Articles by Chris Keall
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Business
Dunedin to lose 3G tomorrow as One NZ begins shutdown
Monday, 19 January 2026, 2:32pmOne New Zealand is about to begin the first phase of its nationwide 3G network shutdown. Tomorrow, Dunedin will lose 3G service. The...
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Business
Penk, Reti offer small businesses a $15K AI leg-up
Tuesday, 13 January 2026, 2:57pmSmall businesses are being offered up to $15,000 to help them get to grips with AI. A pilot scheme is backed by $765,000...
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Business
九一星空无限 of a second healthcare data breach emerges - six months after the fact
Monday, 12 January 2026, 2:50pmIt has come to light that another service provider to the healthcare sector, Canopy Healthcare, has been hit by data breach. However,...
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Business
Rocket Lab Mars launch scrubbed, now faces indefinite US Govt shutdown delay
Monday, 10 November 2025, 10:45amSatellite components developed in Auckland will soon be on their way to Mars as part of Nasa’s “Escapade” mission. But not...
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Business
Spark sells 75% of its data centre business to Australian firm in deal worth up to $584m
Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 12:48pmSpark has sold 75% of its data centre operations to Australian Pacific Equity Partners in a deal that values the business...
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Business
Spark bags $47m after accepting ‘low ball’ offer for Hutchison shares
Monday, 23 June 2025, 9:57amSpark has realised A$43 million ($47m) from the sale of its 10% stake in Hutchison Telecommunications Australia (HTA) – after...
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Business
Soft economy hits Chorus, new project floated
Monday, 24 February 2025, 10:19amChorus says the soft economy saw customers drawn to cheaper plans and a drop-off in new property development that hit its...
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Business
Spark CEO Jolie Hodson fronts as $1 billion wiped off telco’s value
Friday, 21 February 2025, 3:38pmWill anyone walk the plank following Spark’s disappointing result and third profit downgrade in a year — which saw its shares...
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Business
Spark profit crashes amid 'longest and deepest recessionary period in recent history'
Friday, 21 February 2025, 9:55amSpark has reported a 78% fall in net profit to $35 million in the first half of its 2025 financial year and reduced its full-year...
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National
The demographic most likely to be taken in by a scam (it’s not who you think)
Thursday, 20 February 2025, 11:51amGangland expert Jarrod Gilbert has turned his attention from “real world” crime to cyber scams — where he already knew there...
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Business
Super-cheap, souped-up iPhone? Apple boss teases ‘newest member of the family’
Friday, 14 February 2025, 2:19pmApple shares closed up 2% today as chief executive Tim Cook took to X with a teaser post that simply reads: “Get ready to...
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Business
Unsevered: Apple TV+ now available for Android devices
Thursday, 13 February 2025, 2:13pmIn a giant leap For All Mankind, the Apple TV app has been released for Android phones and tablets - including support for...
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Business
NZX suspends Being AI, firm’s website offline
Monday, 3 February 2025, 11:14amThe NZX’s compliance enforcer RegCo has suspended the quotation of Being AI’s shares until further notice after the start-up...
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Business
TikTok going dark: $100m spender Zuru says ‘It’s a negotiating tactic’
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 9:39amOn Friday, the US Supreme Court upheld a law that will see TikTok banned on January 19 (Monday January 20 NZT), on national...
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Auckland
‘World-first’ hydrofoiling electric boat joins Fullers fleet
Monday, 9 December 2024, 11:53amAuckland’s first 200 to 300-passenger electric ferries might be in a holding pattern, given multi-megawatt chargers on wharves...
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Business
Andrew Bayly appointed lead anti-scam minister, reveals big meet-up
Monday, 18 November 2024, 11:14amThe Government has responded to criticism there are too many chefs in the anti-scam kitchen by naming Commerce and Consumer...
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Business
Infratil sees gains for One NZ, Trump uncertainty for Longroad Energy
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 2:47pmInfratil reported a first-half loss of $206.4 million from its year-ago net profit of $1.19 billion, but a rise in underlying...
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Business
One NZ taken to court over SpaceX claims
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 10:02amThe Commerce Commission says it’s filing criminal charges today against One NZ for representations made in its campaign promoting...
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Business
Peter Beck a billionaire as Rocket Lab shares surge on first Neutron contract
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 2:04pmRocket Lab shares surged 25% in after-hours trading after the Kiwi-American firm forecast record fourth-quarter revenue and...
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Business
Ads coming to Amazon's Prime Video in NZ
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 12:47pmAmazon’s Prime Video — home of Clarkson’s Farm, The Rings of Power and other streaming hits — will introduce ads to its local...
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Business
Allbirds sales fall by 25%
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 2:45pmAllbirds, the maker of woollen shoes and activewear incorporating New Zealand Merino wool and other recycled materials, reported...
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Business
Commerce Commission to Elon Musk: Starlink needs to chip in toward $12m telco tax
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 11:05amStarlink - owned by Elon Space X – now has more than 37,000 customers for broadband service, which delivers internet anywhere...
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Business
Sky TV heads off local launch of HBO's direct-to-consumer Max with new WBD deal
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 11:52amSky TV has headed off the danger of HBO’s Max app launching here – and it appears to have achieved its aim at a relatively...
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Business
Former sparkie in for $9m+ payday as his app sells to UK firm
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 9:52amCurtis Bailey, who left school for an apprenticeship at a small electrical engineering company in South Auckland, is in line...
