Robots, social media, spray cans and three of the world’s leading design creatives come together at Auckland's Semi-Permanent.

A full-on price war - or at least a data cap war - has broken out between ISPs.

But a majority also want to decide for themselves whether they're covered by Internal Affairs' censorship technology, according to an InternetNZ survey. PLUS: The ISPs who have chosen to use the govt's website filter.

The public-private, $1.35 billion Ultrafast Broadband (UFB) roll-out reaches the sharp end as the first retail plans are launched for homes and business. PLUS: CallPlus/Slingshot, Vodafone ready plans; Telecom, TelstraClear weigh in.

UPDATED with Orcon comment. PLUS: The mixed fortunes of Kiwi tech companies with offshore helpdesks.