BDBDTelecommunicationsSpark in joint venture with VocusVocus Communications, the Australian fibre network and data centre company, has agreed with Spark New Zealand to form a new construction joint venture, Connect 8.04 Feb 04:00 PM
BDBDAged careSharemarket heads back up after slideNew Zealand shares rose yesterday, heading back towards a record high after a two-day slide.02 Feb 04:00 PM
EnergySecond day of falls for NZ sharesNew Zealand shares fell for a second day as the kiwi dollar's slide to a four-year low sapped overseas investor appetite for high-yielding stocks.30 Jan 09:01 PM
TelecommunicationsDirector of Spark NZ resignsSpark New Zealand director Maury Leyland will resign from the telecommunications company's board from the end of next month.28 Jan 03:17 AM
TelecommunicationsDeparting Chris Quin earns high praise at SparkSpark chief executive Simon Moutter is parting on great terms with his No 2 executive Chris Quin with appreciation "for a job well done".27 Jan 04:00 PM
BDBDEnergyHunt for yields drives shares to recordNew Zealand shares rose to a new record close yesterday as holidays in Auckland and Australia kept trading volumes light.26 Jan 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsFree Lightbox to boost Spark broadbandSpark is giving away its subscription video-on-demand service Lightbox to broadband subscribers to encourage people towards online entertainment and uncapped broadband deals.20 Jan 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsIrate users target VodafoneHundreds of New Zealand Vodafone customers have condemned a proposal by the telecommunications company to cut local customer services jobs and outsource some of the work to the Philippines.20 Jan 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsVodafone scraps 100 customer care jobsThe Herald has obtained an internal Vodafone document detailing plans to scrap around 100 customer care staff and increase outsourcing to the Philippines.19 Jan 08:40 PM
OpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: Roaming overseasAs I wrote last year, it’s been great to have a simple way to travel overseas and use your voice and data plan there for an added $5 a day on Vodafone in many countries.19 Jan 01:49 AM
TelecommunicationsVodafone price hike 'shaky ground'Vodafone is on "shaky ground" in raising its fibre internet prices along with copper-line broadband charges, says InternetNZ.07 Jan 12:16 AM
TelecommunicationsTelcos set to hike prices next monthThe country's three biggest internet companies are planning to charge customers more from next month and the general manager at one of them doesn't think broadband will ever be as cheap as it was....06 Jan 04:00 PM
Media and marketingSport is added to Lightbox packageOnline TV service Lightbox and Coliseum Sports Media have signed a 50:50 partnership but at this stage they are not promising lower prices.18 Dec 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsTelcos bury hatchet for cableVodafone and Spark chiefs Russell Stanners and Simon Moutter have put aside competition to partner up and build the transtasman telecommunications cable along with Telstra.18 Dec 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsMoutter guiding telco's progressSpark Telecommunications company Spark under the strong leadership of Simon Moutter has this year reclaimed the top spot as the most valuable company on the NZX.11 Dec 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsInternet outage hits thousandsSome Aucklanders were without broadband for up to 12 hours after a fault with Chorus cut the internet connection.10 Dec 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsAucklanders' internet down for 12 hoursAn issue with broadband electronics was behind the outage that caused 15,000 Auckland households to lose internet overnight.10 Dec 03:16 AM
BDBDTelecommunicationsSpark hikes its pricesSpark says it has 'no choice' but to hike retail prices for its home phone and broadband plans, a move that will kick in from February.09 Dec 08:29 PM
OpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: Data centres and Amazon's amazing scaleCloud computing is built on data centres which are sprouting out of the ground like weeds at the moment around the world.04 Dec 11:05 PM
BDBDTelecommunicationsChorus shares rise to 13-month highChorus shares rose to a 13-month high after the Comcom lifted the price it can charge for access to its copper lines.03 Dec 12:07 AM
OpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: Internet prices and ye olde copper networkEveryone's poring over the Commerce Commission's draft decision on ye olde copper phone line network. And no one's happy.02 Dec 08:41 PM
BDBDTelecommunicationsPrice warning after Chorus winSpark has warned that its prices could rise after the Commerce Commission this morning proposed a new wholesale rate that Chorus can charge retailers.01 Dec 10:45 PM
TelecommunicationsMobile phone pricing competitive: reportNew Zealand's mobile phone sector is performing well on an international basis, with competitive pricing and good mobile coverage, according to a report by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.27 Nov 04:00 PM
BDBDTelecommunicationsSpark forges closer ties with HuaweiSpark New Zealand has got closer to Chinese telecommunications vendor Huawei Technologies in an expanded deal.24 Nov 04:00 PM
