New Zealand’s delayed census finally took place last Tuesday, but not without creating heated discussion on social media about whether one of the questions was accurate enough. The Greens’ spokesperson for rainbow issues, Jan Logie, posted a photo on Facebook on Wednesday morning of her census form with an addition to the question ‘Are you: [...]

Online-auction site Trade Me says scammers and fraudsters are shifting their focus to auction pages on Facebook. The past few months have seen online auction groups and pages set up on Facebook that have been widely popular. These pages and groups operate through the social networking site but are run by individual users who invite [...]

Frills and frocks can be a woman’s weakness. But for some Auckland women these things are a strength – and a full-time job. Remuera residents Neha Ahlu Walia and Nams Walia are making a living out of the art of fashion. The sisters run an online shopping service through Facebook which has gained more than [...]

 A leading Māori linguist says the unofficial coining of new words in te reo is getting “out of control”. Te Haumihiata Mason, language services manager at the Māori Language Commission, has spoken out following revelations that Māori language IT specialists invented more than 50 new words while translating Facebook terms into te reo. The new words [...]

She is named “the Taylor Swift of New Zealand” and at only 19-years-old, singer/songwriter Jamie McDell is gaining a huge following. With over 11,000 fans on her Facebook  page, and around 50 likes a day, McDell uses social media as a way to promote her work. She says she is overwhelmed by the number of fans [...]

Thanks to Facebook, frustrated passengers of a North Shore-to-city bus service have successfully got some action out of Auckland Transport. More than 600 people have liked the Facebook page ‘881 – Why you no come?’, a page being used to share negative experiences of the North Star 881 bus service. The page received 400 likes [...]

A leading New Zealand addiction therapist says the growing use of social media and other digital technologies is causing compulsive and self-harming behaviour. Tom Claunch, co-founder and clinical director of Auckland’s Capri Hospital, says the clinic is now receiving calls from people seeking help for addiction to social media. He says if the clinic had [...]

TV3′s new reality show following the lives of young Maori on the Gold Coast has viewers “embarrassed” and social media buzzing with calls for its cancellation. The GC premiered last Wednesday and has drawn more than one negative response among viewers at its portrayal of Maori Aussies– or “Mozzies” – that a Facebook page titled [...]

An Auckland ice cream chef who had his laptop stolen last week has been left “speechless” by overwhelming support from the online community. Head chef and owner of Giapo gelato parlour, Gianpaolo Grazioli, had his Apple MacBook stolen from his Queen St store in Auckland around 2pm on Monday, April 23. Grazioli was serving customers [...]