Aucklander Natalia Burgess has broken her silence amid revelations she had sex with at least one 15-year-old boy.

As the New Zealand Comedy Festival opens this weekend, Aleks Krotoski considers how the web has enhanced the funny business. And why so many cats?

Fixed broadband connections have more than doubled in the last five years, to reach 61pc of households, new research has revealed.

Suddenly, grab-a-bargain websites are everywhere, with deep discounts on anything from burgers to overseas holidays.

It is no surprise that the most popular deals so far on the group-buying sites have been the cheapest ones.

The police communication network has been restored following a fibre optic cable failure this afternoon.

NZ Post has plans to move its directory service Localist to include editorial content such as news.

Natalia Burgess, 28, of Mangere in Auckland, has assumed multiple false online personalities to form internet relationships with teenagers.

Can Easter be celebrated online instead of going to church? Aleks Krotoski ponders the effect the internet has had on religion.

The dating website match.com has been forced to begin checking its clients against criminal databases.

Many Kiwis find it difficult to 'switch off' when they are away from the office because of the technology they have at their disposal.

Tech editor turned to providing news sheets for embattled residents.

An Auckland woman has been revealed as the internet predator grooming Christchurch boys for sex.

Some new homes built in areas marketed as "fibre ready" do not have the wiring to support ultra-fast broadband, says an industry standards group.