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'Like shopping on Temu': Codewords used to sell illegal guns and drugs on Facebook
Police say emerging drugs like 'lean' are also being sold on social media.
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Boutique shoppers hit by scammers in elaborate dropshipping scheme
The Commerce Commission has received hundreds of complaints about fake NZ stores.
Facebook's hidden sign: The Kiwi Marketplace founder with a powerful message for NZ business
'Tech companies are trained from birth to never be complacent because ... you die.'
Fire in Canada sparked by fish dropped by bird, firefighters say
An osprey likely dropped the fish on to a power line, sparking flames.
Search intensifies for British woman missing from Greek beach
Michele Bourda, 59, vanished from Ofrynio beach while her husband slept.
Tech titan's Auckland offices rebranded: Generator becomes Precinct Flex
Company leases desk spaces in Britomart, Wynyard Quarter, PwC Tower and Wellington.
Washington Post: Global fact-checking faces challenges as Meta, Google scale back efforts
OPINION: Fact-checkers say political fact-checking is in retreat globally.
The unsettling rise of eating disorders in NZ – is social media to blame?
Rose has veneers to replace the damage to her teeth from vomiting.
Meta's US$18.3b profit beats expectations, revenue jumps 22%
Daily active users reached 3.48 billion, up 6% from last year.
Convicted dealer says ‘it’s easy’ to sell drugs, weapons on Facebook
Facebook owner Meta claims to prohibit illegal sales, but sellers feel 'bulletproof'.
Watch: Convicted dealer says 'it's easy' to sell drugs, weapons on Facebook
Facebook owner Meta claims to prohibit illegal sales, but sellers feel 'bulletproof'.
Minister criticises Meta for 'outrageous' drug listings on Marketplace
Paul Goldsmith is seeking answers from Meta after the Herald's investigation.
Dealers selling hard drugs on Facebook Marketplace; claims Meta slow to act
Herald finds 56 different ads for drugs for sale in just one day.
Drug dealers openly advertise the sale of class A drugs on Facebook Marketplace
Meta has been criticised over delayed action.
Councillor accused of hate crime by woman in Israel
Nandor Tānczos says he received a courtesy call from the Whakatāne Police.
'Frustrations' with fake cash: Police bust counterfeit operation in Ōtara
A 26-year-old faces six charges of obtaining by deception.
Their water taps ran dry when Meta built next door
NYT: In the race to develop AI, tech giants are building data centres that guzzle water.
'Seismic shift in our world': Fat Freddy's Drop pay tribute to founder Christopher 'Mu' Faiumu
Widely known as DJ Mu, he was the man behind the band's signature sound.
'Comparable to therapy': Rich-lister Anna Mowbray quits social media
The Kiwi businesswoman announced on LinkedIn that she'd left several platforms.
Wellington mayoral candidate ordered to pay former employee $28k
Mayoral hopeful Graham Bloxham allegedly failed to pay the IRD an employee's PAYE taxes.
'Speechless': Woman's lost engagement ring miraculously found with stranger's help
Diana lost her treasured ring while collecting water samples in the Waiuku mudflats.
Radio distress call was a 'false flag'- Civil Defence
The Facebook post about a woman calling for help sparked alarm on social media.
Silicon Valley to NZ: Kiwi Facebook Marketplace inventor is back home to give back
Bowen Pan says NZ's tech sector is 'unrecognisable for the better' after 13 years away.
'Loud and explicit': How a swearing parrot became the star of an animal shelter
Hendrix, a colourful macaw, became famous for his salty language.
'Unprecedented': Father, child rescued swiftly by Disney Cruise Line crew
Disney crew rescued a father and daughter from the ocean yesterday NZT near Florida.
'I was in tears': Girls speak about being targeted by NZ predator posing as child online
The girls were targeted by a Wellington man posing as an 11-year-old girl online.
Musk's SpaceX Starship explodes in Texas test
Starship, at 123m tall, is key to the billionaire's Mars colonisation plans.
UFC star Dan Hooker invites women to backyard brawls with $50k prize
Israel Adesanya helped announce the event in a video Hooker posted to Facebook.
Meta breaks promise, plans to introduce ads on WhatsApp
Ads will roll out to three billion users, violating a 2014 'no ads' pledge.
'Sacrilege': Family anger over theft from Dargaville grave
The $2000 koru was sawn off Michael Mudford’s headstone.