Chocolate lovers have rated one of New Zealand's oldest confectionery makers as the most trusted brand in the country.

Children are being schooled in online etiquette and the perils of going online in a bid to keep them protected from cyber danger.

A week of celebrity social media gaffes shows many still don't understand the public impact of Twitter, YouTube and Instagram, says a media expert.

An election day blackout is unnecessary in an era when many people vote before the official day.

It is the PM's first week back after the long silence of his holiday, yet it is Max’s latest video clip that is getting all the attention, writes Claire Trevett.

Dancing With the Stars runner-up Chrystal Chenery had demanded he be sacked over a revealing photo he posted of her on social media.

Dominic Harvey accused of disrespecting women after posting pic with comment: "Chrystal showing Art what he missed out on."

John Key's children, Max and Stephanie, have raised plenty of eyebrows with their postings on social media this year. But their powerful Dad has resolutely stood by them.

The internet has responded to the publishing of footage of a young Queen Elizabeth doing a Nazi salute in typical fashion.

A study which surveyed people from 26 countries, including 1500 Kiwis, has found that 16 per cent of New Zealanders are constantly logged in to Facebook.

The Corrections Minister has announced a "robust and thorough" review over footage of inmates engaging in banned behaviour in New Zealand prisons.

A wanted woman didn't realise her recent activity on Spotify was helping the police track her whereabouts.

You'd think that, between the filters and the #fitnessgoals and the celebrity-grams, Instagram would make an unfriendly place to talk body acceptance. But the opposite is actually true.

Tennis superstar, Serena Williams, has reacted to social media comments calling her brows 'caterpillars', sharing a video as she undergoes personal grooming.

A reveller at a music festival has become an unlikely internet star after he tweeted that he had been packed into a tent bag and could not escape.

Chrissy Teigen has been cautioned by bosses at Instagram after posting a link to a photo of her husband John Legend naked on the site.

When her selfie went viral and people started making cruel remarks about her boyfriend, Ashley Stevens had the perfect response.

"I can't believe I'm stuck with this stupid name and I still can't get into my Facebook. It's ludicrous and I am embarrassed to tell people what has happened."

I want to know what is going on in people's heads as they shuffle towards me, on the footpath, engrossed in the device they hold in their hand.

While we share travel photos and life musings with a long list of virtual friends, the average person still only relies on a few people.

An image of a homeless boy doing his homework by the light of a McDonald's restaurant has inspired thousands of internet users.

One Direction is encouraging fans to share what they think about climate change and social inequality.

Women have found a wacky way to fight censorship of their breasts on social media, covering them with images of male nipples.

An Irish fitness blogger has posted a disturbing video on social media, revealing a black eye and saying her partner punched her in the face.

So many Russians are being killed or injured in pursuit of the perfect selfie that police have launched a public safety campaign.

Rugby fans are fuming after missing much of yesterday's All Blacks match in Samoa because of a glitch in Sky TV's app, Sky Go.

Young Aucklander Ruby Joy says her life was saved by the touching words of British literary star Julie Burchill, who recently lost her son to suicide.

Before you take your unfriend-number to heart, remember most of the people we connect with on Facebook are not, and were never, actually our friends.

A makeup vlogger has made a moving video based on the hurtful comments she received when she began baring her makeup-less face on social media.

Social media users are using hashtags like #sunburnart and #tantattoo to show off their "artistic" sunburns to the world.