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Get the most out of your fibre broadband experience
31/03/2019
Get the most out of your fibre broadband experience
There are a range of factors that can affect your fibre broadband performance. Don’t suffer with a poor broadband service. Check out these tips to get the most out of your fibre broadband experience. 
Unbundled fibre in New Zealand
29/03/2019
Negotiations for unbundled fibre could see broadband increase by $40/month
New Zealand’s heavyweights in the telecommunications industry are negotiating the future of unbundled fibre broadband in NZ which could see broadband increase by $40/month
Kiwi business high speed internet
28/03/2019
New report shows Kiwis Businesses are increasingly adopting Fibre
More than half of businesses are used fibre broadband in 2018, Stats NZ said today. Fibre uptake by businesses has double in four years. Which industries are the highest adopters?
Share No Evil
27/03/2019
Share No Evil browser extension launches to tackle online terror in NZ
NZ Compare is proud to support Share No Evil.  Share No Evil is a movement to make sharing terrorist content culturally unacceptable in Aotearoa.  With the tap of a button, people can take a small step to help starve terrorism of the oxygen it needs to survive.
Less than 90,000 connections left to stream the rugby world vcup
24/03/2019
Countdown – less than 90,000 connections left to stream the Rugby World Cup
The Countdown is on to get ready to stream the Rugby World Cup from home. Chorus has announced that there are fewer than 90,000 fibre connections left before the RWC
Rural homes with broadband too slow to stream Rugby World Cup
15/03/2019
Around 40,000 rural homes won’t have fast enough broadband to stream Rugby World Cup
A recent government committee recently revealed that 40,000 homes in rural areas won’t have broadband fast enough to stream the Rugby World Cup. Could you be missing out?
Facebook and Instagram Outage effects New Zealanders
14/03/2019
Facebook and Instagram Outage effects New Zealanders
Facebook and Instagram experience worldwide outage on 14 March. How have the outages effected New Zealand? NZ police ask the public not to call the cops for help.
NOW Broadband
13/03/2019
NOW Broadband
Hawke’s Bay provider NOW Broadband is putting the service back into one of the biggest service industries. Having developed a pedigree in setting the bar for great customer service, their market leading NPS score, wealth...
Happy 30th birthday to the internet
12/03/2019
Happy 30th birthday to the internet!
A big happy birthday to the internet. Today marks 30 years since the conception of the world wide web! 
Spark Sport Rugby World Cup
11/03/2019
Get ready to stream the Rugby World Cup 2019
Get ready for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and set yourself up with a great streaming service. Check out this great new service & free trial month for New Zealanders. 
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