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Phonak's new hearing aid with AI chip boosts speech clarity

Fri, 21st Mar 2025
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This World Hearing Awareness Month, Phonak aims to shift perceptions of hearing loss in Australia, promoting early assessments and its innovative AI-powered hearing aids.
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More wins MVNO Start-Up of the Year at global awards

Tue, 23rd Jul 2024
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Australian telco More named MVNO Start-Up of the Year at Europe's MVNO World Congress for growth-driven strategies and innovations, leveraging CommBank trust.
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Canstar finds Flick Electric NZ’s favourite provider

Tue, 21st Jun 2022
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Canstar’s annual research to find New Zealand’s favourite electricity provider reveals Flick Electric has come out on top.
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Canstar awards Mighty Ape for Most Satisfied Customers

Wed, 9th Mar 2022
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Canstar has announced that the results of its survey for Most Satisfied Customers in the Online Retailers category reveal Mighty Ape as the winner.
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Huawei takes out smartphone award, camera and battery life key driver

Tue, 9th Jun 2020
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Huawei has clinched the Canstar 2020 Most Satisfied Customers of Smartphones award in New Zealand, thanks to its exceptional camera quality and battery life.
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Canstar Blue’s SMB Internet Provider award winners are...

Thu, 27th Jun 2019
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Nearly two-thirds of Kiwi small businesses say New Zealand is no good for them, according to a survey commissioned by Canstar Blue.
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Forgotten your phone? Nearly half of Kiwis would feel ‘naked’

Wed, 8th May 2019
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A majority of Kiwis are finding mobile phones increasingly indispensable to everyday life, a new survey finds with some very interesting results.
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No broadband caps please, we're Kiwis

Mon, 15th Apr 2019
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More than 70% of broadband services in New Zealand are now uncapped as Kiwis' appetite for TV streaming grows.
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As online GST looms, Kiwis aren't too fussed about it

Thu, 21st Feb 2019
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A recent Canstar Blue online shopping consumer poll found that only 29% of 1659 respondents will be put off buying things from international websites.
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New Zealanders love digital banking - what it means for eCommerce

Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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New Zealand consumers love online banking because of its speed and convenience, but they’re also worried about sharing too much personal data.
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SMEs need support in volatile economic times, says Canstar

Mon, 10th Sep 2018
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With SMEs generating NZD $80.6 billion GDP, Canstar urges agile support amidst the World Bank's forecasted global slowdown to bolster their stability.
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Xero scores top marks for highest overall satisfaction with Aussie SMBs

Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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Only 5% of Canstar Blue winners have ever achieved the same award for three consecutive years, including Xero.
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Brisbane on show as Xero targets Aussie small business

Thu, 8th Sep 2016
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Brisbane hosts over 2,000 accountants at Xero's largest Aussie conference, targeting Queensland's 406,000 small businesses with its cloud software.
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Skinny Mobile beating the big boys

Thu, 17th Mar 2016
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Skinny Mobile is celebrating some decent wins over the last couple of weeks, after winning the Consumer NZ People’s Choice Award 2016.
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Skinny and 2Degrees NZ's top mobile service providers

Mon, 7th Mar 2016
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Skinny and 2Degrees have been named New Zealand's top mobile service providers, maintaining high consumer satisfaction in prepay and plan categories.
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2degrees crushes competition to win Canstar broadband satisfaction award

Fri, 26th Feb 2016
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Just six months after entering the broadband fray, 2degrees has cleaned up in the Canstar Consumer Satisfaction awards for broadband services.
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Disconnection anxiety hitting home for Kiwis

Thu, 25th Feb 2016
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A new survey reveals just how much of an impact the internet is having on Kiwis - and our anxiety when disconnected.
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Best tax refund firm revealed in Canstar Blue Awards

Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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Nelson tech firm mytax.co.nz has been named the winner of the Canstar Blue Consumer Satisfaction Award for Personal Tax Agent 2016.
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Which Kiwi electronics retailers are winning with consumers?

Thu, 5th Nov 2015
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A new Canstar Blue survey shows which Kiwi electronics retailers are tops in their customers' eyes - and also reveals Kiwis love of 'showrooming'.
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Flip winner in customer satisfaction, but Kiwis losing in bundling deals

Fri, 2nd Oct 2015
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Flip has come out on top in a new survey of internet service provider customer satisfaction - but are Kiwis paying too much for their bundled deals?.