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Editorial: More checks needed on spy powers
Editorial: It is entirely reasonable to allow the GCSB to provide specialist help to other agencies. If this were not so, the SIS, for example, would have to spend millions acquiring the sophisticated equipment operated by the other agency.
Chris Barton: Power competition needs proper regulation
The Labour-Greens' proposal for the electricity industry should be the start of a consumer-led revolution, writes Chris Barton.
Mega launches dev kit, approached by Smart TV maker
Mega’s CEO, Vikram Kumar reveals the future direction for online file storage service started by Kim Dotcom and an approach by a smart TV manufacturer.
Demand for net data doubles
Demand for internet data doubled in the year ending June 2012 and competition between telcos heated up.
New Galaxy comes to NZ
The latest Samsung smartphone went on sale in New Zealand today with rival telcos instantly matching call plans and giving the Galaxy S4 free to customers.
Colin Hogg: Talent show has genuine X Factor
Ethan the apprentice embalmer didn't get through and neither did Sian the supermarket worker from Matamata, or Mason, the country-singing silage contractor from Gore
Orcon sold to local investors
Kordia has sold Orcon to a group of local investors, headed by Vivid Networks managing director Warren Hurst.
Telecom forming new 'Digital Ventures' team
Telecom has announced it is forming a new department which will aim to create fresh "businesses and services".
Photo recall: Stretch the car to make room for the phone
These days your "mobile communications centre" fits in the palm of your hand - but in 1992 you needed a custom-built car to take work on the road.
Questions hang over 2degrees' future
2degrees lost a guiding hand with the death of chief executive Eric Hertz at a time when the company faces the challenge of getting revenues to match its customer share.
Govt speeds cyber bullying laws
Inciting someone to commit suicide will be punishable with up to three years in jail under tough new cyber-bullying laws to be unveiled today.
2degrees names interim chief executive
2degrees chairman Stewart Sherriff, who flew into New Zealand from the United States this morning, is taking over as interim chief executive following Eric Hertz's death.
Internet price announcement due tomorrow
The Commerce Commission expects to make an announcement tomorrow about its review of what Chorus charges internet retailers.
Bodies may never be found
The head of a Navy team using sonar to search for aircraft wreckage says it's possible the bodies of 2degrees' boss Eric Hertz and his wife Kathy may never be found.
Daunting task to recover bodies
The bodies of 2degrees chief executive Eric Hertz and his wife, Kathy, who died when their plane ditched off Kawhia on Saturday, may never be recovered.
Telecom job cuts may hit 1230
Telecom says it will axe between 930 and 1230 jobs by the middle of this year as part of its efforts to cut costs.
Drought takes toll on economic confidence
The onset of drought conditions in the North Island has seen economic confidence plummet in many regions, according to a Westpac McDermott Miller survey.
Paul Brislen: We need an NZ ICT plan
ICT is clearly the rising star in the NZ economy, but we have to do more than pay it lip service...