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Why New Zealand’s Most Remote Farms Now Have Faster Internet Than Many City Homes

Why New Zealand’s Most Remote Farms Now Have Faster Internet Than Many City Homes

By 2025, about 69–70% of New Zealanders have fiber-optic internet at home. The Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) program had reached 87% of the population by the end of 2022. By mid-2023, fiber uptake reached 73% of premises passed, with fiber lines accounting for about 70% of fixed broadband connections. Spark, One NZ (formerly Vodafone NZ), and 2degrees collectively serve roughly 73% of the broadband market on the open-access UFB fiber network. Standard residential fiber plans offer 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps, Hyperfibre reaches 2–8 Gbps in some areas, and about 30% of new fiber subscribers choose gigabit speeds. 4G mobile coverage
21 August 2025
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New Zealand Drone Laws 2025: The Ultimate Guide to Safe & Legal Flying

New Zealand Drone Laws 2025: The Ultimate Guide to Safe & Legal Flying

New Zealand regards drones as aircraft, requiring compliance with Civil Aviation Rules Part 101 (up to 25 kg) and Part 102 (advanced operations). The Civil Aviation Act 2023 came into force on 5 April 2025, reaffirming drone pilots’ duties and enabling new rules like registration and Remote ID. Part 101 requires drones to weigh 25 kg or less, with 15–25 kg models needing inspection and approval by an authorized organization before use. Daylight-only flying is required under Part 101, with night operations allowed only under Part 102 with a special permit. Visual line of sight must be maintained at all
2 August 2025
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New Zealand Stock Market Today: NZX 50 Climbs 0.8% as Earnings Season Lifts Sentiment – 20 November 2025

New Zealand Stock Market Today: NZX 50 Climbs 0.8% as Earnings Season Lifts Sentiment – 20 November 2025

WELLINGTON – New Zealand’s stock market snapped its recent losing streak on Thursday, 20 November 2025, with the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 Index closing 0.84% higher at 13,439.40, up 112.5 points from Wednesday’s finish of 13,326.90. Turnover on the main board was about NZ$118 million with roughly 30.1 million shares traded, as investors digested a flurry of local earnings alongside a powerful global rally sparked by Nvidia’s blockbuster results. businessdesk.co.nz+1 Key numbers: New Zealand stock market today Over the last six months, the NZX 50 is still up about 5.9%, and roughly 5.2% over the past year, even after a choppy
20 November 2025
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New Zealand Stock Market Today: NZX 50 Jumps 0.6% as Gentrack Soars Ahead of RBNZ Rate Decision (24 November 2025)

New Zealand Stock Market Today: NZX 50 Jumps 0.6% as Gentrack Soars Ahead of RBNZ Rate Decision (24 November 2025)

The New Zealand sharemarket kicked off the week on a strong note on Monday, 24 November 2025, with the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 Index climbing around 0.6% to about 13,500 points, adding roughly 80 points by the close. NZX+1 A powerful rally in technology stocks – led by software developer Gentrack – combined with solid gains in transport, airports and selected healthcare and industrial names, helped offset softness in consumer names and some small caps. At the same time, investors continued to position for an expected 25-basis-point cut to the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
24 November 2025
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New Zealand Stock Market Outlook for 4 December 2025: 10 Things to Know Before the NZX Opens

New Zealand Stock Market Outlook for 4 December 2025: 10 Things to Know Before the NZX Opens

The New Zealand sharemarket heads into Thursday’s open on the back of a two‑day rally, a fresh Fonterra update, and growing optimism that global central banks are done with aggressive tightening. Here’s a detailed look at what’s likely to shape trading on Thursday, 4 December 2025. Quick snapshot before the bell Below, we unpack the moving parts. 1. How the NZX closed on Wednesday Wednesday’s session on 3 December 2025 set a constructive tone: Key movers: In short, the market is entering Thursday with positive momentum, powered by heavyweights and yield names rather than speculative microcaps. 2. Overnight global leads:
3 Dezember 2025
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New Zealand Stock Market Today (26 December 2025): NZX Closed for Boxing Day — Key News, Forecasts and What to Watch Before the Next Open

New Zealand Stock Market Today (26 December 2025): NZX Closed for Boxing Day — Key News, Forecasts and What to Watch Before the Next Open

The New Zealand stock market will not open today, Friday 26 December 2025, because the NZX is closed for Boxing Day. The last trading session was the abbreviated Christmas Eve session on Wednesday 24 December, and the next time most investors can act on fresh headlines in local equities is when trading resumes after the holiday break.  NZX Announcements Even with the market shut, today still matters: U.S. markets reopen later (New Zealand time), commodities have been moving in thin year‑end liquidity, and several domestic macro and company-specific developments from the past week are likely to shape positioning when NZ shares trade again. Below
25 Dezember 2025
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EB Games New Zealand to close all stores by Jan 31 — what happens to gift cards and preorders

EB Games New Zealand to close all stores by Jan 31 — what happens to gift cards and preorders

Wellington, Jan 15, 2026, 01:50 (NZDT) EB Games will close all of its New Zealand stores on Jan. 31, ending the video game retailer’s local operations after a staff consultation process, according to letters sent to employees. Its New Zealand distribution centre will close on Feb. 28. (RNZ) The shutdown strips New Zealand of one of its few specialist chains for games and pop-culture merchandise at a time when many retailers are still running on thin margins. Retail NZ chief executive Carolyn Young said the sector has been under “significant strain” for the past two to three years, and card
14 Januar 2026
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Aviation Satellite Services: Benefits, Providers, and New Technologies

Aviation Satellite Services: Benefits, Providers, and New Technologies

By late 2022, more than 10,000 aircraft worldwide were equipped with in-flight connectivity, and about 65% of airlines planned further IFC investments in the next few years. Aireon’s space-based ADS-B payloads on Iridium NEXT have been operational since 2019, enabling global real-time tracking and supporting ICAO’s 15-minute GADSS position reporting standard. COSPAS-SARSAT, a global satellite distress system, relays 406 MHz ELT signals from aircraft to ground stations to coordinate search and rescue and has saved thousands of lives. Global Navigation Satellite Systems—GPS (USA), GLONASS (Russia), Galileo (EU), BeiDou (China)—provide precise positioning, while SBAS like WAAS and EGNOS offer 1–2 meter
4 Juni 2025
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New Zealand Sharemarket Today: NZX 50 Slides 0.5% as Infratil Sell‑Off Caps Mainfreight Rally (13 November 2025)

New Zealand Sharemarket Today (17 November 2025): Black Pearl Returns, Comvita Deal Collapses, Warehouse Cost Reset in Focus

New Zealand’s stock market heads into Monday’s session under a cloud of caution after a sharp end‑of‑week sell‑off and a flurry of corporate announcements that could drive stock‑specific volatility through the day. On Friday, the S&P/NZX 50 Index fell 133.41 points, or 0.98%, to close at 13,464.46, with 106 decliners and just 34 gainers, as local investors followed Wall Street’s worst day in a month.Good Returns+1 Heavyweights such as Mainfreight, Infratil, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and Meridian all eased, while smaller cap Comvita slumped after uncertainty over its takeover deal.Good Returns As of early Monday, the NZX Main Board is
16 November 2025
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New Zealand Stock Market Ends Higher as BlueScope Bid Sparks Steel Rally, Infratil Gains

New Zealand Stock Market Ends Higher as BlueScope Bid Sparks Steel Rally, Infratil Gains

Wellington, Jan 6, 2026, 23:00 NZDT — Market closed New Zealand shares closed higher on Tuesday, led by steel-linked names after a takeover approach for Australia’s BlueScope Steel rippled across the sector. The benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 76.35 points, or 0.56%, to 13,663.58, NZX data showed. Reuters The advance stretched the index’s winning streak to four sessions and left it about 0.6% below its 52-week high, according to Investing.com data. NZX’s all-materials sub-index jumped 3.1% on the day, reflecting the bid-driven lift in construction and steel exposures. Investing.com BlueScope said it received an all-cash A$30-a-share proposal from Kerry Stokes-owned SGH and
6 Januar 2026
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Rocketing into the New Space Race: Inside the Global Boom of Private Spaceflight and Payload Companies

Rocketing into the New Space Race: Inside the Global Boom of Private Spaceflight and Payload Companies

In 2023, the global space economy reached $570 billion, with private/commercial ventures accounting for about 78%. In 2023 there were 221 orbital launches (the most on record), more than 2,500 satellites launched, and experts project up to 100,000 satellites in orbit within the next decade. Since 2009, investors have poured about $347.9 billion into roughly 2,197 space startups worldwide. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 can carry about 22,800 kg to LEO, and the company launched 61 missions in 2022 and nearly 100 in 2023, capturing an estimated 95% of all U.S. orbital launches. Virgin Galactic began commercial suborbital flights in 2023, charging
16 Juni 2025
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Global Space Industry Soars to New Heights: Inside the $500+ Billion Space Boom (2025 Report)

Global Space Industry Soars to New Heights: Inside the $500+ Billion Space Boom (2025 Report)

Key Facts Historical Overview: From Moon Race to the NewSpace Era In the mid-20th century, government programs completely dominated space exploration. The Cold War space race saw the Soviet Union and United States achieve seminal milestones – from Sputnik (1957) and Yuri Gagarin’s first orbit (1961) to the U.S. Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969. Over the following decades, government-led endeavors built the foundations of today’s industry: satellites for communications and GPS, the Space Shuttle program (1981–2011), and the International Space Station (assembled 1998–2011). Private companies played a supporting role as contractors to NASA, the Soviet space program, etc., but
2 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

Advanced Micro Devices AMD stock price slides after hours as forecast doubts linger and Nvidia looms

Der Aktienkurs von Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) fällt nachbörslich, da Prognosezweifel bestehen und Nvidia im Fokus steht

6 Februar 2026
AMD-Aktien fielen am Donnerstag nachbörslich um 3,9 % auf 192,46 $. Das Unternehmen meldete für das vierte Quartal einen Rekordumsatz von 10,27 Mrd. Dollar, prognostizierte jedoch für das erste Quartal einen sequenziellen Umsatzrückgang auf etwa 9,8 Mrd. Dollar. Analysten hatten mit 9,67 Mrd. Dollar gerechnet. Verkäufe in China trugen 390 Mio. Dollar zum Quartalsergebnis bei.
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