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5.5 million rewards snapped up with Vodafone Fantastic Fridays
6 August 2015
MEDIA RELEASE - It’s been 365 days of that ‘Friday feeling’ for Vodafone customers – with Vodafone Fantastic Fridays celebrating its first birthday.
Vodafone Foundation Grant to provide $90,000 to support youth health and development
14 July 2015
MEDIA RELEASE - Vodafone Foundation is calling for applications from youth health and development practitioners to secure a 2016 leadership development grant of $90,000 from the Vodafone World of Difference (WoD) Fellowship.
Vodafone launches new family services to help parents navigate digital age
2 July 2015
MEDIA RELEASE - Vodafone has today announced a suite of services to help Kiwi families navigate the rapidly changing, digital world.
Vodafone acquires WorldxChange to bring enhanced benefits to customers
10 June 2015
MEDIA RELEASE - Vodafone has today announced the acquisition of WorldxChange, a New Zealand based telecommunications business
Vodafone puts improved productivity into the hands of Kiwi farmers
8 June 2015
MEDIA RELEASE - Vodafone is accelerating its support of agribusiness in New Zealand, harnessing partnerships with leading Kiwi-based innovators to help farmers navigate increasing pressures on profitability and productivity in the sector.
Bigger, faster Rural Broadband hits New Zealand
8 June 2015
MEDIA RELEASE - Vodafone has today introduced new bigger, faster broadband plans for digitally-connected kiwis living in rural New Zealand. The news comes as Vodafone confirms further investment into its rural network, with 20 additional communities set to receive 4G coverage in the next 12 months.
Vodafone calls on passionate Kiwis to make a ‘World of Difference’ with youth
8 June 2015
MEDIA RELEASE - The Vodafone New Zealand Foundation has begun the search for passionate Kiwis who are focused on helping youth reach their potential – and will support six people to do just that. Successful applicants will be provided mentoring and a salary for a year, giving winners the chance to make a ‘world of difference’ to a cause dear to their hearts.
Vodafone unveils the best 4G smartphone in New Zealand for under $150
2 June 2015
MEDIA RELEASE - Today Vodafone has made 4G a reality for even more New Zealanders - launching the Vodafone Smart prime – the best 4G smartphone in New Zealand for under $150.
Kiwi locals given a chance to star in New Zealand’s first crowdsourced weather report
2 June 2015
MEDIA RELEASE - Kiwis are well known for discussing the weather, and from today, Vodafone is giving New Zealanders the chance to share and star in their own weather reports nationwide.
Video Archive
Moonshine Valley Play
7 November 2016
Watch the story of how our 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.
Helpful 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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