Tens of thousands of handsets and other devices are likely to become redundant by the end of the year as NZ shuts down the 3G phone network

As New Zealand works to pull the plug on the 3G network by Christmas, telecos aim to avoid the debacle that happened in Australia when it did the same last year

Paul Brislen is on a mission this year and it could probably be summed up as 'don't stuff things up like Australia did'.

It's to do with New Zealand's 3G networks being shut down by the end of 2025, and upgraded to the next generation of technology.

It's a world-wide move and Australia turned its 3G off last year. The trouble is, the repercussions are still going on there - to the extent that a Senate committee is investigating why some customers were left worse off, unable to make calls or send text messages in areas where they previously could - and that included emergency calls…

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The government wants to make retail a safer work environment by allowing citizens arrest. One legal expert fears the change will have the opposite effect.

Under an ammended law, citizens will have the power to detain criminals at any time, for any crime. But one law professor says retail workers aren't trained to police - and the fallout could be serious.…

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A claim we're not paying enough attention to giving our children the ability to sort out what's real and what's not in the murky depths of the internet

Macleans College in Auckland is giving its media studies students the tools to deal with mis and disinformation, but their teacher wants to see those lessons more widespread…

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A new book promises to lift the lid on the history of Wellington's Indian community in ways that would surprise most people

There's more to the Indian community than stories of migrant exploitation and overstaying - and a new book opens the lid on its history…

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Media oversight and regulation is described as messy, and screen productions desperately need help. Changes are in the wind.

The government is making changes over the rules and structures around publicly funded screen and media, industries that are on their knees
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More people are using 'SovCit' arguments in court, engaging in so-called 'paper terrorism'

Sovereign citizens believe they are exempt the laws of New Zealand. But that doesn't stop the law from coming after them.…

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A supposed shaken baby case is raising questions over the misdiagnosis of injured infants, with authorities rushing to lay the blame on parents…

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New Zealand has been too complacent for too long about our reputation for honesty, and now we're on a downward slide in international perception …

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