New Zealand

Snap Inc on Tuesday rolled out its latest feature offering first parental control tools to its users on the popular messaging platform. The new feature will allow parents to see who their teenage kids are talking to. However, the…

Big tech companies agreed on Monday to reduce harmful online content in New Zealand, making a move that critics said dodged the alternative of government regulation. Meta Platforms, Alphabet-owned Google, TikTok, Amazon and Twitter had…

Facebook and Google could be required to pay news outlets for their content in “world-first” legislation set to be introduced to Australia’s parliament on Wednesday. In one of the most aggressive moves to check the power of the US…

The Federal Government of Nigeria is currently reaching out to all members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in its bid to ensure Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala becomes the next Director-General of the global trade body. The Minister of…

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party overwhelmingly won the country’s general election on Saturday, her opponent Judith Collins said. “To Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who I have phoned, congratulations on your…

Facebook shut down the page of conspiracy-embracing political party Advance New Zealand on Thursday just two days out from a general election, accusing it of spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. "We don't allow…

Firefighters in New Zealand battling a blaze that razed much of a small alpine village said they were making "good progress" Wednesday as high winds finally eased. The wildfire erupted in a mountain forest on the South Island in the…

New Zealand plunged into recession for the first time in a decade Thursday, as data confirmed a record-breaking economic collapse that forced Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to defend her pandemic response ahead of next month’s general…

Trading on New Zealand’s stock exchange was halted for several hours on Wednesday after what appeared to be a second offshore cyber attack in as many days, bourse operator NZX Ltd (NZX.NZ) said. The cyber attack was similar to one…

The man who killed 51 worshippers at two mosques in New Zealand in 2019 is facing survivors as sentencing takes place. Australian citizen, Brenton Tarrant, 29, appeared at the Christchurch High Court on Monday. He pleaded guilty…