Bruce Pitchers

Bruce Pitchers is a Content Manager with Canstar Group. An experienced finance reporter, he has three decades’ experience as a journalist and has worked for major media companies in Australia, the UK and NZ, including ACP, Are Media, Bauer Media Group, Fairfax, Pacific Magazines, News Corp and TVNZ. As a freelancer, he has worked for The Australian Financial Review, the NZ Financial Markets Authority and major banks and investment companies on both sides of the Tasman. In his role at Canstar, he has been a regular commentator in the NZ media, including on the Driven, Stuff and One Roof websites, the NZ Herald, Radio NZ, and Newstalk ZB. Away from Canstar, Bruce creates puzzles for magazines and newspapers, including Woman’s Day and New Idea. He is also the co-author of the murder-mystery puzzle book 5 Minute Murder.

ADSL vs NBN. Woman in blue sweater using laptop

ADSL vs NBN: What is the difference?

Posted by Bruce Pitchers October 1st 2025

Canstar Blue compares the copper-based technology of ADSL vs the fast fibre of the National Broadband Network, or NBN.