Bryce Edwards examines the murky world of the media, NZ politicians and the professional and unprofessional relationships between the two.

The dating game is increasingly becoming a battle of the ages for online dating sites Tinder and eHarmony.

It may have taken five years, but Chester the shelter dog has finally found a home - and become a social media sensation at the same time.

A new spring campaign, I'm No Angel, aims to prove that "all women are sexy" regardless of society's traditional or stereotypical views on beauty.

Twitter has taken its biggest step yet against harassment. And here's the incredible thing - this new step actually works.

Like many businesses looking to rustle up a bit more work I sometimes buy ads on LinkedIn.

Chanel fashion designer Karl Lagerfield's cat earned a cool US$4.2 million last year. That's a whole lot of sardines.

Breaking up may have seemed "hard to do" when Neil Sedaka first crooned the lyric in 1962. But Neil Sedaka didn't have to deal with the dreaded dissolution of the Facebook relationship status.

These children have been reunited with their mother after being abandoned by their father at India’s busiest railway station.

A fight between a Whakatane gang member and students at local high school was viewed by thousands on Facebook until the school's head boy stepped in.

Authorities are investigating a photo of thin jersey cows being transported across Cook Strait to slaughter, which caused outrage after being shared on Facebook.

A hunger for burritos and an eye for convenience led Ben Polkinghorne to develop the Bangerritos - burrito filling in a sausage casing.

Tinder users looking for love were tricked in to swiping right by an attractive female robot.

Multi-talented makeup artist Paolo Ballesteros uses wigs, contact lenses and some impressive contouring to turn himself in to just about any female celebrity.

Thousands of angry customers who bought healthy living app The Whole Pantry are now demanding their money back.

The dress that divided the internet with millions debating its colours has been adopted by the Salvation Army for the focus of its latest anti-domestic violence campaign.

Teenage murder accused Beauen Wallace-Loretz has set up a social media profile to answer questions about his alleged role in an Epsom motel death, claiming online: "I ain't no killer".

Vogue's style editor-at-large came under fire after posting a photo on Instagram of what appears to be a homeless woman in Paris reading the famed magazine.

A Facebook page has been set up for children to post videos of schoolyard fights and brag about their violence. Police have contacted the site to have the page taken down.

A "wannabe stuntman" who goes by the moniker 'Johnny Danger' will go to trial after denying allegations he surfed on top of a taxi as it crossed the Harbour Bridge.

Toronto start-up Wattpad is looking for ways to boost revenue as competitors fire up similar online story-sharing services.

A New Zealand car auction company has "accidentally" listed a ute with bullet holes and blood stains from a Rotorua shooting on its website.

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

Picton's star-crossed lovers, Kiwi William Scott Chalmers and Scottish backpacker Sarah Milne broke their silence today after their big date involving "cheap beers".

Fighting began in the key central Iraqi city of Tikrit, birthplace of the former dictator Saddam Hussein, as government forces and Shia militia launched a major assault to displace Isis jihadists.

Just when we thought romance was dead, a young woman’s public appeal for love in Picton has given hope to singles everywhere.