New Zealanders must stand up for their democratic rights when they are threatened, or they'll lose them.

Paul Henry returned from Los Angeles last week but his career at TV3, to which he is contractually bound, remians in limbo.

Those of us who had visions of a bristling, moody collision, something like that De Niro-Pacino scene in Heat, were always going to be disappointed, writes Toby Manhire.

"Is a noose slowly being tightened around the Prime Minister's neck?" asks John Armstrong.

John Key last night described Kim Dotcom as a 'conspiracy theorist' after he claimed the PM knew about him before the January 2012 raid.

Civil libertarians and privacy rights activists have legitimate reason to oppose the GCSB bill in its present form, writes Paul Buchanan. "The definition of threat to national security under which the GCSB would act is too nebulous."

A new law which could see internet giants like Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and Google forced to open up their systems to NZ's spy agencies is 'unworkable'.

Kim Dotcom says he's working on setting up a second submarine cable to boost NZ's internet infrastructure - and that he plans to dabble in politics.

A prominent Australian barrister has suggested US intel leaker Edward Snowden could seek refuge in 'pleasant' NZ, joining Kim Dotcom in resisting extradition.

New Zealand police need to return items they seized in the raid on the internet tycoon's Coatesville mansion, according to a High Court decision released today.

The Supreme Court will decide whether Kim Dotcom's lawyers receive all the FBI investigation files before the internet mogul's extradition hearing.

The United States is determined to go ahead with its attempt to extradite Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom to face trial over copyright infringement.

Controversial internet entrepreneur and Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom will be answering your questions in a live chat on nzherald.co.nz from midday.

Kim Dotcom has called for an investigation into the FBI case against Megaupload in a legal review which accuses PM John Key of being misled by the United States.

Mega’s CEO, Vikram Kumar reveals the future direction for online file storage service started by Kim Dotcom and an approach by a smart TV manufacturer.

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is trying to drag one of the country's most senior police officers into court.

Banks invited us to recall that ugly Dotcom episode, replete with allegations of impropriety, writes Toby Manhire. Not so in Shearer's case.

Two Hollywood film studios may have gained more than an extra $1 million a week from paid legal downloads of their movies after last year's shutdown of Kim Dotcom's MegaUpload websites, a new study has found.

The evidence in question is considered so sensitive that lawyers for the Megaupload founder are not even allowed in the court.

A decision to force the United States Government into handing over its evidence against Kim Dotcom in its internet piracy case has been overturned by the Court of Appeal.

A review of Government Communications Security Bureau involvement in police investigations initiated as a result of the Kim Dotcom affair has found no further breaches of legislation by the bureau.

The lawyer for internet mogul Kim Dotcom vehemently denied today that requesting the Government's spy agency to hand over its evidence is a delaying tactic.

Vikram Kumar, formally of internetNZ is the new CEO for Kim Dotcom's Mega.

John Key went to meet Hollywood bosses with a briefing from officials saying studios were looking for easier ways to target Kiwi who downloaded illegally.

Kim Dotcom's new cloud storage business Mega has hired the man recently overseeing standards for internet business in New Zealand.

Kim Dotcom's new Mega website has already received 150 notices for copyrighted content allegedly being hosted on the service, according to a report.