SPARK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
Spark New Zealand Limited is a New Zealand telecommunications and digital services company providing fixed-line telephone services, mobile phone services, broadband, and digital technology services (including cloud, security, digital transformation, and managed services). Its customers range from consumers to small - medium business, government agencies and large enterprise clients. It was formerly known as Telecom New Zealand until it was rebranded to Spark on 8 August 2014. It has operated as a publicly traded company since 1990. Spark's mobile network reaches 98% of New Zealand, with over 2.7 million mobile connections and 687,000 broadband connections
Basic company information
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- ASX code
- SPK [1]
- Industry group
- Telecommunication Services [1]
- Business sectors
- telecommunications industry; mobile phone industry [2]
- Company / filing name
- SPARK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED [1]
- Headquarters location
- Auckland [2]
- Founded
- 1987 [2]
- Legal form
- simplified joint-stock company [2]
- Official website
- www.spark.co.nz ↗ [2]
- Employees
- 5,092 · reported year 2015 [2]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- NZTELE0001S4 [2]
- Country in background record
- New Zealand [2]
Company positioning and business
Spark New Zealand Limited is a New Zealand telecommunications and digital services company providing fixed-line telephone services, mobile phone services, broadband, and digital technology services (including cloud, security, digital transformation, and managed services). Its customers range from consumers to small - medium business, government agencies and large enterprise clients. It was formerly known as Telecom New Zealand until it was rebranded to Spark on 8 August 2014. It has operated as a publicly traded company since 1990. Spark's mobile network reaches 98% of New Zealand, with over 2.7 million mobile connections and 687,000 broadband connections [3]
Spark is one of the larger companies by value on the New Zealand Exchange (NZX), ranked at 14th behind Chorus in April 2026. The company is a member of New Zealand Telecommunications Forum. [3]
Telecom New Zealand was formed in 1987 from a division of the New Zealand Post Office, and privatised in 1990. In 2008, Telecom was operationally separated into three divisions under local loop unbundling initiatives by central government – Telecom Retail; Telecom Wholesale; and Chorus, the network infrastructure division. This separation effectively ended any remnants of monopoly that Telecom Retail once had in the market. In 2011 the demerger process was complete, with Telecom and Chorus becoming separate listed companies. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Spark New Zealand. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Employees: 5,092 · reported year 2015. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
ASX security code: SPK. The exchange profile links to announcements and security information. [1]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [2]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
Companies in the same industry
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Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was SPARK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED founded?
Founded: 1987. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of SPARK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED?
Headquarters location: Auckland. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for SPARK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED?
Business sectors: telecommunications industry; mobile phone industry. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
SPARK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Spark New Zealand (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.