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Spark faces index D-Day: Analyst says stock over-sold
Analyst says while there have been setbacks, investors have overreacted.

Cecilia Robinson: Why I bought my son a dumb smartphone
OPINION: A new smartphone helps a 12-year-old join his peers, limiting social media.

Wairoa communications blackout caused by ‘deliberate damage’
Households, schools, services and businesses across Wairoa were impacted.

Spark cuts earnings, dividend guidance, to sell Connexa stake
Spark says performance 'falls short of what is acceptable'.

Greg Bruce: Why I traded my iPhone for an android
OPINION: After a lifetime of iPhone use, switching to a Samsung changed Greg Bruce's life.

Travel warning: Older phones, some newer gadgets won’t work in Australia soon
The same goes for connected gadgets such as the Amazon Kindle.

Tech Insider: Spark CEO, chairwoman’s ‘cut-short’ jaunt across the Tasman sets tongues wagging
Under-pressure telco subject to more speculation.

What’s eating Spark? Three pain points – and a three-step comeback plan
Can the telco navigate through its perfect storm?

2degrees wins big education contract previously held by Spark
Sir John Key's Palo Alto Networks is also part of the new N4L line-up.

Spark's data centre revenue soars as AI drives global demand
Spark sees artificial intelligence fuelling data centre demand.

New project aims to improve VHF, cell coverage after tragic fishing deaths
A new cell tower for Mahia Peninsula would cost about $1.5 million.

Kiwi businesses pay cyber-ransoms on the sly
That's despite stated policies not to pay.

Finance director quits at under-pressure Spark
It follows a run of bad news for Spark, with fears it will fall out of a key global index.

Banking Ombudsman warns scammers getting more sophisticated
Websites and letterheads of legitimate banks being copied.

Tech Insider: Spark puts some numbers around its big Transpower win
Plus: Infratil is downgraded, Microsoft reveals its plan to reboot a nuclear plant.

One NZ predicament: Starlink ‘celltower in the sky’ slips
One NZ and Optus are forced to pull back on earlier promises as rivals target Musk's firm.

Businessman convicted on two corruption charges gets bail - to Australia
Businessman admits giving 'gifts' to curry favour.

Watchdog prods telcos on coverage maps - and wants exits without penalty
Telcos say it's not clear-cut.

One NZ raises mobile pricing by $5 a month, cites 24% bump in usage
Some prepay data prices will also increase.

Stock Takes: Aussies snap up $2b stake in NZ power line company
Australia’s second-largest pension fund will take up majority ownership of Powerco.

'Outdated' rural copper landlines on way out
'There is no need for anybody to be using it.'

Chorus issues dividend forecast well above expectations, reveals strategy reset
The company has set a goal of being all-fibre by 2030.

Hundreds of jobs on the line as Spark cuts $50m from wage bill
But it has big plans for more data centre investment.

Fortune 500 companies warn of growing AI risk
Financial Times: Leap in number of large companies citing new tech as potential hazard.

Takeover offer for NZX listed Vital by Herbert's Empire Capital Trust
Offer is 34% above the last trading price, Empire's statement said.

New player Kiwi Mobile offers $1.30 per day plan
Can a newcomer buck the trend in a failed market segment?