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.

COMMENT: Telco is keen to make the move into entertainment.

Spark is critical of spying laws which leave it up to the company whether to volunteer information about its customers.

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

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

Simon Moutter has been floating the idea of a corporate growth co-investment platform. He talks to Liam Dann.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Auckland's Tamaki College used to have forlorn pass rates in NCEA. The decile one secondary school saw many of its predominantly Maori

More companies will begin offering packages similar to Spark's minimum $40,000 salary to attract the best talent, a business leader says.

Manaiakalani helps the students in a group of decile 1 primary and secondary schools to learn by working daily on digital devices, making full use of digital resources.

One New Zealand business will now pay all permanent staff who aren't on a commission at least $19.20 an hour. Does yours?

From Nike to Spark, marketer says his move isn't really such a big leap.

COMMENT: Here's a challenge to NZ directors: Get behind Simon Moutter's call to action to big business to invest in early stage companies.

Spark has appointed the interim chief executive officer of MediaWorks as its new chief financial officer.

People donating to causes will be asked whether they want to donate more to cover the new 5 per cent fee.

Data driven decisions could benefit businesses, but Kiwis are slow to adapt to the analytical approach.

Why we can't have nice things: while the gaming industry rushes to compete with Pokemon Go, will quality take a back seat?

Pokémon GO might be the biggest internet craze we've seen in a long time - but when it comes to data usage it's just another drop in the online ocean.

Staff have been relocated, but operations at the data centre won't be disturbed.

Fibre-optic cables for ultra-fast broadband have been installed across fences and through gardens in some Auckland homes - leaving residents concerned.