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Vodafone launches Fantastic Fridays – and says thanks to customers
23 July 2014
MEDIA RELEASE - Love Fridays? So do we! And soon, Vodafone customers won’t have to wait all week for that Friday feeling with the launch of Fantastic Fridays – an incredible range of movie, music and sports experiences, and fantastic Prepay Deals.
Vodafone first to begin 4G rollout with 700MHz
22 July 2014
MEDIA RELEASE - It might only make up 1.1 per cent of New Zealand’s population, but Papakura has raced ahead to become the first district to receive superfast 4G mobile technology with 700MHz spectrum.
Vodafone NZ Foundation and the Tindall Foundation
19 July 2014
MEDIA RELEASE - Joint funding partners Vodafone NZ Foundation and the Tindall Foundation are delighted to be backing the Cannons Creek Boxing Academy which opened today. The project is set to turn around the lives of at-risk boys in Porirua.
Vodafone launches its Smart 4 power – the smart value choice for 4G
17 July 2014
MEDIA RELEASE - Vodafone has made 4G a reality for more Kiwis today, with the launch of its first “own brand” 4G-capable smartphone – the Vodafone Smart 4 power – for just $349.
C’mon Kiwis – bring in your unwanted phones!
8 July 2014
MEDIA RELEASE - Vodafone is encouraging Kiwis to gather their unwanted phones and bring them to a Vodafone store for recycling– now the Government has given a green tick to the industry’s mobile recycling scheme.
Make Vodafone Red Share part of the family
1 July 2014
MEDIA RELEASE - Hand out data like it’s pocket money or give the gift of unlimited NZ and Australia talk and TXT to family. Vodafone today unveils Red Share, letting customers share the benefits of their Red mobile package with the people they love connecting to most.
Global testing reveals Vodafone New Zealand has world’s fastest mobile download
17 June 2014
MEDIA RELEASE - Global leader in broadband speed testing, Ookla, has revealed Vodafone New Zealand is fastest in its Global Net Index of telecommunications companies for May 2014.
Vodafone mobile coverage and Rural Broadband comes to Stewart Island
5 June 2014
MEDIA RELEASE - Vodafone will switch on its services at a new cell site on Stewart Island this week – part of the Government’s Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI) – bringing Vodafone mobile coverage and wireless broadband to locals and visitors for the first time.
Vodafone trials coverage and capacity in a box
4 June 2014
MEDIA RELEASE - Vodafone's corporate customers will be the first to benefit from its trial of Small Cells, which deliver significantly enhanced mobile coverage and capacity via a plug-in 10kg cell site in a box.
Video Archive
Moonshine Valley Play
7 November 2016
Watch the story of how Vodafone eco-site innovation brought wireless broadband to the entire rural community of Moonshine Valley for the first time.
#PhoneByDrone: Vodafone delivers its first iPhone 7 by drone Play
16 September 2016
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.
Vodafone ‘Smart Jacket’ shines a light on the future of bike safety Play
6 September 2016
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.
Vodafone shakes up the youth market with Vodafone Mates Play
4 August 2016
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.
Mad Mike Whiddett’s “most extreme stunt ever” showcases reliability of 4G network Play
21 July 2016
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.
Ten inspiring Kiwi entrepreneurs to watch Play
13 July 2016
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.
Vodafone disappointed Commerce Commission declined the proposed merger with SKY Play
8 June 2016
SKY and Vodafone NZ merging to create a leading integrated telecommunications and media group in New Zealand. The Combined Group will have the ability to offer New Zealand’s best entertainment content across all platforms and devices in a rapidly evolving media and telecommunications market.
Rural Kiwis get a broadband boost as final RBI site is switched on Play
3 June 2016
Since 2011, Vodafone has built 154 new rural cell sites around New Zealand in partnership with the Government and Chorus, with this final cell site delivered three months ahead of schedule.
Green energy cell site gives mobile safety boost to Kauaeranga Valley Play
20 April 2016
MEDIA RELEASE - Tourists, police and locals are among thousands set to benefit from a newly built, green energy cell site in the Kauaeranga Valley.
Resources
TCF-Industry-Report.jpg
5 March 2019
This toolkit was produced for Vodafone Foundation by Dr Jane Pillinger, Independent Gender Expert

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6 October 2017
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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TCF-Industry-Report.jpg
18 March 2017
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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21 February 2017
A report by Arthur D. Little for Vodafone Group Plc

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18 February 2017
Taxation and our total economic contribution to public finances 2015-16

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19 January 2016
The saying 'waste not want not' has never felt more meaningful. In today's world, it's more important than ever to consider the impact we have on the environment.

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