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.

I now know who Dom Harvey is. I'd assumed he was a precocious adolescent puffed with celebrity self-importance. Turns out he's a middle-aged DJ, writes Rodney Hide.

Hospital staff are being punched, kicked, spat on, bitten and verbally abused daily on the job - and the problem is getting worse.

The vast majority of young New Zealanders reaching out for support from Youthline are doing so through text messages.

The controversial law is designed to crack-down on cyber-bullying, but opponents have warned it is too vague and could be used as a weapon against free speech.

The Harmful Digital Communications Bill is being widely criticised as dangerous in the way it seeks to regulate online activities. So is online democracy under threat?

Kiwis will need to be careful about what they post online under a new wide-reaching law, or risk criminal charges over communications deemed deliberately harmful.

Good news. Trolling is about to become illegal. Parliament is days away from putting a ban on this online intimidation, writes Heather du Plessis-Allan.

Vocal children’s health campaigner Dr Lance O’Sullivan says he has been “attacked” after shining a light on serious safety issues at an Auckland boarding school.

Is New Zealand in a golden era of death threats? The advent of social media has made threatening a media personality easier and safer for both sides, writes Matt Heath.

Three years of bullying ended for 11-year-old Finn Williams when his school finally embraced the anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day last year.

A 15-year-old girl has been arrested following an assault in Kaikohe that was filmed and posted online.

High schools are warning students off an anonymous messaging app described as a "virtual bathroom wall".

The New Zealand hero of Gallipoli James Waddell stood less than 5ft 3 but heroes don’t come much bigger.

Singer Pink took to her Twitter account on Sunday to slam those who sent her hateful messages about her weight after she attended a cancer benefit in aid of her late friend.

Should it be illegal to be a bit of a jerk? This is the question on Dr Eric Crampton's mind after the Harmful Digital Communications Bill passed its second reading.

They came, they saw, they were mean. And, apparently, they committed career suicide.

A senior Wairarapa men's cricket team walked off the field mid-game after bullying and abuse from the opposition left some of the players close to tears.

Dunedin City councillor Lee Vandervis' aggression towards colleagues was slammed as unacceptable at a code of conduct hearing yesterday.

The inspirational woman has hit back at the trolls with an anti-bullying documentary about her life, describing her battle with a rare condition which stops her putting on weight.

A Facebook page has been set up for children to post videos of schoolyard fights and brag about their violence. Police have contacted the site to have the page taken down.

Students caught "sexting" or cyber-bullying at school will be asked to reveal the offending content or face having their device seized and given to police.

New Zealand's bullying problem may be going unchecked because schools do not want to share their problems nationwide.

A South African couple's first Christmas in New Zealand has been tarnished after an online racist attack and death threats were made against their teen son.

The apology from State Services boss Iain Rennie to the complainant at the centre of the Roger Sutton affair and public servants in general has been welcomed by his minister, Paula Bennett - but she has indicated another slip-up will cost him his job.

Two police recruits have been stood down from police college after a number of alleged bullying incidents.

Private school King's College says students implicated in a bullying incident will be suspended for the rest of the school year.