A civil liberties spokesman is "very worried" at a new product which lets parents monitor their child's mobile phone use on the internet.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has recommended that police apologise to sports broadcaster Tony Veitch.

Some secondary schools are banning cellphones in changing rooms to try to stop students photographing and then texting images of their peers.

Fathers hoping to record the birth of their babies will have to rely on photographic memories now video cameras and mobile phones are increasingly being banned from maternity hospitals in the Australian state of Victoria.

Former employees have questioned Telecom's security policies and one can still look up customer details despite having left his job.

The office of the Privacy Commissioner has cautioned businesses against using confidentiality deals as "window dressing" as it probes a major security breach which allowed a rival access to Telecom customer details.

Transport Minister Steven Joyce ignored expert advice to cut the drink-drive limit and save lives after pointed questions from John Key's office suggesting there might be a public backlash, new papers reveal.

Lady Gaga was left "shaken" after a stalker got backstage at one of her shows.

Google has apologised to New Zealanders after its Street View cars were caught out collecting data sent over some Wi-Fi networks.