Spam complaints in New Zealand are on the decline, thanks to rigorous enforcement of anti-spam laws, with high-profile cases raising public awareness.
A Christchurch baker, Jeremy Grant Bourne, was jailed for 20 months today for possessing and distributing child sexual abuse images.
New Zealand's controversial Internet filter is now operational, monitoring traffic from ISPs Maxnet and Watchdog, despite civil liberties concerns.
NZ's ISP filtering system sparks debate: is enough being done for online safety? Critics call for broader cybercrime measures.
For the second time in a week a man has been jailed for 20 months after trading child sexual abuse images on the Internet.
The new voluntary Web content filtering system for ISPs is expected to be up and running within a matter of weeks.