Up This Way

Alphabet (Google) tightens up YouTube advertising rules; the future of smart speakers; Simon and Peter test out wireless home audio systems; and why has Facebook changed its algorithm? Read more Audio

Senior RNZ Sport journalist Barry Guy joins Simon Morton on Up This Way to with the lowdown on the latest in sports including an update on what's happening with the cricket. Read more Audio

At some point this summer many of us, who are lucky enough to back yards, have probably taken out the lawn mower and spent a sweltering afternoon cutting the grass.

But have you ever thought about … Read more Audio

Scientists have discovered the workings of tau – an essential protein that turns harmful in the Alzheimer's brain and takes down neurons as it spreads. Intercepting this process could arrest cognitive… Read more Audio

Earlier this week in China, an Iranian tanker sank.

Oil has been coursing out of the rig for days, the slicks growing in size.

If it doesn't burn off or stop chugging out soon, this could be one of… Read more Audio

Emma Mildon, an author with over 32,000 Instagram followers, and The Social Club's Georgia McGillivray discuss what it takes to be a social media influencer. Read more Audio

Chicago-based Lauren Michele Jackson is a writer and PhD candidate focused on the intersections of race, gender, music and technology. Her articles have appeared in The Atlantic, BuzzFeed, Complex… Read more Audio

The scammers trying to convince you your computer has a problem may well have been conned themselves, Delhi journalist Snigdha Poonam says. Read more Audio

Kiwi flat-hunters can now connect with people who have rooms to rent on the free website and app Flat Candy. "It's almost like Trade Me Property except instead of rentals, it's people," says… Read more Audio

Rapper and video game developer ya boy sprightly has been getting a lot of attention recently for his RPG video game The Legend Of Drake.

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The New Zealand start up scene has only really been around for the last decade or so, and when a Kiwi idea is picked up overseas it's huge for the players and for the economy, says start-up guru Dave… Read more Audio

The idea of a war in space is no longer science fiction, but our international laws on extraterrestrial conflict are unclear, says the editor-in-chief of an upcoming military manual for outer space. Read more Audio