New ZealandProject Loon launchesDeveloped in the secretive Google[x] lab, today Google launched a world-first in Christchurch: Sending internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons.15 Jun 07:31 AM
OpinionGreg Dixon: About FacebookBy the time you read this, I'll be gone. I will have ended it, I'll have popped my clogs, cashed in my chips. That's right, I have deleted my Facebook account.14 Jun 09:00 PM
New ZealandSlain rugby boy's girlfriend bulliedThe girlfriend of an Auckland schoolboy fatally injured in an attack after rugby practice has been subjected to vicious online bullying.14 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Security trumps privacy onlinePrivacy commissioners say the public should be wary about this but most people are not, writes John Roughan. They post much more personal information about themselves on internet sites.14 Jun 05:56 AM
LifestyleNew technology so you can kiss in cyberspace (+video)Have you ever wanted to lock lips with someone on the internet? Burberry has teamed up with Google to create world-first technology allowing people to pash in cyberspace.13 Jun 02:40 AM
OpinionShelley BridgemanShelley Bridgeman: Is ask.fm dangerous?I became aware of the social networking site ask.fm in April when a mother of a girl in my daughter’s class copied me in on a letter she’d sent to the school principal.12 Jun 09:35 PM
LifestyleHow language is transformed by the way we typeThe rise of social media has put "conversation without speech" at the centre of millions of lives, as Tom Chatfield explains.12 Jun 09:30 PM
WorldClaim leaker could shelter in NZA prominent Australian barrister has suggested US intel leaker Edward Snowden could seek refuge in 'pleasant' NZ, joining Kim Dotcom in resisting extradition.11 Jun 11:45 PM
WorldRogue spy may lead US a merry danceThe United States is braced for a drawn-out effort to capture Edward Snowden.11 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldWhistleblower's girl's griefThe glamorous dancer girlfriend of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has revealed her devastation at his decision to go on the run without her.11 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldPrivate industry deep in intelligence pocketsRevelations of snooping into private data and communications on a massive scale by the Obama Administration has shed a little dayligh.11 Jun 05:30 PM
Small BusinessSmall business: Your business online - John ConstableJohn Constable, of Constable Hurst Architects on collaborating with the Kingsland Business Society on a video about running a business in the area. He has created a hub for creative businesses at his building, 6 Kingsland Tce.11 Jun 01:20 AM
New ZealandWebsite toxic, warns mumA mum will lobby NZ companies to pull their ads from a Latvia-based social networking site after her 12-year-old daughter was asked to provide explicit photos.10 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionGehan Gunasekara: Orwell's worst nightmares looming largePrivacy scholars refer to the dangers of aggregation of data and the potential this affords for profiling of individuals and for making of assumptions, writes Gehan Gunasekara.10 Jun 05:30 PM
Small BusinessSmall business: Your business online - Christine FoleyThe Kingsland Business Community commissioned a film to help promote the inner Auckland area as a place to work and run a business.10 Jun 02:40 AM
New ZealandOnline shopping surgesMore Kiwis are shopping online than ever before, with more than half of New Zealand adults contributing to $3.7 billion of internet sales last year.09 Jun 09:01 PM
LifestyleTeens get sexual on SnapchatSo-called perishable pictures are enticing teens to share inappropriate photos of themselves in the belief the images will vanish after being viewed.08 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandScam Watch - June 9An email has been doing the rounds with a PDF claiming to be from the United States Lottery Board, in conjunction with President Barack Obama's campaign team, telling people they have won US$920,000.08 Jun 05:30 PM
TechnologyGoogle Maps: You are hereThe Google Maps team won’t stop until it has every last inch of the planet stored on its servers. Would we really be so lost without them? asks Tom Chivers.08 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionJack Tame: Oh Big Brother, you're going way too farTaking the time to examine your Facebook ads can make for a depressing self-analysis, says Jack Tame.08 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandPolice sound alarm over bullying websiteNew Zealand police have contacted the owners of a controversial social networking website which enables bullying and has been linked to overseas suicides.06 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleNZ shoppers have foul mouthsKiwi shoppers have the foulest mouths when rating products online, a global survey has found.05 Jun 11:45 PM
OpinionChris Barton: Is the Sky TV dream run unravelling?Rumour has it that the Commission will quietly ask Sky to reconsider its apparently restrictive contracts with ISPs on a mutually agreeable basis, writes Chris Barton.05 Jun 11:04 PM
LifestyleDoes online love last longer?Finding a lover online is more likely to lead to a happier and longer marriage than getting together through more traditional means, a study has found.04 Jun 09:30 PM
WorldInternet silently turning rhubarb into rubarbThe internet will make some English misspellings acceptable.02 Jun 09:26 PM
New ZealandCyber fraudsters target lovestruck KiwiCyber fraudsters sent a fake death certificate to try to dupe a lovestruck Kiwi woman into sending money overseas01 Jun 01:53 AM
New ZealandPorts and bloggers colluded: strategistA political strategist who has trained National Party MPs says the Ports of Auckland colluded with right wing bloggers to undermine industrial action against the Ports of Auckland.31 May 05:30 PM
WorldCalls for Google to block child pornInternet search companies such as Google have come under pressure to block child porn after a children's charity said that the sites "fuel the fantasies" of paedophiles who then sexually assault children.31 May 05:30 PM
