Canstar Blue stories
Phonak's new hearing aid with AI chip boosts speech clarity
Fri, 21st Mar 2025
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connectivity
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canstar blue
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mental health
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.
More wins MVNO Start-Up of the Year at global awards
Tue, 23rd Jul 2024
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partner programmes
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canstar blue
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mvno
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.
Canstar finds Flick Electric NZ’s favourite provider
Tue, 21st Jun 2022
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edutech
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
Canstar’s annual research to find New Zealand’s favourite electricity provider reveals Flick Electric has come out on top.
Canstar awards Mighty Ape for Most Satisfied Customers
Wed, 9th Mar 2022
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edutech
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online shopping
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canstar blue
Canstar has announced that the results of its survey for Most Satisfied Customers in the Online Retailers category reveal Mighty Ape as the winner.
Huawei takes out smartphone award, camera and battery life key driver
Tue, 9th Jun 2020
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smartphones
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canstar blue
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huawei
Huawei has clinched the Canstar 2020 Most Satisfied Customers of Smartphones award in New Zealand, thanks to its exceptional camera quality and battery life.
Canstar Blue’s SMB Internet Provider award winners are...
Thu, 27th Jun 2019
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uc
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slingshot
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smb
Nearly two-thirds of Kiwi small businesses say New Zealand is no good for them, according to a survey commissioned by Canstar Blue.
Forgotten your phone? Nearly half of Kiwis would feel ‘naked’
Wed, 8th May 2019
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smartphones
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skinny mobile
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mobile data
A majority of Kiwis are finding mobile phones increasingly indispensable to everyday life, a new survey finds with some very interesting results.
No broadband caps please, we're Kiwis
Mon, 15th Apr 2019
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smart home
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digital entertainment
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netflix
More than 70% of broadband services in New Zealand are now uncapped as Kiwis' appetite for TV streaming grows.
As online GST looms, Kiwis aren't too fussed about it
Thu, 21st Feb 2019
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crm
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cx
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martech
A recent Canstar Blue online shopping consumer poll found that only 29% of 1659 respondents will be put off buying things from international websites.
New Zealanders love digital banking - what it means for eCommerce
Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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fintech
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martech
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commerce systems
New Zealand consumers love online banking because of its speed and convenience, but they’re also worried about sharing too much personal data.
SMEs need support in volatile economic times, says Canstar
Mon, 10th Sep 2018
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bnz
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canstar blue
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banking
With SMEs generating NZD $80.6 billion GDP, Canstar urges agile support amidst the World Bank's forecasted global slowdown to bolster their stability.
Xero scores top marks for highest overall satisfaction with Aussie SMBs
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
Only 5% of Canstar Blue winners have ever achieved the same award for three consecutive years, including Xero.
Brisbane on show as Xero targets Aussie small business
Thu, 8th Sep 2016
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
Brisbane hosts over 2,000 accountants at Xero's largest Aussie conference, targeting Queensland's 406,000 small businesses with its cloud software.
Skinny Mobile beating the big boys
Thu, 17th Mar 2016
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uc
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skinny mobile
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canstar blue
Skinny Mobile is celebrating some decent wins over the last couple of weeks, after winning the Consumer NZ People’s Choice Award 2016.
Skinny and 2Degrees NZ's top mobile service providers
Mon, 7th Mar 2016
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crm
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uc
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martech
Skinny and 2Degrees have been named New Zealand's top mobile service providers, maintaining high consumer satisfaction in prepay and plan categories.
2degrees crushes competition to win Canstar broadband satisfaction award
Fri, 26th Feb 2016
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uc
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orcon
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slingshot
Just six months after entering the broadband fray, 2degrees has cleaned up in the Canstar Consumer Satisfaction awards for broadband services.
Disconnection anxiety hitting home for Kiwis
Thu, 25th Feb 2016
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uc
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digital entertainment
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wireless networks
A new survey reveals just how much of an impact the internet is having on Kiwis - and our anxiety when disconnected.
Best tax refund firm revealed in Canstar Blue Awards
Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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canstar blue
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mytax.co.nz
Nelson tech firm mytax.co.nz has been named the winner of the Canstar Blue Consumer Satisfaction Award for Personal Tax Agent 2016.
Which Kiwi electronics retailers are winning with consumers?
Thu, 5th Nov 2015
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noel leeming
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jb hi-fi
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pb technologies
A new Canstar Blue survey shows which Kiwi electronics retailers are tops in their customers' eyes - and also reveals Kiwis love of 'showrooming'.
Flip winner in customer satisfaction, but Kiwis losing in bundling deals
Fri, 2nd Oct 2015
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flip
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canstar blue
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isp
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?.