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Patricia Greig: Offline and loving it

Patricia Greig hasn't been a member of a social media website for six months and life couldn't be better. Six months, cold turkey. And there's no going back.

Is this the new Instagram?

A picture may say a thousand words but a picture and a tune together - well, that says at least a thousand more.

Success for Kiwi flattie show

JJ Fong, Perlina Lau and Ally Xue are three Auckland actresses who decided they wanted to make a comedy series based around their own experiences as New Zealanders - so they did.

The internet: How Kiwis are faring

Nearly all New Zealanders have affordable internet access but there are disparities in low-income areas and for satellite service users, new research shows.

Facebook: Teens are over it

A dramatic new report finds that the teens are over Facebook once and for all, fleeing it for the more forgiving embraces of Twitter and Instagram.

Paul Casserly: What to know about watching the web on TV

How do you turn web browsing on your computer into channel surfing on your telly? Paul Casserly offers five bits of advice.

Comment: We must resist the tyranny of porn culture

None of my friends felt it was her job to outdo the sex industry to keep hold of her man, writes Rowan Pelling.

The 'ugly underbelly' of Facebook

Campaigners against sexual violence say more must be done to protect female students from exploitation after explicit pictures were shared on a social media site.

New computer shellshock bug

A new Internet security flaw that's been discovered is being described by researchers as 'bigger than Heartbleed' - the bug that affected nearly every computer this year.

Kiwi's app keeps closer eye on cleaning staff

Sky TV boss given 7.6pc pay rise

Sky TV chief executive John Fellet has been given a 7.6pc pay rise after the pay-TV operator posted a record net profit.

NZ site sells metal knuckle dusters to gang members

Apology after web domain name row

The woman behind a business who bought a host of website domain names, including that of Millie Elder-Holmes' Clean Eatz brand, says she made a huge mistake.

Web inventor slams internet fast lanes

Tim Berners-Lee says the internet is now in danger from ISPs who stand to amass too much power over what was intentionally built as a decentralised network.

Herald-DigiPoll came closest to winner

The <i>Herald</i>-DigiPoll survey came closest to predicting the final election result, an analysis of the four major polls shows.

Scammers target online dating

Romance scammers are targeting members of a New Zealand online dating service and its founder admits the website lacks the resources needed to fight back.