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Shares mixed as market stays quiet
A2 Milk jumps as Bellamy's cuts revenue forecast.

Summer Job: Spark boss Simon Moutter
Spark boss Simon Moutter reveals his first job.

Business Leader of the Year finalists
Meet the New Zealand Herald Business Leader of the Year finalists.

Moutter's Reactor Fund inspired by Israel
COMMENT: Israel faces an international backlash but NZ has much to learn about innovation from the plucky nation, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

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

Spark: Music is a child's first language
In musical terms, Lisa Tregenza's business of developing children through music is rising to a crescendo - but she still needs some

How Telecom found its Spark
Former Telecom chief executive Chris Quin says brand changes have to be earned.

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

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

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

Deloitte Top 200: Company of the Year finalists
WATCH: Meet the finalists of this year's Deloitte Top 200 Company of the Year Award.

Spark waives fees for quake victims
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.

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

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

Gattung's new bag: Helping women help women
With an already impressive resume, My Food Bag co-founder Theresa Gattung is at work on a fresh new venture.

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

Spark boss' generous gift to assistant
Spark's Simon Moutter has gifted 6,000 shares to his assistant as appreciation for many years of service.

NZ 'incident' with Samsung phone
A New Zealand customer has come forward with their Samsung Galaxy Note 7, reporting that the device caught fire.

Beyond the glass ceiling
Jolie Hodson wants to be a CEO. If she gets her way she will be part of a very small group of women who have made it to the top in NZ.

Spark CFO looks beyond the glass ceiling
Support helps women get to the top, but so does taking your chances, an aspiring CEO tells Tamsyn Parker.

Simon Moutter: A private role in innovation
Simon Moutter has been floating the idea of a corporate growth co-investment platform. He talks to Liam Dann.

Spark gives cheap broadband to needy families
Spark is offering entry level home broadband for $15, a quarter of the usual price - but only to some families. The telecommunications

It's here: iPhone 7 arrives in NZ
There was no queue of Apple fans outside Spark's Queen St store this morning, with robots lining up for pre-order customers instead.

Vodafone rejects Sky merger criticism
Vodafone has responded to submissions to the Commerce Commission opposing the proposed merger with Sky TV.

Spark to move Xtra email accounts
All @xtra.co.nz email accounts will be moved from Yahoo to a New Zealand-based provider.

Spark chief ditches Sky TV box
Simon Moutter fired a shot at rival Sky TV on Twitter when he posted a photo of him packaging up his Sky box to send it back.

Teachers' delight at turning out 'global citizens'
The biggest buzz for Toni Nua as a teacher is walking into a room full of new entrants and seeing them at work on their tablets. It's

Spark increasing data plans for free
The massive growth in data usage has seen Spark add additional data to plans at no extra cost.