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  •   Home > News > Business

    Record breaking data usage over the past two years

    Record breaking data usage over the past two years


    Kiwi homes and businesses have used 57 percent more broadband this year - compared with 2019.

    Chorus's Steve Pettigrew says video calls and video streaming have pushed the record growth

    He says demand expected to come two or three years down the line, has come earlier, and is expected to continue to grow.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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    International:
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    Living & Travel:
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    Entertainment:
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    Education:
    Predator Jeffrey Epstein used promises of university scholarships and modelling contracts to lure victims 11:17

    Entertainment:
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    Health & Safety:
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    Business:
    Failure to prevent people living with intellectual disabilities from falling between the cracks 10:57

    Health & Safety:
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    Rugby:
    Chiefs coach Jono Gibbes believes the Super Rugby matches between New Zealand sides are as intense as any of the big rivalries he experienced while coaching in France 10:47


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