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Central Otago cell tower damage disrupts service, police seek leads
The damaged tower is on State Highway 8 near Lindis Pass-Tarra Road.
What should you do if network goes down in an emergency?
Telecommunications Forum CEO Paul Brislen explains what you should do if the network goes down in an emergency after outage in flood-hit Tasman District.
Why Kiwi businesses are cautiously optimistic about the future
This year, 52% of businesses plan to increase investment, up from 46% last year.
One NZ expands Starlink partnership to Internet of Things
Direct to Cell service reaches 40% of the country not covered by land-based networks.
Editorial: Residents have every right to be upset over cell towers
OPINION: Who wants a giant, ugly, industrial-looking pole near their home?
Residents stop contractors' work on 15-metre cell tower in Gisborne
Residents are peacefully protesting a cell tower in their neighbourhood, blocking work.
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.
Rural worries grow over copper network deregulation
Remote residents say the possible phase-out of copper networks could be dangerous.
3G shutdown delay, watchdog fields multiple complaints
Many devices beyond phones rely on 3G.
PM unaware how Aussie ship knocked out NZ internet access
Two former PMs questioned NZ's alignment with the US over China relations.
Australian navy ship disrupts NZ internet and radio services
HMAS Canberra's radar blocked Wi-Fi from Taranaki to Marlborough.
From sausages to CEO: 2degrees boss Mark Callander’s unique career path
Liam Dann talks about money and life with 2degrees boss Mark Callander.
'Human error' behind massive Lower North Island internet outage
The outage, caused by human error, lasted over an hour, affecting 118,000 services.
Wellingtonians back online after 90% of network goes dark
A rough estimate from the Chrous site is that 8500 customers were affected.
Stock Takes: Why more Kiwis are taking a punt on Wall St
Plus: Auckland Airport and Spark are back in favour with analysts at Morningstar.
NZ EV market rebounds strongly, but Tesla struggles to catch the wave
Overall new vehicle sales nudge up.
Spark in line for $47m windfall – but activist investor unhappy
A minority shareholder labels it a 'lowball offer'.
Act MP: Why I held up ‘my’ nude photo in Parliament
Laura McClure held up an AI deep fake of herself in Parliament.
Morrison pockets $456m in fees as Infratil makes net loss of $261.3m
The NZSA says past changes make a fee more palatable but clearer disclosure's needed.
3G shutdown: $1000 upgrade needed to keep automatic gate working
An array of household devices may stop working when the 3G network is replaced.
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.
Kiwi entrepreneur on turning trauma into career success
'You either get crushed by trauma, or you learn to come out the other side of it.'
Eroad squeaks back into black, addresses tariffs, 3G shutdown
Shares gained strongly after the fleet-tracking firm delivered its full-year result.
'Who has an extra $480?': Sky customer caught in billing blunder
Sky says the error was caught on Friday and the transactions were quickly cancelled.
NZ teens ditch smartphones for 'brick' phones
A 2025 survey found 95% of New Zealanders aged 15+ use social media.
Tech Insider: The Kiwis most likely to support an U16 social media ban; lawyer's AI horror story
Plus: The 'Google tax' dies a quiet death.
Widespread internet outages reported across New Zealand
Customers across the country began reporting problems about 7.30pm.