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Internet services worldwide hit by glitches, Cloudflare blames Google’s Cloud Platform
Cloud service says it's coming back online.

10 Kiwis lose $100k each to scams within three months
The first quarter of the year was the second-highest for online financial losses.

'Like in the lounge at home': Air NZ trials Starlink Wi-Fi on flights
The airline says passengers will be able to use the internet like they are at home.

Excuses and self-pity: What a film-maker caught with child exploitation files told a judge
Rajneel Singh claimed he only accessed the material to impress women online.

Australian navy ship disrupts NZ internet and radio services
HMAS Canberra's radar blocked Wi-Fi from Taranaki to Marlborough.

Beehive staffer's resignation sparks debate on NZ privacy laws
The PM is open to revisiting image-based sexual abuse after Michael Forbes scandal.

Wellingtonians back online after 90% of network goes dark
A rough estimate from the Chrous site is that 8500 customers were affected.

Chinese zoo captures last runaway capybara after two-month search
The last runaway capybara, Doubao, was captured at the Yangzhou Zhuyuwan Scenic Area.

Cyber crime crackdown: 15 foreign nationals jailed in Nigeria
They include 11 Filipinos, two Chinese, one Malaysian, and one Indonesian.

'Charlie bit my finger' star shares glimpse into life as viral video turns 18
Charlie Davies-Carr is now 19, studies law and hasn't bitten any fingers 'in a long time'.

Google NZ sends $1b offshore as it increases profit, threat of digital sales tax melts away
An academic calls out a lack of transparency in two areas.

NZ teens ditch smartphones for 'brick' phones
A 2025 survey found 95% of New Zealanders aged 15+ use social media.

Widespread internet outages reported across New Zealand
Customers across the country began reporting problems about 7.30pm.

New mobile phone plan for kids: Spark's move a 'great step' but will it protect children?
It comes after PM Luxon said Cabinet would consider banning social media for under-16s.

Luxon maintains Act shifted on social media policy despite Seymour saying that's incorrect
The Act leader claims it's others who are shifting their positions.

Work on under-16s social media restrictions to be part of Govt agenda
A top National minister will be in charge.

How end-to-end encryption shields online child exploitation
Internal Affairs blocked over one million attempts to access illegal content last year.

Social media a 'lethal' tool in young people's hands, principal says
Cyber-bullying has led to students avoiding school due to anxiety.

Hydroponics retailer takes Reddit to court in bid to remove 'harmful' posts, unmask posters
They claim the posts threaten their family and are harmful to their business.

Catfishing and strange approaches: Social media's a scary place for under 16s, parents say
'The big problem is the invisible stuff that we as parents don’t see or even know about.'

Google shares plunge 7% as Apple exec cites AI competition
Shares in Alphabet fell over 7% after Apple exec testified in court.