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NZ Herald

14 Nov, 2026 04:00 PM2 mins to read

The Microsoft outage globally causing widespread chaos and the loss of millions of dollars for companies and businesses. Illustration / Rod Emmerson

If the Microsoft meltdown taught us anything, it was how dependent Kiwi businesses and government agencies are on a single piece of technology.

The global outage impacted 74 countries, but it seemingly crippled our corporate and public sector workday.

Offices emptied out ... even more than usual for a Friday

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Source: New Zealand Herald · NZ Herald

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