Spark New Zealand Limited
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- CEO
- Jolie Hodson
- Full Time Employees
- 3,416
- Sector
- Communications
- Industry
- Major telecommunications
- Address
- Spark City Auckland AUK New Zealand 1010
- IPO Date
- Jul 18, 1991
- Website
- sparknz.co.nz
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- Spark New Zealand Limited (SPK.NZ) provides telecommunications and digital services across New Zealand, encompassing fixed-line telephone services, mobile phone services, broadband internet, and digital technology solutions including cloud computing, cybersecurity, digital transformation, managed services, IoT, and IT infrastructure; its offerings span consumer mobile plans and devices, residential and business broadband via ADSL, VDSL, fibre-to-the-premises, and wireless technologies, enterprise network services, collaboration tools, contact centres, procurement support, and data centre operations. The company serves individual consumers, households, small- to medium-sized enterprises, government agencies, and large corporate clients, holding the largest mobile market share at approximately 41% with over 2.7 million mobile connections and 687,000 broadband subscribers; its network covers 98% of New Zealand's population. Founded in 1987 as Telecom New Zealand and rebranded to Spark in 2014, Spark New Zealand maintains headquarters in Auckland with additional key offices in Wellington and Christchurch, operating exclusively within New Zealand as one of the largest companies listed on the NZX. In August 2025, Spark agrees to sell a 75% stake in its data centre business to Pacific Equity Partners for NZ$486 million in cash (with potential additional payments up to NZ$98 million based on performance milestones through 2027), valuing the unit at NZ$705 million and enabling debt reduction while securing a partner for planned NZ$1 billion capacity expansion over five to seven years. In September 2025, Spark unveils its SPK-30 five-year strategy, refocusing operations on core connectivity for consumers and businesses amid a shift from broader digital services ambitions, alongside announcing Chair Justine Smyth's succession. Spark previously invests NZ$250-300 million in data centres and NZ$40-60 million in 5G enhancements during 2023, reinforcing its infrastructure leadership in the domestic telecommunications sector.
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