TUANZ MEDIA RELEASE Thursday 27 August, 2020 The topic of rural connectivity too important to give up on With the reemergence of Alert Level 2 restrictions in New Zealand, TUANZ has reimagined the annual Rural Connectivity Symposium format, and pushed the date out slightly, to allow the event and surrounding conversations to proceed. The Rural Connectivity […]
3rd July 2020 Today we made our submission to the Commerce Commission on their draft position on the Mobile Termination Access Service review. Put simply, we support their decision that there is no grounds to begin a review to look at whether the service should be de-regulated. You can download our brief submission here.
29th April 2020 Tuanz (Technology Users Association of NZ) has for over 30 years been committed to helping users understand new communications technologies and has been a staunch advocate for improved connectivity in rural New Zealand. On the day which would have been the annual rural connectivity symposium, Tuanz welcomes the announcement of a $15million […]
17th April 2020 TUANZ (Technology Users Association of NZ) has for over 30 years been committed to helping users understand new communications technologies and the benefits that these bring for both companies and consumers. To ensure that members as well as the general public have an independent source of easy to understand information, TUANZ has […]
4th March 2020 TUANZ and Ngā Pūmanawa e Waru are excited to announce that they will be hosting a national hui at the Millennium Hotel in Rotorua on the 26th March on the topic of Connected Marae. The one day hui will be centred around the whakatauki “Titiro whakamuri, kia anga whakamua“ (Look to the […]
6th December 2019 At the final TUANZ Board meeting of 2019, Tristan Ilich was unanimously elected to the role of Chair. Tristan leads Aurecon’s Data and Telco business in New Zealand with a strong focus on managing key client relationships, as well as developing new market offerings to clients in the areas of 5G and […]
21st October 2019 Today we have filed with the Commerce Commission our submission responding to the emerging issues that they identified in a paper released as part of their requirement to develop a 111 Contact Code. This code is to protect vulnerable consumers by ensuring they have reasonable access to an appropriate means of contacting the […]
1st August 2019 TUANZ, the association for users of digital technology and connectivity, is inviting anyone interested in hearing about the future of TV and media to the 2019 Digital Convergence Symposium on Tuesday 6 August. TUANZ CEO, Craig Young says that the theme of this year’s event reflects the fast-changing nature of media and how users access content in 2019. “The […]
5th July 2019 Today we have filed with the Commerce Commission our submission responding to the preliminary issues that they identified in a paper released as part of their Mobile Market review on the 16th May (You can see that paper here). In our submission we cover our position supporting the multi-player market that has […]
21st December 2018 Today we have filed with the Commerce Commission our submission on their proposed approach to implementing the new regulatory framework for Fibre services. In our submission we highlighted three issues: Reliance on the Commission and s162 – with our limited resources we trust in the independance and the expertise of the Commission to […]
