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Deloitte Top 200: Company of the Year finalists
WATCH: Meet the finalists of this year's Deloitte Top 200 Company of the Year Award.
Wynyard sell Cognevo division to Telstra
The administrators of crime-fighting software company, Wynyard, have sold its Cognevo division to Australian telecoms giant, Telstra.
UFB installations surpass 300,000
More than 300,000 New Zealanders are connected to fibre broadband.
Richlister says half his face is paralysed
Millionaire entrepreneur Seeby Woodhouse has been hospitalised.
Rakon turns to first-half loss
Rakon posted a first-half loss, blaming a sluggish telecommunications network industry for lacklustre sales.
Spark waives fees for quake victims
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.
Telcos unite to restore Kaikoura phones
People in the Kaikoura region are likely to experience degraded phone services for an extended period of time.
South Island Internet hangs by a thread
Most of Spark's South Island broadband and landline network is hanging by a thread. A cable running along the island's east coast
Call centre delays after quake
Customers of BNZ and Kiwibank may face delays in getting through to the lenders, with both banks' primary call-centres based in Wellington.
Earthquake: what you need to know
What you need to know about the earthquake and tsunami and what people in the above coastal areas should do.
The dawn of 5G telecommunications
COMMENT: The roll-out of 5G, the fifth generation of wireless broadband technology, is just around the corner.
Regulator proposes Chorus service changes
The Commerce Commission is proposing changes Chorus has to provide retail service providers on its copper lines.
America's extraordinary threat to Russia
The US has levelled an extraordinary threat against Russia admitting it has laid the groundwork for a devastating cyber assault against the country.
Samsung Note 7s blacklisted in NZ
The New Zealand Telecommunications industry is blacklisting all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mobile phones from November 18.
Spark backing away from copper broadband
Spark managing director Simon Moutter has reinforced its push to steer customers away from copper broadband.
New player in NZ streaming battle
A business claiming it is "backed up" by MediaWorks is taking on Sky and entering the streaming box market.
Spark may refuse spies' requests for info
Spark is critical of spying laws which leave it up to the company whether to volunteer information about its customers.
Sky, Vodafone merger sees delay
Sky and Vodafone have the next two weeks to try to allay the ComCom's worries about the pair's planned $3.4 billion merger.
Spark rises while Sky and Restaurant brands drop
New Zealand shares were mixed, with Sky Network Television, Restaurant Brands New Zealand and A2 Milk Co dropping while Spark New Zealand rose.
Sky shares slump on merger ruling delay
The Commerce Commission is delaying its decision over concerns the proposed merged entity would squeeze out smaller rivals.
400,000 Kiwis on slower internet
Some 400k internet users in NZ are on a slower form of internet connection than is available, with almost no cost involved in changing to the faster version.
AT&T/Warner deal could escape scrutiny
AT&T's $85.4b purchase of Time Warner could escape regulatory scrutiny from a key player in telecommunication mega-deals.
Sky TV boss hits out at opposition to merger
Sky Network Television chief John Fellet has hit out at submissions opposing a merger with Vodafone.
Sky TV: 2017 charges higher than forecast
Sky Network Television increased its annual forecast.
$100m undersea cable on home stretch
Watch NZH Focus: The project to lay a submarine cable connecting New Zealand Australia is about to enter its final stage.
Free UFB installations through to 2019
Chorus will continue to provide free non-standard residential ultrafast broadband installations until 2019.
Parents buying Peppa Pig online at 3am
Sleep-deprived parents make desperate purchases at 3am, but when's the most popular time to be searching for love online?
Telcos say they won't volunteer info to spies
Telecommunications companies are concerned about a proposal which will allow companies to volunteer suspicious information about their customers to spying agencies.
Note 7 to 'nipplegate' - 10 PR disasters
Samsung's exploding Galaxy Note 7 ranks among some of the biggest PR headaches ever.
NZ 'incident' with Samsung phone
A New Zealand customer has come forward with their Samsung Galaxy Note 7, reporting that the device caught fire.
Hand back your Galaxy Note 7 now
COMMENT: The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone is an unmitigated disaster for the Korean electronics giant, writes Juha Saarinen.
Chorus gives more fibre work to Visionstream
Chorus has handed more of its New Zealand ultrafast broadband network building work to Australia's Visionstream.
Malware that outs you on the internet
COMMENT: If you send anything sensitive, embarrassing, private or otherwise risky stuff, use strong encryption.