Some 400k internet users in NZ are on a slower form of internet connection than is available, with almost no cost involved in changing to the faster version.

Watch NZH Focus: The project to lay a submarine cable connecting New Zealand Australia is about to enter its final stage.

COMMENT: The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone is an unmitigated disaster for the Korean electronics giant, writes Juha Saarinen.

COMMENT: If you send anything sensitive, embarrassing, private or otherwise risky stuff, use strong encryption.

Software engineer Donald Gordon moved to Whanganui because of the local council's investment in fibre broadband. Now other councils are being urged to take lead in boosting regional economies. Made with funding from NZ on Air

COMMENT: We need to stop handing criminals and spies easy access to digital weapons of mass destruction.

Trustpower has been hauled through the courts and fined $390,000 for misleading consumers over a campaign for an unlimited broadband deal.

Imagine being able to download the entire Game of Thrones series in high definition in less than one second.

COMMENT: Plethora of sub-sea cables blast away tyranny of distance as New Zealand's internet just gets faster.

The AOL-Yahoo merger could take place in a wholly unexpected manner - thanks to Verizon, the largest phone carrier in the US.

A growing number of people say they are frustrated and annoyed with telecommunications provider Chorus.

Following the Herald's coverage of poorly laid fibre cables, Chorus' CEO says his workforce is stretched beyond capacity.

Chorus was warned standards would fall, says union.

Newly installed fibre broadband wires were chewed by a pet dog after installers nailed the cables to the dog enclosure, an internet user complains.

The final cell site in the nationwide Rural Broadband Initiative has been switched on in Waipu.

Three of the Bay's most remote schools are part of 49 country schools now connected to faster broadband just in time for the start of term one, says Communications Minister Amy Adams.

People tend to use Wi-Fi rather than ethernet cables to connect their computers and tablets, because it's more convenient, but don't realise multiple users and devices require beefier routers with new technology, writes Juha Saarinen.

Spark's home security system Morepork has been launched, but it's only for the company's broadband customers.

From tomorrow, Spark customers will be able to monitor their home from their smartphone with 'Morepork'.

Interactive map shows house-by-house broadband coverage - and minister believes it will be popular with house-hunters.

Bella Katz admires NZ's fast internet speeds and wired up cities as she experiences broadband drama in Melbourne.

Fixed broadband connections reached 1.39 million as at June 30, 2014, from 1.32 million a year earlier.

Chorus has won the supreme award at the Aon Hewitt Best of the Best awards in Sydney this week.

Spark says it's moving into the home security business, with a new smartphone based service named Morepork.

Chorus says ultra-fast broadband is going "mainstream" as more users sign up.

Two Degrees Mobile is still burning cash but has once again reduced its financial losses.

Chorus has called on the government to enact changes to the RMA to speed the fibre rollout.

Streaming services have increased congestion on broadband services for the second month in a row.

Film and television streaming firm Netflix has released its first assessment of New Zealand broadband speeds since launching in the country in March.