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Plug pulled on Pacific Fibre – expert commentary

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 01 August 2012

A group of high-profile New Zealand businessmen today abandoned efforts to build a second major undersea broadband cable linking New […]

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Stuff/Manawatu Standard: Kiwi device to make broadband 50 per cent faster

In the News  |  Published: 16 August 2010

Laura Jackson writes in the Manawatu Standard about a device, developed in Palmerston North, which is apparently able to speed […]

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NZ Herald: Time for debate on how to use fast broadband

In the News  |  Published: 30 June 201001 July 2010

Helen Twose writes in the New Zealand Herald about the author of the Digital Britain report, Lord Stephen Carter’s assertion […]

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PODCAST: UPLoad 2010

Blog  |  Published: 20 May 2010

On Tuesday night I was able to go and see UPLoad 2010.  Titled ‘The Great Broadband Debate’, it covered (amongst […]

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Newsletter Digest: Undersea cables, climate change fatigue and Science-a-Twitter

Blog  |  Published: 12 March 201012 March 2010

Pipe dream or economy booster? The news yesterday that a group of wealthy businessmen including Warehouse founder Stephen Tindall and […]

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Nelson Mail: Satellite helps cave rescues

In the News  |  Published: 01 March 2010

The Nelson Mail reports on the successful testing of a new technology to help rescue stranded and lots cavers. The […]

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NZPA/NZ Herald – Survey questions ultra-fast broadband gains

In the News  |  Published: 03 November 2009

A new survey questions whether fast broadband supplies productivity gains over slow broadband, although it’s clear that both provide a […]

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Government’s broadband network plan takes shape

Blog  |  Published: 31 March 2009

If the Government’s multibillion dollar plan to deliver high-speed internet access 75 per cent of the population has been a […]

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What are the politicians planning in ICT?

Blog  |  Published: 03 November 2008

Computerworld sums up the main policies of National and Labour in this week’s issue. Broadband is obviously the dominant one […]

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PODCAST: Cunliffe unveils revamped digital strategy

In the News  |  Published: 28 August 200819 June 2011

As the election nears and National’s $1.5 billion broadband plan is touted by John Key as the best enabler of […]

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