Internet company Slingshot has accepted Commerce Commission findings that 27 customers were transferred to it without authorisation.

Only about half of New Zealand kids aged 5 to 10 know the danger of speaking to online friends and a fifth of those would like to meet them in real life.

Stories carried overnight by international media say US and UK spies have spent years trawling online games for terrorists and informants.

New blacklisting system will help stop mobile phone thefts by reducing street value of stolen devices, say police.

Telecom has sold its Australian AAPT unit for A$450m to ASX-listed internet service provider, TPG Telecom, beating initial expectations of what the unit would go for.

Chorus' share price has plunged by 50 per cent over the past year - now one of its big shareholders, BNY Mellon, has cut its holding from 7.45pc to 6.3pc. Photo / NZ Herald

Chorus' ultra-fast broadband contracts could be changed to ensure the project is not at risk.

Communications Minister Amy Adams has opened fire on Vodafone, saying the telecommunications giant silently backed the so-called "copper tax" coalition.

Hurrah for democracy. Hurrah for independent regulators. And bloody good job by the parties who gave a collective "no" to National Party cronyism, writes Chris Barton.

New Zealanders may have to wait longer for cheaper internet after Chorus yesterday initiated court action to challenge the Commerce Commission's ruling.

Chorus is taking the Commerce Commission to the High Court over whether the regulator applied the law correctly in making cuts to wholesale broadband prices.

Chorus shares fell to their lowest after minor political parties said they would not support the Government if it tried to override the Commerce Commission's recommendation to cut internet prices.

The Government's support partners have come out against the proposal to override the Commerce Commission's recommendation of a cut to internet prices.

Telecom has joined forces with Sir Ray Avery's technology startup and will invest $5m to help develop a wristband that constantly monitors someone's vitals and stores the info online.

Poor, elderly, small town dwellers and Maori and Pacific people are being left on the wrong side of the "digital divide", according to a new survey of NZ internet use.

New Zealand telco Orcon says its sales jumped 70 per cent in the month after it launched an ad campaign fronted by internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom.

Test-driving Telecom's 4G network is similar to ditching a trusty Toyota for an over-performing sports car, writes Hamish Fletcher.

Telecom switched on its 4G mobile internet services overnight in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Liam Dann asks, "Has the Government lost its mojo? It is dealing with the broadband pricing issue the way my 5-year-old removes a Band-Aid - slowly and painfully."

Chorus shares have kept tumbling this morning, falling 10 per cent in early trading.

Telecommunications company Chorus's $95 million payout to investors is being questioned after the company's warning about its financial viability.

Xero briefly became a more valuable company than Telecom yesterday following another major rally in the online accounting software provider's stock.