By Linn Araboglos, Manager, Vodafone NZ Foundation

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Vodafone NZ has today announced a first wave of customer care actions as part of a ‘COVID-19 Care’ plan it is putting in place to support customers impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vodafone announced it has switched on additional 4G services in the Marlborough District.

At Vodafone NZ we are monitoring the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) closely and continue to prioritise the health and safety of our employees, customers and wider New Zealand. We have a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) action group set up locally, and are working closely with our international colleagues in the Vodafone Group, to respond to the impacts of COVID-19.

With an increased focus on digital-first services, Vodafone New Zealand has started advising customers we will no longer be accepting cheques as a method to pay bills from 30 April onwards.

Up to 1,500 Vodafone employees work remotely as Auckland headquarters shuts for one day

Congratulations to Vodafone NZ Head of Platforms, Sharina Nisha, for being the only New Zealander to be named as a finalist in the Women Leading Tech Awards.

Vodafone announced it has switched on additional 4G services in Northland.

Watch the story of how our eco-site innovation brought Wireless broadband to the entire rural community of Moonshine Valley for the first time.

This morning Vodafone made one of its first iPhone 7 customer deliveries by drone - the first iPhone delivery of its kind anywhere in the world.

BMX champion Sarah Walker and comedian Jon Bridges have teamed up with Vodafone to demonstrate the ‘Smart Jacket’ – a mobile technology innovation designed to keep cyclists safer at night.

MEDIA RELEASE - Young kiwis are some of the most digitally savvy in the world, embracing all the latest gadgets, technology and social media apps to stay connected to their mates.

MEDIA RELEASE - Kiwi drift sensation Mad Mike Whiddett has demonstrated the reliability of Vodafone’s 4G network in a high octane experiment at Leadfoot track in Hahei.

MEDIA RELEASE - Some of the country’s hottest start-ups and established entrepreneurs have made it through an intensive pitch process – selected to join Vodafone’s new global accelerator programme, Vodafone xone.

This toolkit was produced for Vodafone Foundation by Dr Jane Pillinger, Independent Gender Expert

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On behalf of Vodafone, Futerra invited a group of leading futurists to reflect on what could go right, rather than what might go wrong.

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Telecommunications services have become a key staple of modern life. As consumers, we expect fast, ubiquitous access to networks that allows us to get on with our digitally-connected lives.

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