ComCom's 2026 work programme focuses on fibre regulation, deregulation, retail service quality and a significant consumer protection agenda.

Learn why many writers find the iPad is better than a laptop and find out how to get started using it as your creative, digital typewriter. Apple didn't design the original iPad for writing. It was a ...

Editor's note: This review was published in 2016. Pricing, data allowances, technology and service features have changed significantly. Skinny Broadband is a low-cost alternative to fibre internet. It ...

Chorus posts a first half profit as copper retirement accelerates. Comparing Spark and Chorus post demerger performance. 2degrees ground station spooks inner city residents.

The latest stats from APNIC, the Asia-Pacific regional Internet address registry, estimates Starlink has 85k New Zealand users. That’s a shade under 2 per cent of the total market. SpaceX has achieved ...

HP’s Omnibook 5 14-inch promises next-generation AI performance, but its real strength is battery life, portability and value. It’s a smart, efficient machine — if you don’t expect the AI branding to ...

Amazon Web Services says it will build a Region in New Zealand. AWS plans to start operating local cloud data centres by 2024. An official press release telling us about this runs to more than 3200 ...

Kordia has pulled the plug on the joint venture it formed with Tait Communications to build the Next Generation Critical Communications network. The move leaves Christchurch-based Tait holding the ...

For over 40 years, I've been writing about technology—from the early days of personal computing to today's debates about fibre regulation, rural broadband and AI policy. This site features independent ...

The 2001 Telecommunications Act and its later amendments set the ground rules for industry regulation. Its goal is to promote competition between telcos so customers get the benefits of increased ...

Fibre passes around 87 percent of New Zealand households, most of them in urban areas. The remaining 13 percent are rural, but this is an arbitrary distinction. This group includes everything from ...

Digital Equity Coalition Aotearoa identifies 3G shutdown risks. Number porting to stay regulated. Chorus CTO steps down. NCSC absorbs Cert NZ. A message on the Starlink website earlier this morning ...