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![Google gets serious in taking on the telcos](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Google gets serious in taking on the telcos
First it conquered search. Then it was online video and advertising. Now Google is turning its attention toward telecommunications.
![Spark in joint venture with Vocus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Spark in joint venture with Vocus
Vocus Communications, the Australian fibre network and data centre company, has agreed with Spark New Zealand to form a new construction joint venture, Connect 8.
![The Diary: Heidi Klum wants Auckland to judge her undies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
The Diary: Heidi Klum wants Auckland to judge her undies
An episode for the upcoming season of Germany's Next Top Model will be filmed in Auckland next week.
!['Say it again, Sam' - and create a winner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Say it again, Sam' - and create a winner
As writers, actors and directors jostle for favour following the Oscar and Bafta award nominations, scientists have discovered the true measure of a film's worth is not how many gongs it wins, but how many times later film-makers reference it.
![Irate users target Vodafone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Irate users target Vodafone
Hundreds of New Zealand Vodafone customers have condemned a proposal by the telecommunications company to cut local customer services jobs and outsource some of the work to the Philippines.
![Vodafone scraps 100 customer care jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Vodafone scraps 100 customer care jobs
The Herald has obtained an internal Vodafone document detailing plans to scrap around 100 customer care staff and increase outsourcing to the Philippines.
![Telcos set to hike prices next month](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Telcos set to hike prices next month
The country's three biggest internet companies are planning to charge customers more from next month and the general manager at one of them doesn't think broadband will ever be as cheap as it was....
![Telcos bury hatchet for cable](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Telcos bury hatchet for cable
Vodafone and Spark chiefs Russell Stanners and Simon Moutter have put aside competition to partner up and build the transtasman telecommunications cable along with Telstra.
![Internet outage hits thousands](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Internet outage hits thousands
Some Aucklanders were without broadband for up to 12 hours after a fault with Chorus cut the internet connection.
![Aucklanders' internet down for 12 hours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Aucklanders' internet down for 12 hours
An issue with broadband electronics was behind the outage that caused 15,000 Auckland households to lose internet overnight.
![Spark hikes its prices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Spark hikes its prices
Spark says it has 'no choice' but to hike retail prices for its home phone and broadband plans, a move that will kick in from February.
![Chorus shares rise to 13-month high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Chorus shares rise to 13-month high
Chorus shares rose to a 13-month high after the Comcom lifted the price it can charge for access to its copper lines.
![Price warning after Chorus win](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Price warning after Chorus win
Spark has warned that its prices could rise after the Commerce Commission this morning proposed a new wholesale rate that Chorus can charge retailers.
![Mobile phone pricing competitive: report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Mobile phone pricing competitive: report
New Zealand's mobile phone sector is performing well on an international basis, with competitive pricing and good mobile coverage, according to a report by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.
![Spark forges closer ties with Huawei](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Spark forges closer ties with Huawei
Spark New Zealand has got closer to Chinese telecommunications vendor Huawei Technologies in an expanded deal.
![Apps use taking over from calls, texts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Apps use taking over from calls, texts
Mobile phone users are increasingly turning to messaging apps and shunning traditional calling and texting.
![NZ on edge of phone revolution](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
NZ on edge of phone revolution
New Zealand is on the edge of a smartphone revolution being led from an epicentre in Asia.
![New York City unveils payphone of the future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
New York City unveils payphone of the future
New York has unveiled the most ambitious plan yet for the payphone of the future offering WiFi connections, free calls and more.
![Juha Saarinen: Spark roaming and iMac Retina 5K review](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Juha Saarinen: Spark roaming and iMac Retina 5K review
Herald tech blogger Juha Saarinen looks at Spark's new roaming plans and gets his hands on an iMac Retina 5K monitor.
![Spark rebrand is igniting success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Spark rebrand is igniting success
Spark, formerly Telecom, says there are early signs that its rebranding has been successful.
![Watson takes show to frozen continent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Watson takes show to frozen continent
Talkback host Danny Watson is taking his show to the bottom of the world. The Newstalk ZB personality will broadcast live from Antarctica for three days next week.
![Spark closer to a customer-focused retailer - Moutter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Spark closer to a customer-focused retailer - Moutter
Spark says it is nearing the end of the first phase of its transformation from a traditional telco to a digital services business.
![Creditors accept offer from ex-Orcon owner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Creditors accept offer from ex-Orcon owner
Creditors have accepted a 20c-in-the-dollar proposal from one of Orcon’s former owners but a court has yet to approve the deal.