Nabbed online

Wellington High Court judge Justice David Gendall has granted approval for the serving of papers via Facebook, the first time a New Zealand court has allowed such a step. The social networking site became the medium for serving the papers on a New Zealand citizen in Britain when all conventional methods failed. Facebook was also used by police in the New Zealand alpine resort of Queenstown in January when they posted surveillance camera footage of a bungling burglar. Facebook has become hugely popular since it was launched in 2004 and claims more than 140 million users worldwide.