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As New Zealand's largest telecommunications and digital services company, Spark's purpose is to help all of New Zealand win big in a digital world. Spark provides mobile, broadband and digital services to millions of New Zealanders and thousands of New Zealand businesses.
Spark New Zealand - Latest News [Page 7]
Spark New Zealand announces new Chief Financial Officer
Friday, 18 October 2019, 9:08 am | Spark NZ
Spark New Zealand announced today Stefan Knight will become Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 March 2020. Mr Knight will succeed David Chalmers who after three years is leaving to return home with his family to Melbourne, Australia. Currently Finance ... More >>
Spark Sport update on impact of Typhoon Hagibis
Sunday, 13 October 2019, 12:17 pm | Spark
The Namibia vs Canada Rugby World Cup 2019 match scheduled for Sunday evening has been cancelled. As a level 5 evacuation order is still in place following Typhoon Hagibis, World Rugby have made the decision to cancel the match. More >>
Spark Sport update on impact of Typhoon Hagibis
Thursday, 10 October 2019, 7:29 pm | Spark
As passionate rugby fans, the team at Spark Sport are gutted that the New Zealand vs Italy and England vs France Rugby World Cup 2019 matches scheduled for Saturday evening have been cancelled. We understand that World Rugby had a difficult decision ... More >>
Spark expands sport offering by securing NZ Cricket rights
Thursday, 10 October 2019, 11:14 am | Spark NZ
Spark is pleased to announce that from April 2020, Spark Sport will be the official rights partner for all New Zealand Cricket’s (NZC) matches played in New Zealand, with TVNZ joining as the free-to-air partner for a selected number of T20 International ... More >>
Agreements signed for build of new Southern Cross NEXT cable
Tuesday, 1 October 2019, 11:04 am | Spark NZ
In line with updates provided as part of Spark New Zealand’s annual results announcement on 21 August 2019, the Southern Cross Cable Network (Southern Cross) and its shareholders have now signed agreements and received regulatory approval for: More >>
Spark Sport successfully streams Rugby World Cup
Sunday, 29 September 2019, 11:20 am | Spark
Spark Sport successfully streams all three Rugby World Cup matches tonight Spark Sport is pleased to confirm that its streaming platform has worked successfully for all devices during tonight’s triple header of Rugby World Cup 2019. The number ... More >>
Spark switches on first 5G wireless broadband in New Zealand
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 8:30 am | Spark
Spark has switched on 5G customer services for the first time in New Zealand with a limited number of business and consumer customers in Alexandra, Central Otago, invited to experience high-speed wireless broadband delivered by 5G. More >>
Spark Sport stream Fiji v Uruguay successfully
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 7:17 pm | Spark
Spark Sport is pleased to confirm that the Fiji v Uruguay match streamed successfully both from a platform and broadband network perspective. More >>
Update on Spark Sport streaming issue 1pm
Sunday, 22 September 2019, 1:45 pm | Spark
Media Advisory 23 September 2019, 1.10pm Update on Spark Sport streaming issue Following technical investigations overnight and this morning, Spark Sport is making configuration changes to the way the video stream comes into New Zealand. We believe this will ... More >>
Update on Spark Sport streaming issue
Sunday, 22 September 2019, 11:32 am | Spark
Spark Sport has been working overnight with our international streaming partners to identify and resolve the root cause of the video stream quality issues that affected some customers during last night’s All Blacks vs South Africa pool match. More >>
Spark on rugby broadcast
Sunday, 22 September 2019, 11:30 am | Spark
Spark Sport explains decision to simulcast All Blacks v South Africa pool match on TVNZ Duke More >>
Spark Sport reaches 60,000 livestreams
Saturday, 21 September 2019, 11:31 am | Spark
Spark Sport reaches 60,000 livestreams on an exciting opening night of Rugby World Cup 2019 Spark Sport had a very successful Rugby World Cup debut tonight, with almost 60,000 customers tuning in live to watch the opening ceremony and hosts Japan beat ... More >>
The Most Powerful and Advanced Smartphones at Spark
Wednesday, 11 September 2019, 8:43 pm | Spark
The Most Powerful and Advanced Smartphones — iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max — and All New Dual Camera iPhone 11 Available to Pre-Order from Spark on Saturday 14 September Spark today announced it will offer the latest products from Apple, ... More >>
Spark team up with Air New Zealand
Wednesday, 4 September 2019, 5:13 pm | Spark NZ
Spark has today announced it is the first and exclusive telecommunications provider to join Air New Zealand’s Airpoints™ programme with eligible customers now able to earn Airpoints Dollars on selected mobile plans*. Joe Goddard, Customer Lead ... More >>
Spark redefines its shopping experience
Thursday, 29 August 2019, 2:25 pm | Spark
Saturday marks the official launch of Spark’s new concept store in Newmarket, a destination designed to offer customers an immersive retail experience – something they can’t get when shopping online. More >>
Spark Sport moving to provide high picture quality
Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 8:13 pm | Spark
Spark Sport moving to provide high picture quality in lead up to RWC Spark Sport viewers will soon notice an increase in picture quality while watching live and on demand sport, thanks to improvements in the way the platform streams video content ... More >>
Lightbox Media Highlights - October 2019
Monday, 26 August 2019, 7:13 pm | Spark
A second season of Castle Rock , the psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, is coming soon to Lightbox. In this new season, a feud between warring clans comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes – King's nurse from ... More >>
New rural broadband and mobile services in twenty locations
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 11:26 am | Spark NZ
Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees today announced that new rural broadband and mobile services are now live into twenty rural locations across New Zealand. More >>
Spark New Zealand announces annual results
Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 8:36 am | Spark NZ
Spark New Zealand has delivered profit growth, stronger operating margins and market share gains in its financial results for the year to 30 June 2019. More >>
Spark announces Heather Polglase as new HR Director
Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 10:16 am | Spark NZ
Spark New Zealand announced today that Heather Polglase will become Group Human Resources Director on the Spark Leadership Squad, effective 1 September 2019. Ms Polglase will succeed Joe McCollum, who is stepping down after seven years in the ... More >>
