Spark chief financial officer David Chalmers says it won't be increasing its $22.7 million offer for TeamTalk.

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.

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

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New Zealand shares.

A2 Milk jumps as Bellamy's cuts revenue forecast.

Spark boss Simon Moutter reveals his first job.

NZ shares were mixed in holiday trading with yield stocks

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The Commerce Commission has backed away from Spark's wholesale voice services and asks Simon Bridges revisit the issue in two years.

Some of New Zealand's biggest companies are lending their muscle to help start-up businesses get off the ground.

Spark's Jolie Hodson has been named this year's winner of the Deloitte Top 200 Chief Financial Operator of the Year.

The winners of the 2016 Deloitte Top 200 Awards were celebrated at a black tie event this evening with Z Energy winning big.

Spark agreed to buy the remaining half share of fibre construction business Connect 8 from Vocus.

People using Xtra email accounts may be experiencing difficulty accessing their emails today through Outlook or a mail app.

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Spark will waive the usual fees for moving or terminating a broadband contract early for people forced to move as a result of this week's earthquakes.

People in the Kaikoura region are likely to experience degraded phone services for an extended period of time.

The 111 emergency line service wasn't switched over when the Spark office, where the calls are handled, was evacuated.

With an already impressive resume, My Food Bag co-founder Theresa Gattung is at work on a fresh new venture.

Spark managing director Simon Moutter has reinforced its push to steer customers away from copper broadband.

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