Vodafone New Zealand October the Commerce Commission approved the takeover bid, and on 31 October the sale was completed. The 31 March 2013 was the final trading day of TelstraClear. Vodafone New Zealand Vodafone New Zealand is a telecommunications company operating in New Zealand; it is a subsidiary of the London-listed company Vodafone Plc. It is New Zealand's largest mobile phone operator, based in Auckland, and was formed in 1998, after Vodafone purchased BellSouth's New Zealand operations. The company employs over 3,000 people and has operations nationwide, with its main offices based in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The company is part of New
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