Auckland councillor Dick Quax has been causing a stir online with flippant comments about public transport and the regular presence of police in an Auckland suburb.

I'm watching with interest the ways our lives are changing as a result of social media, writes Eric Watson.

Pledging to "unplug" from electronic devices and social media is one of the most popular New Year's resolutions, says social media site Twitter.

The Minister of Twitter has left Parliament, leaving a group of contenders eager to take over the mantle.

The man who allegedly "surfed" on top of a taxi as it crossed the Auckland Harbour Bridge says he hopes it launches a career as a stuntman.

Rush hour on the New York subway and space is at a premium. Yet despite the crush, some passengers - men, usually, it is alleged - want to take up more room than is entirely necessary...

From All Blacks posting naked selfies - hashtag what were you thinking Aaron? - to powerful awakenings of collective consciousness, social media users shared millions of their thoughts.

Our social media scout Cam Mansel gives you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

There is a lesson for us all in the continuing revelations from stolen Sony emails being splashed over worldwide media.

As the Sydney siege threatens to open up old prejudices, hashtag #illridewithyou has led a call for unity.

CIA director John Brennan is acknowledging that agency officers did "abhorrent" things to captive terror suspects, and he says he can't prove the harsh treatment made the prisoners cooperate.

Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift are among the stars who have started getting into the Christmas spirit - and of course sharing that spirit on Instagram.

Justin Bieber is the most tweeted about pop star of 2014.

Our social media scout Cam Mansel gives you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

Gay author Jim Marjoram (pictured) received abusive email from Auckland pastor but the pastor says he's done nothing wrong.

An aide to a Republican congressman has resigned after her critical comments about President Barack Obama's daughters sparked a backlash.

It looked as if it was raining money at Auckland's Destiny Church on Sunday, in photos tweeted by church leader Bishop Brian Tamaki.

Obama's daughters accused of lacking class by a Republican after appearing in a Thanksgiving broadcast.

The PR supremo whose employment of attack bloggers was exposed in Dirty Politics says his unconventional media strategies are here to stay.

Our social media scout Cam Mansel gives you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

One of the killers of Fusilier Lee Rigby posted extremist messages on social media websites for six months without the authorities being alerted.

A photo of a woman sitting on a jet ski as it was towed by a truck on Auckland’s North-Western motorway is a hoax.

Mobile phone users are increasingly turning to messaging apps and shunning traditional calling and texting.

Clothes may no longer make the man, but it seems they can still break him.

WhatsApp, the world's most popular instant messaging platform, has begun encrypting all its data by default.