A woman who went looking for "love and romance" on the internet was raped and assaulted by a man she met, a court heard.

The highest usage period of the day is between 8pm and 10:30pm, but one day in December saw more people online using data than any other.

Former Whanganui mayor and broadcaster Michael Laws has come out on Facebook expressing his sympathy for the woman charged over a racially-motivated attack in Huntly.

Cyber security needs to move from the information technologies department to human resources, says an expert.

Watch: A young Auckland woman who was accosted and assaulted in what appears to be a racially-motivated attack has been "flooded" with support.

While many people do find love online, victims of fake scams and false identities are often left with financial damage and emotional distress.

Gamers from around the world are wanting to help, after the story of a PlayStation stolen from a Wellington Hospital has gone viral.

Western Heights High School has gone into lockdown.

You might want to rethink how you're signing off emails.

It's Safer Internet Day which means Juha Saarinen is here with some quick tips to keep your information secure.

Kiwi online marketplace Trade Me has announced a refund policy which will protect buyers from rogue sellers.

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at mainstream polls that showed his controversial travel ban was unpopular.

The sight of CEOs kissing the ring at the summit in December was almost reminiscent of a defeated army swallowing a peace treaty.

About a third of people who have switched to ultra-fast broadband have encountered problems with the installation, Consumer NZ research has found.

COMMENT: Social media and internet have helped to foster age-old problem.

The proliferation of iPhones, iPads and Android devices, in tandem with inflight Wi-Fi, is leading to a shift in In-Flight entertainment.

COMMENT: How do the images we post of ourselves online influence the first impressions others form of us?

Snapchat's Culture of Secrecy will be tested in a planned March initial public offering, when Spiegel will take to the ultimate public stage

Facebook's userbase is bigger than the population of China. Just how do they do it?

COMMENT: Researchers found a correlation between increased number of IP addresses per capita and GDP growth, Juha Saarinen writes.

People have taken to social media to share hilarious memes over Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull's phone call that reportedly ended abruptly.

Americans are apologising to Australia as reports surface the President couldn't give a damn about the country's relationship with the US.

A woman was left in horror after discovering a garment she ordered from e-tailer Missguided was covered in stains.

A driver filmed screaming at a British television presenter as he rode his bike has been warned she could face jail,

A petition has been launched to keep cosmetic surgery games away from youngsters.

New Zealand mobile and internet companies are lacking in customer services, and Spark and Vodafone trail the field.

A recent graduate applied for a position in the fashion industry and received this response: 'You have now wasted my time and yours!'

Eight men became part of an evil group of depraved paedophiles. Their victim was barely a teenager.

After deciding photos sent via text was archaic, Shelley Bridgeman opened an Instagram account. But it hasn't exactly been smooth posting. Here are her biggest dilemmas with the app.

Voice technology means no screen - and no clicks for Google to profit from.