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Bride combines wedding with open casket funeral

Frugal bride announces plan to 'display' dead aunt in open casket at her wedding ceremony.

Airline's 'cheeky' promise of Nando's backfires

Nando's lovers, take note; your favourite cheeky snack has just gone airbourne.

The 'filthy' showering habit dividing the internet

One man's question about a showering habit has ignited a furious debate.

What Facebook does - and should be doing

Facebook says online videos of mass shootings are wrong, yet it did not prevent March 15.

Man uses female Snapchat filter on Tinder, gets more than 1500 matches

'Jess' quickly received a number of indecent proposals on Tinder.

Elderly couple find love through Facebook community group

In a desperate plea to end his loneliness, Jerald Montillier, 75, turned to Facebook.

Reddit users help woman spend last Mother's Day with dying mum

When Reddit users read the woman's story, they decided they needed to help.

Hosking: This social media angst is pointless

COMMENT: Christchurch wasn't Facebook's fault, any more than it was NZ's fault.

Soper: Ardern's internet pledge laudable but Facebook's a monster

COMMENT: Cleaning up the internet is tantamount to putting toothpaste back in the tube.

Facebook sues South Korean analytics company

Facebook filed a lawsuit against a company that may have mishandled users' information.

Digital Detox: Unscrambling my muddled mind

How switching off for a month changed my life.

Editorial: Ardern's French mission into uncharted waters

EDITORIAL: Paris meeting on harmful social media content will test Ardern's influence.

Ardern's Paris summit targets social media

PM is pushing for global solution to counter the reach of online terrorism.

Leighton Smith: Should we curtail opinions we don't like?

COMMENT: Opinions are irrelevant - the question is should they be curtailed?

'Catastrophe averted': Cat of Wellington temporarily detained by police

The feline was released without charge and instead let go with a warning.

Are we heading for a real-life Hunger Games?

The Hunger Games used to seem impossible ... now I'm not so sure.

Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating extremist exploits

Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating extremist exploits.

Kathy Errington: Social media regulation needs to confront hate head-on

Kathy Errington says the Government must act to regulate social media platforms.