The Government has launched an independent probe of Chorus' financial position and its ability to deliver on nationwide ultrafast broadband contracts.

A 15-year-old girl who says she was a victim of the Roast Busters group made a complaint to police two years ago, contradicting the official line that they could not prosecute members of the gang because no one had complained.

Prime Minister John Key is refusing to rule out dramatic intervention such as injecting taxpayer cash into network company Chorus.

Internet companies are promising to pass on a big chunk of a price cut announced yesterday - one even says its customers could save $7.50 a month on their bills.

Radio hosts Willie Jackson and John Tamihere have been accused of "victim-blaming'' over their questioning of a young woman who is friends with a Roast Busters group victim.

Another vigilante group has sprung up on Facebook promising $4000 for footage of "Roast Busters" members "getting hidings."

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

New Zealand internet security firm Mako Networks has struck a deal in the United States that is expected to provide "tens of millions of dollars" in revenue over the next two years.

A bill which aims to stop cyber bullying by groups such as the Roast Busters will be introduced to Parliament today.

Skincare products and scented candle company Trilogy International is aiming for an up to four-fold increase in online sales.

People hoping to save money by using websites that let them pay off Christmas purchases are warned it can be an expensive way to shop.

Nearly half of gamers are female and more parents are playing video games than ever.

Thirty-five kgs has disappeared into the treadmill at [Wellington] CityFitness!

In part 2, telecommunications writer Hamish Fletcher asks whether Chorus is set to get a $450m windfall or is this just a fair return?

Parents should limit kids' tweeting and texting and keep smartphones and laptops out of bedrooms, a US paediatricians group says.

Broadband battle Part 1 of a 4 part inquiry Tomorrow: Will intervention transfer wealth from consumers to Chorus? Coming up: How intervention in the copper market affects the ultra-fast broadband scheme

Online portal open all hours puts buyers close-up in front of works throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

New Zealand's Publishers Association has criticised the Dotcom Mega website after it was found that Eleanor Catton's Man Booker Prize-winning novel The Luminaries could be downloaded free.

A White House official was fired after it was discovered that he was behind an anonymous Twitter account that criticised the Obama administration.

A prankster appears to have had some fun at the expense of the Minister of Police.

Tourism New Zealand says a big digital push is paying off with a surge in the number of referrals to industry businesses in the past year.