Emails
Hospitals & schools receive emails threats of 'concerning nature'
Hospitals and schools around the country have spent the day dealing with email threats of a "concerning nature". Police confirmed the emails had been sent to a number of organisations this morning… Video, Audio
Pandora Papers lead reporter: 'It's tax haven Whac-A-Mole'
The Pandora Papers have exposed how some of the most powerful and influential people in the world -- including heads of state, billionaires and celebrities -- use offshore companies to hide their… Audio
Is it time to make the switch to private browsers?
The consumer technology writer from the New York Times is urging readers to ditch Chrome, Safari and Microsoft Edge in favour of using private browsers like Brave. Sunday Morning tech correspondent… Audio
Excessive phone time not bad for mental health
Contrary to popular belief, new research shows that the amount of time we spend on smartphones is not related to poor mental health. In fact, general smartphone usage is a poor predictor of anxiety… Audio
Sir Michael Morpurgo: Covid-19 will leave us a kinder world
Sir Michael Morpurgo believes that once the Covid-19 pandemic is beaten, the world will be a kinder, more compassionate place. The War Horse author joins the show to discuss the pandemic and the light… Audio
The Kiwi behind the US adult study hall startup
High-flying New Zealander Nodira Khoussainova is the co-founder and CEO of Focused, a Silicon Valley startup that helps people accomplish undistracted work for a couple of hours in a study hall-type… Audio
Peter Chan - challenges facing archivists collecting emails
People dedicated to collecting and archiving our history are grappling with how to collect and store millions of emails - in a bid to preserve that part of our heritage. Audio
US correspondent Molly Crane-Newman on the Weinstein trial
Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein faces two counts of predatory sexual assault, two counts of rape and one count of criminal sexual assault in his New York case. New York Daily News journalist Molly… Audio
Emailing is bad for the environment
Emailing isn't just annoying, it's also bad for the environment. 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
The 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
What your email sign-off says about you
Getting your email sign-off just right is trickier than it sounds. "Regards" is too cold "cheers", maybe too warm. So what's the Goldilocks zone of email sign-offs? Audio
Horowhenua council CEO's blocking of emails condemned by Ombudsman
Between 2011 and 2017 Horowhenua District Council's chief executive David Clapperton was blocking people's emails to the council without them knowing. Ombudsman Peter Boshier told Phil Pennington that… Audio
'Terrifically racist and mean' - Police probe emails to Māori academic
A Māori language lecturer at Victoria University has complained to police after receiving a string of racist emails.
Trump's son releases emails about meeting with Russian lawyer
"I love it" Donald Trump Jnr releases an email chain showing he believed he was being offered "sensitive" information on Hillary Clinton by a Russian national. Our correspondent in Washington, Giles… Audio
Listener Feedback for 11 February 2017
Kim Hill reads emails and text messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 11 February 2017. Audio
Work related emails
A trade union boss is calling on the government to consider following France's lead and ban major employers from sending work-related emails outside work hours. Audio
Clinton says FBI welcome to look at her emails
Hillary Clinton says the FBI is welcome to look at her emails. Americans will head to the polls in just over one week's time. Video, Audio
FBI pobe into Clinton emails
Are Hillary Clinton's emails on Antony Weiner's computer? Audio
Signing off email
Sincerely, faithfully, cheers, laters...what's the best way to sign off an email? Audio