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Internet users can face two-year waits
Enduring long waits to get internet access is a phenomenon not limited to Central Auckland, according to other would-be web users.

Desperate NZ couple fooled by 'surrogate'
A NZ couple advertised online for a surrogate mother to carry a child, only to have a US woman fake the pregnancy and steal their money.

$28 million winner: I waited six hours to tell my wife
A 'humble and hard-working' pig hunter from Papakura went to work and waited six hours on Monday before telling his wife he'd won $28.7m.

Aucklander waits one year for broadband
A central Auckland resident has slammed "Third World" services after being told he would have to wait up to a year to be connected to broadband internet.

Air NZ's newest mouthpiece stirs up controversy
A potty-mouthed puppet called Rico is the controversial new face of the country's national carrier, Air New Zealand.

With a little help from his friends
The story of the Harvard nerd who changed the world with a website called Facebook is now a Hollywood movie. Following that, the question to ask is, why has the founder left a trail of bitter recriminations in his wake?

Telecom needs broadband terms 'within weeks'
Telecom says it needs to conclude terms with the Govt in the next few weeks if it is to be its partner in an ultra-fast broadband network.

The online baby
Research shows 91 per cent of Kiwi children have "some kind of digital dossier or footprint" on the internet by the time they are two years old.

Kiwi toddlers have big online footprint, says survey
NZ parents are increasingly building digital footprints for their children before birth and from the moment they are born, a survey finds.

Newsweek talking with Daily Beast
News website The Daily Beast and Newsweek, an icon of the American magazine industry, are thinking about a merger.

Singapore Airlines to offer in-flight web
The company will make the services available on Airbus A340-500s and A380s and Boeing's 777-300ER models.

The little tweets that could mean big money - but when?
Huge user base, ever-increasing engagement, hype, salivating VC investors - shame about the business model.