NZ shares rose to a two-month high, paced by Chorus, Kathmandu and Sky Network Television as the prospects of strong economic growth drew retail investors to the equity market.

Hackers are using Kiwis' email accounts to send out thousands of spam messages, and Telecom admits it still doesn't know the cause or scale of the problem.

Yahoo! Xtra email account users are being asked to delete any suspicious emails they receive as Telecom investigates a possible virus.

Telecommunications behemoth Digicel is considering buying Telecom New Zealand's interest in the Cook Islands' biggest phone and internet phone provider.

We've unearthed a bunch of gadgets to help take the grief out of roadtrips.

Telecom has joined forces with Sir Ray Avery's technology startup and will invest $5m to help develop a wristband that constantly monitors someone's vitals and stores the info online.

To accept the idea of being under constant observation is to accept imprisonment - ironically by the Land of the Free, writes Chris Barton.

Lydia Ko was at Auckland's Telecom launch of the iPhone5, grabbing one herself, as well as showing off her mini golf skills.

Telecom has raised the amount of mobile internet data offered in its new "4G-ready" plans, but some say users will still chew through monthly allowances.

Youth market alone won't get budget brand to where it wants to be, says head of Skinny mobile.

What's his game? Is the PM misinformed? Or deliberately spreading misinformation? Chris Barton looks at the issues on the copper tax debate.

Telecom, the country's biggest internet and phone company, says it supports intervention on copper prices.

There's a Machiavellian hand at work in Amy Adams plans to raise the cost of broadband for New Zealand consumers, writes Chris Barton.

Telecom's decision to try to hold on to market share at the expense of revenue is prudent, says one analyst.

A push to "hold the line" on market share means Telecom margins have taken a hit over the past year.

Telecom and Vodafone are in a High Court scrap over an allegedly misleading ad campaign.

Simon Moutter says Telecom is positioning itself as the provider of the "24/7 anywhere anytime" data network.