. Audio
Morgan Godfery: rethinking New Zealand
Wellington writer, commentator and trade unionist who specialises in Maori politics and international indigenous issues. He is the editor of a new collection of essays, The Interregnum: Rethinking New… Audio
Mallory Ortberg: texting classics
Co-founder and editor of website The Toast, and advice columnist for Slate. Her first book, Texts from Jane Eyre: and Other Conversations with Your Favourite Literary Characters reimagines… Audio
Andrew O'Hagan: war, Afghanistan, Assange
Contributing editor for the London Review of Books, and ghostwriter of Julian Assange's abandoned memoir. Two of his books have been nominated for the Man Booker Prize, his new novel is The… Audio
Spy review aims to clarify powers
Changes proposed in a review of New Zealand's spy agencies recommends a more structured way of doing things, public law specialist James Dunne said. Audio
Spy law shake-up: heightened protection or erosion of privacy?
A major review of the country's intelligence agencies has recommended that the GCSB and the SIS be governed by a single law so their purposes and boundaries are clearer. Under the proposal, it would… Audio
Report recommends merger on spy legislation
The Council for Civil Liberties says New Zealand is one step closer to being a surveillance state. Audio
Review into spy agencies
The electronic spy agency, the GCSB, would have more freedom to carry out surveillance on New Zealanders, under new recommendations. Audio
International Arbitration
The developments in international litigation systems that are promoting justice for small and medium sized businesses - with international arbitrator and litigator Gary Born, known best for acting as… Audio
Rise in possible terrorism funding from New Zealand
Al Gillespie talks about the rise in possible terrorism funding from New Zealand. Audio
Discovery of potentially Zika-bearing mosquitoes in Auckland
Dr Jose Derraik discusses the discovery of potentially Zika-bearing mosquitoes at Auckland Airport. Audio
Possible Zika-carrying Larvae - Dr Stewart Jessamine
Biosecurity officials at Auckland Airport have found mosquito larvae of the type that can carry Zika. The Ministry of Health said staff found the larvae in a trap near the international baggage area… Audio
Classified Top Secret
Diana Ranger recounts her Cold War brush with the Cuban Missile Crisis while visiting an American airforce base in Turkey in the early 1960's. Audio
Amnesty faults NZ's collection of Pacific data
Amnesty International's Annual Human Rights report has highlighted the New Zealand government's breach of the right to privacy through the mass collection of data in the Pacific. Audio
Ashburton shooter had history of beefs with Winz staff
A high court murder trial in Christchurch has heard the man accused of gunning down two Ashburton Work and Income workers, had multiple run-ins with staff before the shooting. Audio
