Media & Technology

A new study has found standard 'sign in' contracts are unreadable to the average customer. Courts are still enforcing these contracts even though most people don't understand what they've agreed to. 

Laura Nirider is co-director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth, and says false confessions and wrongful convictions are a global problem.  Audio

Since March last year, Scribe has featured in articles at least a dozen times - more than one per month - despite his alleged crimes being minor and it having been ten years since his last album…

A year ago at Waitangi the PM said “hold me to account when I return.“ 12 months later she got put on the spot about the basics of the Treaty.  Audio

After more than three decades as one of the country's leading photo -journalists the New Zealand Herald's chief photographer, Brett Phibbs, opted for voluntary redundancy. He talks to Mediawatch about… Audio, Gallery

A major cancer conference in Wellington attracted experts from around the world but Mediawatch's Jeremy Rose argues some media coverage was anything but world class. Audio

Big issues, barbecues and curly questions at Waitangi; cancer care hits the headlines; Brett Phibbs - a life in pictures. Programme Code mwatch-updateaudio-2018681839UP Participants Colin Peacock, Jim… Audio

The global foray into outer space is taking on new dimensions with breakthrough discoveries and successful missions to asteroids and planets.

Liz Garton discovers New Zealand industry has its feet… Audio

Technology correspondent Paul Matthews looks at how the unregulated nature of cryptocurrency hit home recently with the case of a young company founder who died - taking knowledge of the password for… Audio

Kathryn talks with Jason Quinn, building scientist and passive house designer, about delivering warm, dry houses that are cheap to run. There are just 24 houses in New Zealand which are fully… Audio, Gallery

Newspaper cartoonists job is to cast a critical eye on what’s going on and sum it up in images that can be understood at a glance at that time. But author Paul Diamond tells Colin Peacock cartoons… Audio, Gallery

American photographer and performer Andrew Choate travels the world taking pictures of bollards and organising tours of his favourite ones.  Audio

What happens when the Elon Musks of the world start colonising Mars? Can they? These are the questions Dr Anna Marie Brennan is posing.  Audio

Greater use of technology to deliver financial advice and sell financial products is likely to be another consequence of the shake up of the Australian banking sector. Audio

Media commentator Gavin Ellis says if DHBs want to retain public confidence they must emerge from behind the shield of their PR departments. The Taranaki Daily News used its front page on Saturday to… Audio

Wiebe Wakker has spent the last three years driving an electric car from Holland to Australia. His project is called Plug Me In and aims to dispel myths about the reliability of EVs. He's nearing his… Audio