Internet

YouTube has released the top-trending videos in New Zealand for 2015. RNZ's community engagement editor, Megan Whelan, is here to talk us through what we've been viewing, sharing and liking. Audio

A legal expert says social media use is rising massively but there are serious negatives for mental health, with young people most at risk. Audio

What goes on in the burbs…is sometimes the unexpected. Burbs is a new web series filmed in and around Wellington, created by 23-year-old writer and film graduate, Laura Robinson. Quirky situations… Audio, Gallery

Technology time with Peter Griffin and news of an undersea internet cable linking New Zealand and Hawaii. Also Facebook moves into livestreaming with Facebook Live, and how the instant messaging… Audio

Owner of AroVideo in Wellington, one of New Zealand's largest independent film rental businesses, which faces an uncertain future in the era of streaming services. Audio

Selfies have long been connected to narcissism, but New York writer Rachel Syme is offering a different spin - could selfies really progress the feminist movement? Audio

Islamic State recruiters are spending months working 24 hours a day on social media trying to convince teenagers in Western countries to join them. Audio

China is being blamed for a major cyber attack on computers at the Bureau of Meteorology, which has compromised sensitive systems across the Federal Government. Audio

An Australian columnist has shared all the abuse she gets via social media. As a result a man lost his job. Fair enough? Audio

Facebook magnate Mark Zuckerberg's giving away nearly all of his holding in the social networking website. Audio

In RNZ's on-line magazine 'The Wireless', Laine Moger has been writing about Auckland's iconic Karangahape Road, and a project to capture some of its stories. Audio

The rate of growth in online retail spending stumbled in October, as international purchases slowed substantially, while domestic merchants saw a slight gain in market share. Audio

The senior Labour MP Ruth Dyson has been referred to Parliament's privileges committee for critcising the Speaker of the House on twitter. Audio

Dr Chris Gallavin talks about the Police search of the home of Heather du Plessis-Allen after she illegally purchased a gun on-line for a story. Audio

What's the point of social media hashtag campaigns and memes when it come to real change? Audio

Auckland author who wrote three books while studying for his Bachelor of Engineering. His new thriller, American Blood, is his first book to be published internationally. Audio

Professor of Security Engineering at the Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, and privacy campaigner. Audio

Michelle Thompson is Chief Executive of the Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHANZ). The Alliance is working with rural health professionals and industry and community groups on suicide… Audio