COMMENT: This was a crime of pure naked hatred, and we know what it is to be hated. We are hated for being gay, for being lesbian, for being transgender or bisexual, for being different, writes Michael Stevens.

Prime Minister's son on being picked on at school over his weight and why he gets upset when people attack his family.

Rapper and songwriter, Iggy Azalea reveals her thoughts on social media bullying as she performs at the Mawazine festival in Morocco.

COMMENT: We have launched the very first Bullying Free NZ week and a much awaited resource for our schools and, more importantly, our children.

COMMENT: The fact of the matter is that Eljae is obese. Markedly so. That's not an insult, that's a fact. And someone needs to own that, writes Andrew Dickens.

There was no way she would have watched what was happening from the sidelines.

COMMENT: I have a pathological reaction to bullies like Wiremu Perry. You have to stand up to all thugs or they'll run right over you.

Being passionate about your job and having great colleagues isn't enough to lift the burden of having a bully in the office, new research shows.

COMMENT: Social media has created a macabre paradox: the more digitally connected we become, the greater the disconnect from our sense of humanity.

Parents worried about cyberbullying can now pay to get their child's phone forensically investigated to recover deleted text messages.

"You'd be hard pressed to find a teen that hasn't been asked to send a naked or semi-naked photo of themselves in New Zealand."

More than half of teenagers say they are being bullied, with girls significantly more likely to report some form of cruelty.

Questioning whether the Roast Busters' behaviour was abuse meant CYF did not properly consider how to care for the young people involved, a damning report has found.

Secondary Principals' Association executive discussed fresh incidents involving schoolboys and shocking posts on social media with police last week.

A group of secondary school boys have been assaulting young women in broad daylight and posting videos to social media.

Police have let school boys off with warnings after they performed lewd acts on drunk girls and posted pictures online.

Sitcks n' Stones, a student-led anti-bully initiative has scooped a $30,000 prize from Jetstar's Flying Start Programme.

A senior doctor who told a medical intern she would get good marks if she slept with him has lost his job.

The heartbroken mother of a bullied teen has appealed to her daughter's tormenters to stop their dangerous words.

Ever since Apple revealed its list of new emoji, the all-seeing eye has flummoxed sleuths across the Internet.

A wildlife sanctuary boss is lost for words after photos of him dressed in drag were sent to Wellington City Councillors with a poison pen letter.

The 17-year-old Rotorua Girls' High School student is one of three winners of a nation-wide competition run by NetSafe and Google.

The 2015 Harmful Digital Communications Act had its critics as it passed through Parliament.

A report revealing the extent of bullying among surgeons has shocked the profession, and it is vowing to change.

Mother says more needs to be done to ensure children are kept safe from the kind of hurtful messages she found on her daughter's phone.

More than 220 students have come forward this week with fresh claims of abuse and bullying from medical professionals.

Shocking preliminary results from a survey show 56% of medical students had reported being the victim of bullying or sexual harassment in the past year.

Hilary Duff wants to stop "mom bullying" and thinks being a new mum can be "isolating" and is keen to stop mothers from "judging" one another.

Children are being schooled in online etiquette and the perils of going online in a bid to keep them protected from cyber danger.