New ZealandMoonlighting stylist to pay lessDire finances means beauty salon owners will get less of a payout from an employee they caught via Facebook treating clients at home.01 Jul 10:47 PM
WorldMass protests become the 'new social network'The demonstrations in Brazil began after a small rise in bus fares triggered mass protests.23 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandGod of nations, wash my sheets...Thanks to social media, the secret that a New Zealand brand of washing machine can sing anthems has been uncovered.20 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionGreg Dixon: About FacebookBy the time you read this, I'll be gone. I will have ended it, I'll have popped my clogs, cashed in my chips. That's right, I have deleted my Facebook account.14 Jun 09:00 PM
EntertainmentTVNZ's rigid social media rulesEx-BBC consultant Michele Romaine has this week installed a rigid social media policy at TVNZ, dubbed "The Rules".13 Jun 09:15 PM
EntertainmentSeal sorry about Twitter tiradeTelevision singing coach Seal has made a sudden about-face and apologised for a Twitter outburst aimed at the media and a Sydney hotel.12 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionGehan Gunasekara: Orwell's worst nightmares looming largePrivacy scholars refer to the dangers of aggregation of data and the potential this affords for profiling of individuals and for making of assumptions, writes Gehan Gunasekara.10 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandCartoon: 'Hard law' not the answerA top legal expert has waded into the "racist" cartoon row, by saying the law cannot regulate "ignorant, uninformed, and generally crass behaviour".31 May 06:42 AM
New ZealandCartoonist receives hate mail, supportThe cartoonist whose drawings depict overweight brown-skinned adults exploiting the Government's breakfast in schools programme says he has received hate mail.30 May 08:26 PM
New ZealandCartoonist won't apologise for imagesThe cartoonist who penned two controversial cartoons won't apologise for them and says they weren't racist because they depict a mix of ethnicities.30 May 07:16 AM
New ZealandDevoy: Cartoons offensive, but not racistRace Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy says she found cartoons printed in two South Island newspapers personally offensive, but they were not racist.30 May 01:32 AM
EntertainmentThe Bling Ring: Does modern life make kids deluded?Sometimes kids can look like they're living in another world. While the day whirls around them, they're lost in their mobile phones - photographing, tweeting, texting, emailing.29 May 08:30 PM
New ZealandJohn Key's new look: Champagne socialist?Prime Minister John Key was bubbling over with generosity on Saturday night as son Max celebrated his 18th birthday with friends.27 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandTeen girls flock to short smart tweetsSocial networking site Twitter is becoming increasingly popular with teenage girls.26 May 05:30 PM
EmploymentBusiness goes social to get employees sharing, innovatingForbes Magazine predicts that 2013 will be the year for social business, with organisations integrating social technologies into the way they attract, engage and empower employees.24 May 05:30 PM
Rugby World CupTorrid rants trigger rise of usage rulesJust after the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Samoan centre Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu received a six-month ban from the IRB for a series of offensive Twitter rants.22 May 05:30 PM
SportSports world riding the wave of changeWhen Usain Bolt sprinted clear of compatriot Yohan Blake to complete an unprecedented second straight Olympic 100m-200m golden double.22 May 05:30 PM
SportDelete that! Twitter faux pasAfter publicly issuing media guidelines for players to follow on their coming tour of Australia, the Lions lost the plot with their official account.21 May 05:30 PM
SportTweeting unites fans, playersIt's 6.58 on an unremarkable Tuesday night in Mt Wellington, and influential sports jock Andrew Mulligan is about to go live on air.21 May 05:30 PM
Sport@DanCarter seems nicer than SantaAlan Perrott finds out just how different @DanCarter is from the real Dan Carter ...20 May 07:27 PM
BasketballBreakers coach sets trendTwitter in sport is generally seen as an athlete's game but one coach bucking that trend is Dean Vickerman.20 May 05:30 PM
SportSports stars make a #hashtag of itReporters Kris Shannon and Steven Holloway investigate how Twitter has changed the daily experiences of Kiwi athletes - for better and worse.20 May 05:30 PM
BusinessFirms unfazed by risk from social mediaFew top businesspeople in this country think social networks such as Twitter and Facebook place their firms' reputations at risk, new research suggests.19 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandSocial media trail rumbles moonlighterA beauty therapist who was caught treating salon clients at home after leaving her Facebook page open at work has been ordered to pay damages.17 May 07:11 AM
Small BusinessSmall business: Brand ambassadors - Scott GardinerMYOB New Zealand executive director, Scott Gardiner on establishing ambassadors for your brand instead of doing it all yourself.17 May 02:20 AM
EntertainmentTop 25 most followed musicians on TwitterCheck out this list of the most popular musicians on Twitter.14 May 04:00 AM
Small BusinessBusiness guru Kawasaki points the wayFormer Apple chief evangelist and now entrepreneur and author Guy Kawasaki says he wants to help New Zealand be even more enchanting on his upcoming visit here on Wednesday.12 May 05:30 PM
EmploymentStrike a balance with social media useWith so many eyes glued to social media during work time, employers are increasingly considering how sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook can help them hire staff.10 May 05:30 PM
