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Spark CEO Jolie Hodson fronts as $1 billion wiped off telco’s value
Will anyone on the exec team walk the plank?

CEO Jolie Hodson on Spark's profit plunge - and what's next
$1 billion was wiped off Spark's value today after a worse-than-expected result. Its chief executive fronts up. Video / Alex Burton

$1 billion wiped off Spark's value as profit crashes amid 'longest and deepest recessionary period in recent history'
Telco reveals its first-half numbers - and it's ugly.

‘Is that Ticketek?’: Christchurch woman receives 7-8 wrong number calls per day
Incorrect Google Maps number directs daily Ticketek customer queries to frustrated woman.

Apple confirms low-cost, souped-up iPhone 16e: NZ pricing and availability
The rumours were true. AI-capable phone is cheap - but not as cheap as its predecessor.

Wellington port gets NZ's first private 5G network - built by iwi
Iwi firm's boss on his next targets.

Zeronet Mobile launches with cheap unlimited plans - what’s the catch?
Now 10 players in the crowded 'MVNO' field.

iPhone added to One NZ’s Satellite TXT over Starlink lineup
More Samsung phones added. iPhone support still on the way

'Ripples of backfill' - who's moving Auckland CBD offices
Mansons TCLM’s completion of the new FNZ Centre had a big impact on tenancies in the city.

Spark sells remaining stake in its celltowers for $314m
The telco is on a quest to raise $1 billion.

Failed partial takeover sparks litigation: Empire v Vital
Vital wants $214,000 from Empire for expenses it says it incurred after the failed deal.

2degrees boss on profit jump, satellite plans
CEO Mark Callander discusses his firm's 2024 results, a pending satellite-to-phone service and a big contract win covering 2500 schools. Video / Michael Craig

Infratil sees gains for One NZ, Trump uncertainty for Longroad Energy
Infratil shares have risen off the back of its result.

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.