Going wireless
I'm a regular contributor to Radio New Zealand's Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan and Afternoons with Jim Mora.
To listen to any of my broadcasts, click on the date in bold at the end of the description.
- The Panel
- Nine To Noon
- Web Review
Since 2012, I've been taking part in The Panel on Jim Mora's Afternoons show.
2013
March
A smattering of rain in the North Island; the rare earthquakes in Auckland; "a string of incidents" in or near Hamilton Gardens; Pope Francis; 'Younger Generation Lags Behind Its Parents In Wealth-Building', says the New York Times headline.
18th March 2013 preshow (12′51″); Part 1 (23′17″); Part 2 (26′36″)
February
Public scrutiny of Charter Schools; breach of contract notices for Talent2; the minimum wage and the "basic necessities of life;" New Zealand First MP Richard Prosser's anti-Muslim rant; Dick Smith's legal trouble over his company's beetroot tins; banning prostitution from Auckland's troublespots.
14th February 2013 preshow (13′58″); Part 1 (24′02″); Part 2 (26′13″);
January
The PM's state of the nation speech; receiving $10,000 compensation for distress from the Employment Relations Authority; blankets or duvees; should racism in Fawlty Towers be expunged; Jimbo the American Staffordshire.
25th January 2013 preshow (12′13″); Part 1 (23′43″); Part 2 (27′19″)
2012
December
MP Brendan Horan, yesterday expelled by New Zealand First; robbers at a busy family restaurant; friendly and grumpy cats; a club that doesn't allow women as members; primogeniture.
5th December 2012 preshow (15′50″); Part 1 (24′06″); Part 2 (24′31″)
November
The Panel preshowThe US presidential election, with early results coming in from some states; favourite US presidents
7th November 2012 preshow (12′34″); Part 1 (22′14″); Part 2 (26′18″)
October
The Panel Pre-Show; the family of Christie Marceau's crusade to hold judges accountable and tighten bail laws; Google shares suspended; the All Blacks and setting the longest winning streak in test history; police watching motorists closely this Labour Weekend in an effort to reduce the road toll.
19th October 2012 preshow (11′19″); Part 1 (22′33″); Part 2 (27′57″)
September
The Panel preshow; the first share float under the Government's partial asset sales programme; Auckland's statutory Maori board's 49 goals as part of its Maori Plan for Tamaki Makaurau; dropping the word "Empire" from CBEs; the bid to recover costs from atagger; Christchurch City Council CEO Tony Marryatt's ratepayer-funded legal action against city councillors.
3rd September 2012 pre-show (15′57″); Part 1 (26′48″); Part 2 (24′47″)
July
The Panel pre-show; the investigation of John Banks; an Auckland law professorsays that an inquest is a very different thing from a murder trial; National Poetry Day.
27th July 2012 pre-show (13′12″); Part 1 (30′33″) Part 2 (20′27″)
June
The Panel pre-show; the Accident Compensation Corporation and performance pay; the famous scrum-time catch-cry; Paul Krugman and preparation for an alien invasion of Earth.
22nd June 2012 pre-show (14′00″); Part 1 (27′39″); Part 2 (22′37″)
May
The Panel pre-show; The Rena sentencing; the government's 'austerity lite' budget; the price increase on cigarettes; the reality TV show in which you can "win a baby"; and protests against the demolition of the Christchurch cathedral.
25th May 2012 pre-show(12′06″); Part 1 (35′37″); Part 2 (22′01″)
April
The Panel pre-show; The Hobbit and how far did the government go to keep its production in New Zealand... and sex on the beach; TVNZ7 and its loyal band of determined followers; choosing the best seat on an aeroplane.
27th April, 2012 pre-show (13′49″); Part 1 (23′47″); Part 2(26′33″)
March
The Panel pre-show; double-shot tasers; buying and selling access to David Cameron; Chris Cairns' libel case; Kim Dotcom responds to charges.
28 March, 2012 pre-show (12′41″); Part 1 (25′46″); Part 2 (23′45″)
The Panel pre-show; Otago Rugby Football Union; Kim Dotcom; the risks of being rich; home loans; the new traffic rules.
09 March, 2012 pre-show (14'39"); Part 1 (26'39"); Part 2 (22'23")
Since June 2011 I've been one of Nine To Noon's new technology commentators. I discuss new developments and trends in new technology with presenter Kathryn Ryan.
October
Apple's New iphone 5 and the evolution of smart phones.
11 O ctober, 2012 (18′41″)
July
Technology developments in education, and how to get schooled online.
12 July, 2012 (14′51″)
April
New law affects cookie use in Britain, Google data-sniffing and the little boy lost who found his mother using Google Earth
19 April 2012 (17′58″)
Facebook buy Instagram, the FlashBack trojan, Girls Around Me, and the life of Jack Tramiel.
12 April, 2012 (15′46″)
December
Cellphones on aeroplanes, Google and Twitter topics of the year, and tracking Santa Claus on the internet.
15 Dec, 2011 (10′52″)
Tracking shoppers by cellphone, shopping by cellphone, and why Netflix won't be coming to NZ any time soon.
01 Dec, 2011 (15′29″)
November
Sandboxing, security and the Apple App Store model.
17 Nov, 2011 (16′35″)
Virtual format wars.
03 Nov, 2011 (17′21″)
October
Microsoft's US$8.5 billion purchase of Skype, Google drops Buzz and the death of software tool creator Dennis Ritchie.
20 Oct, 2011 (18′31″)
The succession issues facing Apple, the $30 Indian tablet and BlackBerry, and government and server failures.
13 Oct, 2011 (20′17″)
September
Net neutrality, Facebook's website tracking and Google+.
29 Sep, 2011 (19′46″)
The dangers of the Web; domain names; and acne... there isn't an app for that.
15 Sep, 2011 (17′54″)
Individual solar generation in NZ, the patent war between Apple and Samsung and why Web surfing makes you work better
01 Sep, 2011 (19′30″)
July
Microblogging service Twitter marks its fifth anniversary; the imminent demise of the optical drive; fake Apple stores in China; more on iPads in schools; and are scientists closing in on the 'God Particle'?
28 Jul, 2011 (20′20″)
June
Apple's annual World-Wide Developers' Conference and Facebook.
09 Jun, 2011 (20′21″)
Since 2012, I've been talking tech for Web Review on Jim Mora's Afternoons show.
2012
September
SwitchCam - a cross between Pandora/Spotify and YouTube; and Internet Explorer 7.
From Afternoons on 25 September 2012 (5′00″)
July
The freedom of speech rules on Twitter.
From Afternoons on 31 July 2012 (3′06″)
June
Internet Protocol version 6.
From Afternoons on 05 June 2012 (6′38″)
