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 […]
5th December 2018 At the final TUANZ Board meeting of 2018, Liz Gosling was unanimously re-elected to continue in the role of Chair. Liz is the Chief Information Officer at Auckland University of Technology where she leads a team of 170 people and is responsible for information technology provision for AUT’s staff and students. […]
31st August 2018 Following on from the earlier scope paper covering a review of the mobile market, TUANZ welcomes the broad range of questions raised in the Commerce Commissions Issues Paper released today. “We are really pleased to see the holistic approach being taken by the Commission in this study. We have been calling for […]
12th June 2018 With National Fieldays only a day away, TUANZ has today reiterated the importance of a maintained focus on continued improvement to connectivity in rural New Zealand. “While last week’s news that the Government has successfully brought forward the completion date of the latest round of the rural broadband initiative is welcome, we […]
