Articles by Chris Keall
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Business
Councils investigate e-scooter operator Beam’s alleged ‘audacious scam’
Sunday, 25 August 2024, 2:19pmA whistleblower has accused micromobility rental operator Beam of manipulating monitoring software to exceed the number of...
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Business
Uptake of Elon Musk’s Starlink service surges in NZ
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 1:29pmWhile the Government decides what to do about rural broadband – which remains slow and expensive, according to MBIE’s briefing...
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National
‘World’s first electric hydrofoiling tourism vessel’ hits Auckland Harbour
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 2:25pmFullers and boat-making startup Vessev are testing what they call “the world’s first electric hydrofoiling tourism vessel”...
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Business
Revealed: The most complained-about telco
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 3:55pmA free dispute-resolution service says there is a “new normal” of high complaints against phone and broadband providers. The...
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Business
EV sales plunge, petrol and diesel vehicles surge
Monday, 5 February 2024, 1:41pmEV sales drove off a cliff in January, as expected, with a carrot gone and stick about to hit. At the same time, light commercial...
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Entertainment
Amazon's Prime Video the latest streamer to hike its NZ pricing
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 1:25pmAmazon’s Prime Video is still the cheapest of the big streaming services in New Zealand - but from March 4 it will no longer...
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Politics
$1000/year to drive your EV: Road user charges for electric vehicles from April
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 3:47pmIt will soon cost close to $1000 per year to drive your Tesla or Nissan Leaf. Electric vehicles will lose their long-time...
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Sport
'Ticket is not ready yet': Fifa says don't panic over ticketing message
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 1:22pmFifa says tonight’s Fifa Women’s World Cup opener, between hosts New Zealand and Norway at Eden Park, will continue as scheduled,...
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National
Web outages: InternetNZ apologises for 'change of house keys' gone haywire
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 3:39pmUPDATE: InternetNZ has this afternoon apologised for a security upgrade gone haywire that took some academic sites offline...
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Business
Telcos install limited satellite broadband on East Coast as mass mobile, internet outages continue
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 4:42pmChorus has revealed the scale of the devastation its facing with the fibre cables that deliver landline service to the East...
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National
Rocket Lab lines up chopper missions for Mahia locals
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 3:29pmRocket Lab is repurposing the giant Sikorsky S92 helicopter - previously seen catching a rocket in mid-air - to deliver aid...
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Business
With Spark Sport vanquished, Sky raises prices
Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 3:18pmSky TV is increasing the costs of Sky Sport by $3 per month from March 1, and the price of its Sky Sport Now streaming app...
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Business
iPhone SOS-by-satellite service goes live
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 4:54pmApple has gone live today in the US and Canada with its new SOS via satellite service. The potentially life-saving new feature...
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Business
TVNZ loses Dr Who to Disney+ as another franchise goes global
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 2:06pmDr Who fans will have to shell out $12.99 a month for a Disney+ subscription if they want to watch future series of the iconic...
