Over this New Year’s Eve, New Zealanders around the country consumed mobile data in staggering numbers, according to local telco Vodafone NZ.

“We are seeing sectors like the game developers growing exports at exponential rates, local IT companies working through the night helping other sectors rapidly become more digital. "

While the glass ceiling is cracking, the progress is constrained by a broken rung.

Young people aged 18 to 25 had the highest level of nomophobia and males were almost twice as likely to engage in dangerous use than females.  

Trade Me’s top Marketplace listings of 2020 were inspired by COVID-19.

"The many changes imposed by the pandemic are acting as another challenge to the 9-to-5 workday model, which was already under threat before the pandemic. "

The most popular passwords of 2020 were easy-to-guess number combinations, such as 123456, the word password, qwerty, iloveyou, and other uncomplicated options.

New research has revealed 67% of professionals believe employers should require proof of vaccination for COVID-19 before returning to the office.

"Big Tech has made mega profits by turning a blind eye to the true extent of misinformation on their platforms. "

The malware has impacted 7% of organisations globally, following a spam campaign which targeted more than 100,000 users per day during the holiday season.