Yesterday Wikileaks posted a near-ready investment chapter of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) dated January 20.

An inquiry into NZ’s electronic surveillance agency has been launched, and Prime Minister John Key says he has "absolutely no concerns about it'.

Swathes of personal data are being sought regularly by police from airlines, banks, electricity companies, internet providers and phone companies without warrants.

A resigning real estate agent who changed client contact details in a company database committed "commercial sabotage", the agents' disciplinary body says.

Spying by the GCSB on those competing against Tim Groser for the World Trade Organisation's top job has appalled a former foreign affairs and trade minister.

Our spies monitored email and internet traffic about international diplomats vying for the job of director- general of the World Trade Organisation.

A top secret document reveals New Zealand's surveillance agency spied on candidates vying to be the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Details of people's prescriptions are being fed into an online repository from pharmacies across the country.

The GCSB not only spies on the Solomon Islands using its Waihopai satellite interception base - it also had a secret listening post inside the country, according to documents provided by the United States National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snow

A decision on whether John Key's deletion of his text messages amounts to a destruction of the country's public records is progressing.

NZ spies targeted the emails and other electronic communications of the aides and confidants of the Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, a top-secret document says.

Why did the GCSB intercept emails to and from Solomon Island officials? Nicky Hager and Ryan Gallagher report.

Hillary Clinton has attempted to defuse a growing crisis over her controversial use of a private email account while Secretary of State, explaining that she had opted not to use a government email address as a "matter of convenience".

Is it really necessary to look at the contents of personal computers at the country's borders? Clearly Customs is already doing so.

You're still wrong! That's the message from John Key after a former director of the GCSB said the spy agency did carry out 'mass collection' of communications from the Pacific.

John Key worked to undermine the Herald's spying revelations before he knew what they were, writes David Fisher.

'We take our obligations under the Privacy Act seriously" is a common refrain, sadly, observed more in the breach, writes Gehan Gunasekara.

Apple boss Tim Cook's been on tour - saying he too is worried about online privacy.

Exclusive: Flaws in the management of New Zealand's spy networks have been exposed, including problems getting intelligence material to the Prime Minister.

Health authorities could gain an unprecedented picture of how the flu spreads with complex models that reveal how we move among each other.

Smartmeter concerns have been around for quite some time now, and yes, they can be hacked.

The broadcasters of Campbell Live have been ordered to pay a woman who carried out experiments on beagles.

Twitter said government requests for user data and content removal jumped in the second half of 2014.

The internet has turned into a massive social experiment in which unknown people know everything about you and other people.

Police have warned tenants searching for accommodation to beware of an international property scam as more attempts to dupe renters came to light yesterday.

One of seven men accused of running Megaupload as a piracy enterprise has been arrested in the US, prompting speculation he will testify against Kim Dotcom.