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Market close: NZ sharemarket rises, Vista Group shares fall after half-year results

The New Zealand sharemarket was up today as most stocks on the main board lifted.

Spark sells 75% of its data centre business to Australian firm in deal worth up to $584m

A huge construction programme is planned.

Spark sells 75% of its data business

Spark has announced it has sold 75% of its data business to Pacific Equity Partners.

Money Talks: The secret to being a good company director – from the man who's been on 167 boards

Prolific company director Wayne Boyd shares his thoughts on money with Liam Dann.

Market close: NZ shares fall prey to late bout of selling

New Zealand fell in late trading after a strong week.

Tech Insider: Six reasons why Spark could get its shine back

But analysts still expect the telco's dividend to be squeezed.

Amazon’s Starlink rival, Project Kuiper, names Australian launch date, gears up in NZ

Elon Musk has some competition in rural broadband.

Stock Takes: What to watch out for this reporting season

Will this month's company reporting season reveal a turnaround for the sharemarket?

Market close: NZ sharemarket flat as tensions rise over potential Iran strike

The S&P/NZX 50 closed up 0.34% today after a spike in oil prices globally.

Tech Insider: A $529 phone, bought in March, can only make 3G calls; IRD’s AI warning; Musk’s pain is Beck’s gain; a self-employed Wellington man scores a $16K Google Cloud refund

PLUS: Elon Musk's pain is Sir Peter Beck's gain.

3G shutdown delay, watchdog fields multiple complaints

Many devices beyond phones rely on 3G.

Wellingtonians back online after 90% of network goes dark

A rough estimate from the Chrous site is that 8500 customers were affected.

Spark in line for $47m windfall – but activist investor unhappy

A minority shareholder labels it a 'lowball offer'.

Air NZ gets robot-tethered drone in Spark private 5G warehouse project

The airline and the telco say the networked robot is a first for NZ business.

‘Blown away’: Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo heading to Auckland this year

The famed circus company was last here in 2023 with its icy spectacle Crystal.

NZ's largest corporate corruption case: How two Australians duped Spark with $20m in contracts

Corrupt company directors Sean Bryan and Mark Lester are headed to prison.