Russell Brown is journalist, music writer and media commentator. He is the owner of the Public Address community of blogs, and writes the blog Hard News.
If Andrew Little cannot bear to front this himself, he should be moved aside by his prime minister.
When the country went into lockdown, some were glad to take a break from gambling. Others moved their problematic habits online.
Russell Brown goes off the grid on Great Barrier Island to see out what it takes to get the local community online and connected.
This commendable and realistic decision again underlines that it is the police, not government, who are largely responsible for the reduction in cannabis prosecutions.
Unilever is on a mission to eliminate fossil-derived carbon from all of its cleaning products by 2030.
More than ever, we're at risk of being exposed to online scams, hacks and data leaks. But do we really understand what's at stake?
To take pressure off New Zealand's swamped recycling system, Ecostore is taking on the responsibility themselves.
Russell Brown talks to RUSH Digital about being an ethics-first business in the competitive world of technology design.
Russell Brown investigates the government's commitment to transparent and accountable use of algorithms, AI and other sophisticated data techniques.
Russell Brown discovers that maybe AI has better taste than humans.
Russell Brown speaks to Ben Reid, executive director of the AI Forum, about the role of government in embracing and regulating AI.
Writer and cannabis legalisation expert Russell Brown watched episode two of Patrick Gower on Weed, and found it highly entertaining but dangerously light on facts.
In the fourth episode of Actually Interesting, The Spinoff’s monthly podcast exploring the effect AI has on our lives, Russell Brown speaks to Ana Arriola, general manager and partner at Microsoft AI and Research, about ethics and transparency in tech.
Russell Brown spoke to Dylan Haley about how he's rejuvenating Gisborne's film culture.
In the third episode of Actually Interesting, The Spinoff’s monthly podcast exploring the effect AI has on our lives, Te Aroha Grace talks to host Russell Brown about the Iwi Algorithm.
In the second episode of Actually Interesting, The Spinoff’s new monthly podcast exploring the effect AI has on our lives, Russell Brown explores how aware machines really are.
In the first episode of The Spinoff’s new monthly podcast, Actually Interesting, Russell Brown explores the world of A.I. and the way it’s already affecting our lives.
What will the question be? Will there be legislation and can the government elected in 2020 change it? And are cannabis cafes on the horizon?
Russell Brown travels to Rotorua, Whakatane and Gisborne to see what data is doing in the regions.
The livestreamed atrocity in Christchurch has put into sharp focus the pernicious potential of online media, and the ways that misinformation can erode democracy.
This week the Auckland radio station 95bFM celebrates its 50th anniversary. Russell Brown looks back at the station's history, the hurdles it's overcome, and why it thrived.
The National Party has underscored the importance of the drug law reform debate by appointing its deputy leader to a new role devoted to the issue
The number of e-bikes sold in New Zealand continued to rocket in 2018. So how do you buy one, and what do you need to know before you invest? Russell Brown has the lowdown.
Housing First is designed to get the most vulnerable homeless people into stable accommodation irrespective of mental or physical wellbeing or any history of substance abuse
The medicinal cannabis bill filed today in the name of National's Whangarei MP Shane Reti is vastly better-conceived than the government bill it seeks to supplant. But it's not perfect.
Next week, a new trans-Pacific fibre-optic cable connecting New Zealand to Australia, the Pacific and onto the United States will light up, changing the way data travels around the Pacific.
