COMMENT: Companies with higher ESG ratings are, on average, outperforming their peers.

Queenstown has become the first town in New Zealand to get a 4.5G mobile data network.

Spark is planning to buy back all its stores from external management.

Spark New Zealand has bought Auckland-based marketing automation firm Ubiquity Software.

Expert says the remote access could provide a pathway to contents of people's computers.

The battle between Spark and Vodafone to lead the mobile market has never been closer.

2degrees turned its first profit in 2016, confirming it as a credible third telco.

Spark has completed the divorce from Yahoo and brought its Xtra email service home.

Spark deny rumours of 1000 jobs losses saying the company is always undergoing changes.

TeamTalk shareholders back a deal to sell a controlling stake in Farmside.

COMMENT: Please, telcos: confusion as a marketing tool doesn't work. Keep it simple.

Spark New Zealand says its hostile 80 cents-a-share offer for TeamTalk is final.

The Commerce Commission is looking for any competition issues.

A 2288km fibre optic cable between New Zealand and Australia is officially in service.

COMMENT: The Shareholders' Association is on the warpath.

TeamTalk to sell controlling stake in Farmside to Vodafone as Spark circles.

Spark says an independent valuation range for its takeover target lacks credibility.

KiwiSaver is a fantastic long-term superannuation scheme but it has one major drawback: limited domestic investment opportunities.

Spark New Zealand has confirmed its $22.7 million takeover offer for network minnow TeamTalk.

Adam Thomson started tweeting when his call reached the one hour mark, asking if anyone had broken that record.

Spark New Zealand and 2Degrees have been granted a stay on the proposed merger between rival Vodafone New Zealand and pay-TV operator Sky Network Television.

Spark has launched legal action seeking a short-term pause if the proposed Sky TV/Vodafone NZ merger gets the green light from the Commerce Commission.

New Zealanders holding out for the cheapest broadband they can find is forcing Spark NZ to compete more aggressively on price.

Chief executive Simon Moutter said the investment in call centre resources had cut call waiting times, but that "there is much work still to be done".

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Spark wants to integrate TeamTalk's services into the larger group, cutting costs by stripping out any duplication and reviewing the business.

Heartache at the thought of leaving her 'kids' at home to travel overseas gave Courtenay Colligan an idea for a business. Colligan's

A countrywide network outage yesterday rendered many mobile phones useless, but Spark is looking into another solution for next time it happens.

Most services are now restoring across New Zealand after a major Spark network outage, but some customers are still experiencing mobile issues.

COMMENT: Governance cannot be that bad, given the growing interest in directorships from many individuals.