
Spark completes $200 mln upgrade of customer service IT platform
By Paul McBeth June 29 (BusinessDesk) - Spark New Zealand has completed a $200 million programme upgrading the backend for its customer service IT platforms putting all of its clients on to a single system and making it easier for the company's front-line staff. The four-y...

New data series shows 5.2% of NZ households owe more than they own
By Paul McBeth June 28 (BusinessDesk) - A new government data set shows about 5.2 percent of New Zealand households owe more than they own at a time when low interest rates have made borrowing more attractive. As at June 30, 2015, 4.6 percent of the country's 1.67 million...

E Tu pushes for pay rise, health & safety representation in multi-employer deal
By Paul McBeth June 28 (BusinessDesk) - E Tu, created through the merger of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union and the Service and Food Workers Union, is pushing for a pay rise and more worker representation on health and safety in its biggest and oldest cross-e...

Sam Morgan to step down from Xero board
By Paul McBeth June 27 (BusinessDesk) - Trade Me founder and serial tech investor Sam Morgan will step down from the board of Xero at the accounting software developer's annual meeting next month. Morgan has backed Xero since 2007, buying shares at $1 apiece in the initial...