Simon Morton

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Move over, mega-parrot. A new species of giant penguin – about 1.6 metres tall – has been identified from fossils found in Waipara, North Canterbury. Story coming soon

@nytimesworld And who knew Saint Bathans was a ski area? ‘Although the area is now very cold and known for its skiing‘

New Zealand today is home to a number of physically impressive parrots. But Hercales inexpectatus had them all beat. nyti.ms/2yJRWLK

Fuck yeah

Nice to meat you? Pro-meat protesters fined for eating raw squirrels at vegan stall theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/j…

Pearson shifts to Netflix-style subscription model for textbooks theguardian.com/media/2019/jul…

NHS teams up with Amazon to bring Alexa to patients. Impartial health advice? theguardian.com/society/2019/j…

@kendallflutey Hola. Keen to chat Kendall. DM me your contact details please. Cheers

Air boarding. Everyone’s doing it....aren’t they! Great session off Island Bay Island.

Was a privilege to be part of putting together this Listener special on the events in Christchurch with my talented colleagues. In mailboxes and on news stands from today... 50c from every retail issue sold goes to support victims.

Roz Buick from Kiwi company Trimble announcing they are releasing a customised version of Microsoft's HoloLens 2 for the construction industry. #mwc19

On RNZ just after 11am to talk about IBM's man vs machine debate, Trump's AI call to action and the growing calls for Google and Apple to dump Saudi Arabia's 'Absher' app @ninetonoon

Is streaming killing the radio star? theguardian.com/media/2019/feb…

Facebook's proposed messaging merger between FB Messenger, Whatsapp and Instagram will make it easier to message friends on the other platforms, but tightens Facebook's control over your data and the insights it mines from it... noted.co.nz/tech/facebook-…

Mussels lose grip when exposed to microplastics – study theguardian.com/environment/20…

Know your rights - they're more than you think (and listed in this article) nzherald.co.nz/business/news/…

@xandvt Hi Xand -keen to talk for a radio doco I am working on. Best email please. Cheerio

Tonight on #bbcclickradio @bbcworldservice @DrDihal @AI_Narratives delves into media image attachment to #AI , @joetidy on the #pewdiepie printer hack #cybersecurity and @simonmorton on an app helping speed up support for victims of #domesticabuse tinyurl.com/ybsm6bns

HELP! I'm on the hunt for people who have lost a loved one to suicide, it's for a doco I am working on. Please DM or contact me on simonmortonz@gmail.com