I was fortunate to be able to catch up with one of my predecessors last Monday evening in the form of Ernie Newman, now a resident of the lovely town of Whakatane in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. He is currently involved in some very exciting projects with the two District Health Boards in the […]
Today the Commerce Commission released their next decision in the copper pricing process – the draft final pricing principal decision. Included in the 900 pages of documentation is the simple outcome of the Copper Line price (that is an unbundled line with no services attached) to rise from their initial price by $4.70 and the […]
Last week in Auckland, our member and partner Work and Income, launched their “Give Someone a Start” programme at a business networking event. We are a supporter of this initiative and committed to helping spread the word. At the event the Chief Executive of MSD (Brendan Boyle) spoke about government and business working together and doing things […]
At NetHui South last weekend our friends at InternetNZ announced a round of community grants for Canterbury – if you are in the region the details of how to apply are below. Why we love community grants round: Canterbury edition As part of our mission to work alongside the Internet community of New Zealand, we help […]
Afternoon – We are a Community Supporter of NetHui South and so if you are in the South Island you can now register for the event. Internet NZ Press Release: The South Island edition of New Zealand’s favourite Internet event is open for registrations now. NetHui South 2014 will be held at the University of […]
Last week I visited Tom Puller-Strecker at the DominionPost/STUFF offices to introduce myself as the new CEO of TUANZ. In that meeting he asked a few interesting questions – and one of them was about our position regarding the pass-through by Service Providers of the copper price reduction coming into effect on the 1st December. […]
Submission on the review of the Radiocommunications Act. Submission
The real heroes of rural broadband have taken a break from bringing the best broadband to rural NZ for long enough to form an organisation and get the ability to speak with a single voice and engage with the ‘Wellington’ labyrinth, the mysterious beltway triangle linking MBIE, the Commerce Commission and Parliament. I was at […]
A recent experiment in London showed that some people were prepared to give up their first born children in return for free wifi!, the story is here. The reality is how many of us actually read the terms and conditions before we click agree on our way to some free surfing? Here’s the story: “A […]
Congratulations on reclaiming the ICT portfolio, I think I now know why you weren’t so keen on having a CTO for New Zealand. I know you have the skills, experience and battle scars to make this area really perform. I think you now have the unique opportunity to pull it all together, across your portfolios […]
