Plenty of people know the joy of making spontaneous friends - but very few receive the kind of attention this woman did.

Fed up with people posting insensitive selfies at Berlin's Holocaust memorial, an artist has come up with a clever way to out the offenders.

After deciding photos sent via text was archaic, Shelley Bridgeman opened an Instagram account. But it hasn't exactly been smooth posting. Here are her biggest dilemmas with the app.

A UK teenager who woke to find her sexual assault had been live streamed on Snapchat has slammed her attacker's soft sentence.

It was a chilling prediction issued as part of a propaganda video intended to fuel hatred between Muslims and the West.

Flight of the Conchords star Jemaine Clement took on Happy Days actor Scott Baio, an early and unwavering Trump supporter, in an explosive Twitter row.

Ivanka Trump has been criticised on social media for sharing a "tone deaf" photo of herself as chaos erupted at airports around the US.

People are flocking to this weight-loss page. Here's why.

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Anti-GM campaigners have launched a video on social media urging the Māori party to condemn Government's proposed changes to the Resource Management Act, which would remove their right to remain GM Free. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Vanity Fair Mexico is facing backlash after featuring a bejewelled Melania Trump on its latest cover, just as her husband has ordered construction of the wall.

Children using smartphones and tablets from an early age can have both troubling and positive consequences, a leading academic says.

Most of us will be confident that we can count to 50 without any struggle, however this puzzle may just have you questioning your numeracy skills.

Former Grand National winner Many Clouds collapsed and died after winning a race at Cheltenham.

We've all sent messages to the wrong recipient. But have you ever had responses as hilarious as these?

A car fleeing police careered through an intersection at up to 120km/h before ploughing into an SUV and killing the speeding vehicle's driver.

The family of a young Auckland woman have posted heartfelt pleas for information about her whereabouts after she disappeared three days ago.

Manager of council holiday park resigns after allegations of misconduct. New details emerge

Over a year the 27-year-old teacher paid more than $28k - unwittingly, to the 14-year-old she was sleeping with.

Organisers of the Laneway Festival have introduced a new safe zone for women after a journalist was harassed on live TV last year.

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Men and women whose marriage proposals were rejected opened up on how it felt - and those doing the turning down explained their reasons for saying no.

A studious man has become the hero of library goers the world over by silencing protesters with three simple words.

While many of us will simply ignore a creepy message or unwanted attention others employ more creative methods.

There's no slumming it in the McCaw household, as the newlyweds continue to celebrate married life in beautiful Central Otago locations.

Many Kiwi kids can use a cellphone and operate a remote - but can't make their own bed, breakfast or lunch, according to a new survey.

Reality TV star and Playboy model Chloe Khan had her Instagram hacked in a team effort by a past abuser and a stalker.

Finding a perfectly ripe avocado at the supermarket can be tricky. But a colour chart sweeping the web reveals the exact shade you should be hunting for in the vegetable aisle.

A young Kiwi boy's attempt at the Maori language has earned him an E for effort from his mother who posted his homework answers online.

Female teacher before tribunal on charges of forming inappropriate relationships with a male and at least one female students.