WorldOceaniaPrint articleSpark New Zealand annual profit climbs 13pc to $NZ418m Updated Aug 18, 2017 – 8.07am, first published at 8.03amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginSpark New Zealand has boosted annual profit 13 per cent as the country's biggest telecommunications company eked out small sales growth and continued its focus on stripping out costs.It has also signalled a changing of the guard with chairman Mark Verbiest planning to stand down in November. He will be succeeded by Justine Smyth.Loading...AAPSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreSpark New ZealandLatest In OceaniaFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In WorldThe Australian Financial Review MagazineOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy endBOSS Financial ReviewJun Bei Liu: How I learnt to speak upSally Patten and Lap PhanThe four actor ‘tricks’ giving executives more confidence‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsLife & LeisureAston Martin’s handsome new SUV is the best of both worlds1 hr agoTony DavisHow doing it like the 1pc rekindled my love of skiingA last-chance tote bag and a groovy case for trumpetersRich ListBillionaire Nicola Forrest appoints UBank boss to run family officePrimrose RiordanVictor Smorgon’s star fundie eyes 50pc returns for new fundForrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisions