Bias
Disinformation and the case of Baby W - expert analysis
Dr Michael Daubs is co-director of The Internet, Social Media, and Politics Research Lab - Kotaha - at Victoria University of Wellington - and has researched the spread of disinformation. He's been… Audio
Trans men, non-binary people missing cervical screening notifications
Trans men and non-binary people are missing regular cervical screenings because some health software systems are set up to only notify patients recorded as female.
Advocates say they want better… Audio
Call for rules around use of facial recognition technology in retail sector
An artificial intelligence expert is concerned new facial recognition technology could result in information being misused. Audio
Police release progress report into bias in the force
The release of a police progress report on bias in the force is being met with muted approval by justice advocates, but fears remain the whole exercise could come to nothing. The programme was started… Audio
Fat studies academic's work ridiculed online days before her death
Days before her death a fat studies conference chaired by academic Dr Cat Pausé was parodied by American conservative figure Steven Crowder.
Gabriel Gatehouse: why the QAnon conspiracy refuses to die
Gabriel Gatehouse's BBC podcast series The Coming Storm, not only delves into QAnon's origins but how it remains a major force within the Republican party. Previously a BBC foreign correspondent… Audio
Visa application software needs clear oversight - advocates
Immigration and human rights lawyers say there needs to be clear oversight of the software Immigration New Zealand is using to help process visa applications.
Why good journalism needs your help
The government's helping hand to an industry in trouble - the media - has more than the usual critics, most of them concerned about journalists being too scared to bite the hand that's feeding them.
…Less than 30 antivax GPs in NZ, college estimates
Royal NZ College of GPs medical director Dr Bryan Betty has told Checkpoint of the approximately 5500 GPs around NZ he estimates there are less than 30 "antivax" doctors.
He said doctors are like… Video, Audio
No thought for Māori needs in vaccine rollout, Waitangi Tribunal hears
Bureaucratic hurdles, slow responses and sidelining of Māori experts have been detailed before the Waitangi Tribunal today.
Today was the second day of an urgent hearing into the how the pandemic… Audio
Coach's comments led to breakdown - Black Ferns' Ngata-Aerengamate
"Picked only to play the guitar." A Black Ferns player says past comments from her coach led to her mental breakdown during the side's recent northern tour.
Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate says the… Audio
ASA 'tick' on fringe group pamphlet 'bonkers' - Farrier
Journalist David Farrier speaks to Jesse about a mass leaflet drop in New Zealand from a fringe disinformation group. Audio
QAnon followers gather after rumour JFK Jr would herald return of Donald Trump presidency
Scores of QAnon followers gathered in downtown Dallas earlier this week in the hopes that John F Kennedy Jr, who has been dead for more than 20 years, would appear heralding the reinstatement of… Audio
Appetite for insects in New Zealand
A majority of New Zealanders would be happy to try eating an insect, according to a University of Auckland survey. Audio
Why name suppression and publicity fuel each other
Name suppression has become a publicity-dodging exercise that just generates publicity. Why does this rule, that favours those who can afford a lawyer, still exist? Audio
The trip wires in legislation banning conversion therapy
Not many people would argue against legislation banning conversion therapy - but there is a lot of devil in the detail. Audio
Noise: The unwanted variability in human judgement
Two doctors treating identical patients can give different diagnoses, two judges in the same court can give different sentences to people who have committed the same crime. Interviewers of job… Audio
Why your brain is programmed to love (or loathe) your boss
There's science behind why your relationship with your boss works so well - or doesn't. Sherri Malouf is the Chair and Principal of Situation Management Systems and author of Science and the… Audio
Hope for transformational change from unconscious bias investigation
There's hope a long-term research project investigating bias towards Māori within the police will create transformational change.
The project, run by Waikato University and overseen by a criminal… Audio
Systemic racism in the police force
Police Minister Stuart Nash has said that systemic racism is not a problem in New Zealand police - but there may be issues with unconscious bias. We chat to Jacqui Maguire, a registered clinical… Audio