LifestylePhone addicts unhappy - studyAvid mobile phone users are less happy and suffer from higher anxiety, a new study shows.09 Dec 06:10 AM
New ZealandLovestruck Kiwi: I was a little naiveA lovestruck Wellington man who launched a campaign to track down a mystery American woman admits he was "a little naive".09 Dec 01:30 AM
New ZealandKatie found after story goes viralAn overwhelming public response has helped a Wellington man track down a mystery American woman he met in Hong Kong last New Year's Eve.08 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandSocial media aids the lovestruckA lovestruck man using social media to track down a mystery American woman he met in Hong Kong says he is overwhelmed by the public response.06 Dec 03:30 AM
New ZealandKiwi's bid to find mystery American woman"Find me," she said, before slipping away into the dawn of New Year's Day. A Kiwi is hoping Xmas magic and social media will reunite him with his mystery 'Katie'.04 Dec 06:20 PM
TechnologyTumblr brings hipster twist to year-end listsTumblr is where the Internet's cool kids hang out. That's why Yahoo paid $1.1 billion to buy the blogging site in one of this year's most buzzed-about deals.03 Dec 06:40 PM
New ZealandPupils accused of retreat 'desecration'Eleven high school pupils who posted photos of themselves online smashing bottles and urinating in the yard of a Queenstown holiday home retreat could face serious charges.01 Dec 08:42 PM
BusinessWhy are people getting into Realstew?The local innovator behind Realstew wants his communications platform to make WINZ redundant.23 Nov 09:44 PM
New ZealandSelfies: they began with a fat lipAll Hopey wanted to do was show off his battle scar. He probably never imagined that by posting the photo online, he'd create what we know today as the selfie.22 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanMetro mag to have city focusBauer Media is planning to ease Metro magazine away from current affairs when it gets the Listener in its stable.21 Nov 08:30 PM
BusinessNew wave of hot internet floats buildingJust as one high-tech breakthrough often paves the way for the next big thing, technology IPOs move in virtuous cycles, too.17 Nov 04:30 PM
LifestyleEleanor Catton criticises CK SteadMan Booker prize-winner Eleanor Catton has criticised one of NZ's foremost literary figures on his comments on the Roast Busters scandal.16 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandIs Facebook killing charity?I didn't do it for charity. I didn't do it just for novelty. I really did it to irritate the girl I was seeing at the time.16 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandWhen people power worksGiovanni Tiso admits surprise at the outcome of his actions. He is the man who saw to it that Willie Jackson and John Tamihere were suspended from their radio show.15 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandLive blog: Herald newsroomTo mark 150 years, we're giving you a glimpse into our newsroom, with a live blog documenting a day at the Herald.13 Nov 02:30 AM
New ZealandMinister: Abuse isn't about dress senseJustice Minister Judith Collins says sexual abuse has nothing to do with the way a woman dresses, and has slammed radio hosts for making this connection.12 Nov 01:17 AM
OpinionBob Jones: Einstein was right - It's a generation of idiotsWe are developing a world of halfwits, writes Bob Jones. Much worse than cellphones is computer addiction, which is turning many into zombies, living a lonely existence of marriage to a cyberspace world.11 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionJudith Collins: Sex offenders must face up to actionsSexual violence is an abhorrent crime. Offenders who sexually attack women, and men, should face the full consequences of their actions, writes Judith Collins.11 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionMichael Hewat: Govt failed to take fuel off Roast Busters' fireJohn Key and Anne Tolley should stop looking for a speck in Peter Marshall's eye and take the inebriated log out of their own, writes Anglican vicar Michael Hewat.11 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandSchool investigates website attackThe high school several Roast Busters members attended is checking its website.11 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandWoman leads Roast Busters casePolice have upped the ante on the Roast Busters investigation, appointing a woman detective with significant experience in child sexual abuse cases.11 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionPam Corkery: Heads must roll or vigilantism will be inevitablePolice and ministerial heads must roll over the Roast Busters horror.10 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandGirls campaign onlineYoung women are striking back against the Roast Busters Facebook gang in a bid to support alleged victims and stand up to what they say is a lack of action against rape culture.08 Nov 06:45 PM
OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl Nissen: The truth about the Facebook generationThe fact that when the Roast Busters story hit the news my 15-year-old daughter took one look at the television and said "Oh yeah, those guys. Everyone's seen their page."08 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandComplaint made by victimA 15-year-old girl who says she was a victim of the Roast Busters group made a complaint to police two years ago, contradicting the official line that they could not prosecute members of the gang because no one had complained.06 Nov 06:45 AM
New ZealandSite claims Roast Busters linkPolice have been called after at least one copycat Facebook group appeared following the Roast Busters underage sex scandal.05 Nov 08:40 PM
New ZealandRoast Busters: Hosts 'victim blaming'Radio hosts Willie Jackson and John Tamihere have been accused of "victim-blaming'' over their questioning of a young woman who is friends with a Roast Busters group victim.05 Nov 06:58 AM
New ZealandNew Roast Busters vigilante groupAnother vigilante group has sprung up on Facebook promising $4000 for footage of "Roast Busters" members "getting hidings."05 Nov 01:08 AM
New ZealandRoast Busters talk to policeWaitemata police have this afternoon spoken to two alleged members of the 'Roast Buster' group which boasted online about having sex with drunk teenage girls.04 Nov 04:44 AM
New ZealandApology over 'Roast Busters' activityOne of the founders of a group calling themselves the Roast Busters has apparently apologised online for his involvement in the group.03 Nov 09:13 PM
