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Cancer scam: 'Give us our money back'
Thousands of angry customers who bought healthy living app The Whole Pantry are now demanding their money back.

Pregnant model causes uproar
A pregnant model's small baby bump and toned tummy is causing a stir on social media.

Motel murder accused to stay behind bars
An Auckland teen charged with murder, who allegedly escaped bail and evaded authorities for four days, will remain behind bars.

'The Dress' in anti-violence ad
The dress that divided the internet with millions debating its colours has been adopted by the Salvation Army for the focus of its latest anti-domestic violence campaign.

Accused took questions on social media
Teenage murder accused Beauen Wallace-Loretz has set up a social media profile to answer questions about his alleged role in an Epsom motel death, claiming online: "I ain't no killer".

Vogue editor's 'cruel' photo
Vogue's style editor-at-large came under fire after posting a photo on Instagram of what appears to be a homeless woman in Paris reading the famed magazine.

Facebook fight club
A Facebook page has been set up for children to post videos of schoolyard fights and brag about their violence. Police have contacted the site to have the page taken down.

Car surfer accused set to go to trial
A "wannabe stuntman" who goes by the moniker 'Johnny Danger' will go to trial after denying allegations he surfed on top of a taxi as it crossed the Harbour Bridge.

Gehan Gunasekara: Privacy training essential
'We take our obligations under the Privacy Act seriously" is a common refrain, sadly, observed more in the breach, writes Gehan Gunasekara.

Bullet-riddled ute accidentally listed
A New Zealand car auction company has "accidentally" listed a ute with bullet holes and blood stains from a Rotorua shooting on its website.

They had an 'amazing' sleepover
Picton's star-crossed lovers, Kiwi William Scott Chalmers and Scottish backpacker Sarah Milne broke their silence today after their big date involving "cheap beers".

High-stakes battle against Isis for Tikrit
Fighting began in the key central Iraqi city of Tikrit, birthplace of the former dictator Saddam Hussein, as government forces and Shia militia launched a major assault to displace Isis jihadists.

Public appeal for love goes viral
Just when we thought romance was dead, a young woman’s public appeal for love in Picton has given hope to singles everywhere.

Legal fight over Cindy photo
The photographer behind the unretouched image of Cindy Crawford at a 2013 lingerie shoot is taking legal action amid allegations the snap was stolen and altered to make the supermodel look bad.

Michelle Rodriguez: Minorities in white roles 'stupid'
Racial equality may be a major issue in Hollywood, but somehow Michelle Rodriguez managed to cause offence by petitioning for ethnic parity.

NZ v Oz: How the odds fluctuated
Saturday's heart-stopping Black Caps v Australia battle wasn't just the focus of tens of thousands at Eden Park and millions watching on TV.

Caught up in the cult of busy?
We work shorter days than ever, spend less time on household chores and more time on social media —so why are we are all so busy and why do we brag about it? Rebecca Barry Hill looks at the busy-ness trap and how we can escape from it.

How YouTube ate the pop culture machine
Video-sharing site YouTube has just turned 10 years old - that's almost old age on the internet.

Benji Madden gets tattoo for Cameron Diaz
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.

8 tips to keep kids safe on social media
It may be a universal truth that parents are less techno and media-savvy than their kids. Experts say that parents need to improve their understanding of social media and technology to protect their kids from risks.

Digital addiction a growing trend
A new consumer behaviour survey backs other research that there is a growth of "digital dependency" in New Zealand, according to a leading academic.

Why complaining online feels so good
We like feeling that the things that make us upset are considered upsetting by other people, as well.

Rich kids: 'You're just jealous'
Scrolling through their lifestyle snaps may be a little torturous for ordinary mortals, as the Rich Kids of Instagram jet between the world's most glamorous cities, dine at the finest restaurants and wear the most exclusive clothes.

Cindy Crawford untouched pic flooded with online praise
Cindy Crawford has been flooded with messages of praise after an unretouched lingerie shot of the supermodel from 2013 surfaced online.

8 websites you thought died
What happened to the husks of once-heralded start-ups, or the websites that were all the rage in 2005?

Can emojis get you arrested?
Emoji are the language of our online era, and several recent arrests and prosecutions have included, at least in part, emoji.

Govt requests jump for tweet removals
Twitter said government requests for user data and content removal jumped in the second half of 2014.