Chorus struggling with access to damaged fibre cables

Chorus struggling with access to damaged fibre cables
Chorus' outage map as at 4:30pm, Feb 14. (Image: Chorus/screenshot)
Ben Moore
With two damaged fibre cables – the backbone of New Zealand’s internet – connectivity may not be returned to Hawke’s Bay for some time although, hopefully, the mobile networks will return sooner than the “days or weeks” that are being predicted for electricity.At 10:30 on Feb 14, the Telecommunications Forum (TCF) reported 472 cell sites down across the North Island (full list below).The forum’s chief executive, Paul Brislen, said that while most of the fibre network faults were due to power outages, th...

More Technology

The fund riding a surge of golden visa cash
Markets

The fund riding a surge of golden visa cash

Punakaiki has raised more in a few months from visa applicants than all of 2025.

The ‘tech bro’ approach to real estate
Property

The ‘tech bro’ approach to real estate

Tokenised property is coming, whether the regulators participate or not, experts say.

Air NZ inks direct partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI
Markets

Air NZ inks direct partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI

Air New Zealand has signed a deal to work with ChatGPT maker OpenAI on multiple projects, including using artificial intelligence to test new products and services before presenting them to a human focus group.The agreement also gives Companion AI – the airline’s deployment of Ch...

Staff reporters 24 Jul 2025
Govt funds $24m for AI and biotech collaborations with Singapore
News in Brief

Govt funds $24m for AI and biotech collaborations with Singapore

The AI projects are intended to support an ageing population.

Staff reporters 24 Jul 2025