TVNZ and RNZ will no longer have to give political parties free air time for opening and closing election statements.

The director behind an internet service marketed as a Sky TV and Netflix killer says he does not think it is allowing illegal viewing.

Former weather presenter and television host Tamati Coffey has been selected to run for Labour in the Māori seat of Waiariki in next year’s general election.

Wikileaks says an unidentified “state actor” has shut down internet access for its founder Julian Assange.

Fiji’s government is lifting the remaining bans on foreign journalists who want to enter the country, the Fiji Times Online is reporting.

An official information request reveals an interview-shy minister jumped at the chance to discuss KFC perfume on primetime television despite a reluctance to face harder-hitting questions on homelessness.

Air New Zealand has banned Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones on all flights, domestic and international, due to safety concerns.

A production company behind the latest Star Wars movie has been fined £1.6m after star Harrison Ford broke his leg on set.

An Aucklander whose name and photo were posted on a site where people trade nude images says she is hugely concerned and doesn’t know how to get the picture taken down.

Samsung has permanently ceased production of its Galaxy Note 7 phones just as a New Zealand mobile owner reported the country’s first case of an exploding device.