New Zealand's retail association is calling on the government to make closing tax loopholes for retail a priority.

A Wanganui woman found the greenstone necklace found on the shore of Lake Taupo

Kiwis in London are mourning the loss of a popular local watering hole which burned down in a New Year's Eve blaze.

The founder of Facebook has found religion, it seems, according to a cheery holiday message he posted on the social network he created.

What were the most ridiculous start-up ideas that eventually became successful?

Serena Williams' fiancee Alexis Ohanian is a resourceful internet entrepreneur who co-founded the hugely popular Reddit.

A male escort has lifted the lid on what a day at work is really like - and his revelations have left the internet astounded.

Hundreds of social media users have lifted the lid on an issue affecting the Pride of the South.

Police have slammed the people behind the growing number of Facebook pages which alert motorists to where checkpoints might be.

After a seismic shift in Western politics and the deaths of many celebrities, it's clear 2016 is public enemy number one. But there was also a lot to smile about this year.

Like flared trousers, words come in and out of fashion. These are about to go out permanently.

Three Chinese hackers made more than $5.8 million in illicit profits after breaking into the servers of top deals law firms in New York.

From hospitals, business, and government no target is too big for today's sophisticated cyber criminals, not even an election.

From new realities to smart fridges, technology in 2017 will see inter-connectivity reach new heights. Here are the top picks for emerging trends.

Bridget McMenamin worked on the Lisa Blakie murder inquiry. She has launched a Facebook page to investigate the 2000 case again.

COMMENT: Selfies have taken over and our humanity might be about to go down the gurgler.

A woman faces being banned for life from a Kentucky mall following a racist rant that was caught on cellphone camera.

A kitten who had been evading fire crews for weeks made a 'leap of faith' from a towering palm tree yesterday while trying to make a run for it again.

The massive Chinese online marketplace Alibaba has been named again on the US 'Notorious Markets' for allegedly selling fake goods.

The Commerce Commission has backed away from Spark's wholesale voice services and asks Simon Bridges revisit the issue in two years.

Students using a school laptop to put together a yearbook came across porn a teacher had stashed on the device.

Facebook risks a multimillion-euro fine for allegedly misleading EU merger watchdogs when it won approval to buy the WhatsApp messaging service.

The Porirua community is rallying around their local Santa after his sack was stolen just weeks before Christmas.

COMMENT: Looking back at what happened in 2016 makes me a bit dark about what 2017 bring. I blame the internet for that, Juha Saarinen writes.

Two attorneys who used legal loopholes to buy copyright for porn films, upload them to torrent websites, then sue downloaders, face criminal charges.

A mother humiliated over her children's bad behaviour by a fellow supermarket shopper has posted a heartbreaking open letter on Facebook.

Parents are urged to stop forcing their children to hug and kiss other adults at Christmas family gatherings.

A candid photograph of the Queen and Prince Charles has been released to mark the end of the monarch's 90th birthday year.

China is to return a US Navy underwater drone after its military scooped up the submersible in the South China Sea.

Facebook has struggled for months over whether it should crack down on false stories and hoaxes being spread on its site.