Convicted criminals are trying to entice people into illegal cabs by offering a sober driver service in Dunedin.

A new quiz asking users to identify the darkest shades in a series of images reveals your colour vision abilities.

Is this the mother of all mash ups?

Everyone has something they are truly passionate about. For Sydney bloggers 'Lickyourphone' it's food photography. Katherine Gennusa

Scientists have debunked a prediction that a major earthquake could hit the South Pacific on November 14.

As New Zealand wakes up to reports of the series of earthquakes to have shaken the country overnight the rest of the world is also coming to grips with the news.

COMMENT: How social media is shaping political debate as the public square migrates online.

Friends and family are using social media to plead for sightings of a New Zealand man missing in Bali.

About 100 people gathered on Wellington's waterfront in solidarity against the "orange oompaloompa" this afternoon, to show support

Everyone loves an optical illusion, but the latest visual tease to leave the internet confused is something a little different.

Turns out no one actually told Tom Holland he'd won the role of Spider-Man - he found out when we did.

Gable Tostee attempted to explain why he did not call an ambulance when Warriena Wright fell to her death from his 14th floor balcony.

Auckland mayoral candidate Chloe Swarbrick has announced a shift to national politics.

Join Bernadine Oliver-Kerby as she talks to Cameron Carpenter from NZME’s social media team for some analysis on what the A listers are saying about Trumps victory as social medial erupts.

A photo of what appears to be the winning $44 million Lotto ticket circulating online is a fake, Lotto has confirmed.

"Terrifying" is now trending on Twitter.

Grieving mother demands answers of photograph surfaces of police officer smiling and giving a thumbs up with her son's dead body.

A former soldier who defrauded people out of thousands of pounds by pretending to be a decorated war veteran with cancer has been jailed for 16 months.

A young woman felt offended after she was accidentally added to a group chat in which men were sharing photographs and obscene jokes about her.

On the surface Todd Kohlhepp was a polished real estate agent but disturbing details about the 45-year-old's past criminal history have now emerged.

A restaurant will let you use its Wi-Fi for free if you can solve this insanely complex math equation. So far, no one has been able to crack it.

"Think twice next time you're going to comment something nasty about a person - especially someone who's out there representing you guys".

Ireland have beaten the All Blacks in Chicago and social media is going nearly as mad as the Irish fans at Soldier Fields stadium.

Struggling to remember passwords for everything from online banking to internet shopping is a curse of the modern world.

It's called the burrito method, and learning it will change your life.

Men have revealed exactly why they are single and their answers may surprise you.

Radio host Jay-Jay Harvey has expressed her gratitude for messages of support after walking out of a live broadcast.

Gable Tostee has appeared on a social media post under his new name for a cafe challenge - two weeks after being acquitted of his Kiwi Tinder date's murder.

The identity of the hunter who killed Pedals the bear with a crossbow will remain secret after the authorities in New Jersey refused to release it.

NZ Herald Focus: This 23-year-old Kiwi is set for life after making herself rich selling an obscure product.