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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.

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...

Your place, the workplace
Is working from home really working? Anthony Doesburg reports.

Farmers gain export relief
The drought gripping most of the country is hitting dairy farmers hard, but soaring export prices will partially offset lost production, economists say.

Want a phone book? You'll have to ask
For the first time, Aucklanders will this year have to request a copy of the White Pages telephone directory.

Does not compute - Where are the IT workers?
The money's good, the jobs are plentiful - so why does New Zealand's growing IT industry find it so hard to attract skilled staff? Anthony Doesburg reports

A goggle at Google's glasses
Tech fans have finally had their first good look at Google Glass, the hotly anticipated web goggles worth US$1500 a pair.