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  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media   24 July 2017        Media Statement Crown company to invest $600m in housing infrastructure The Government will co-invest up to $600 million alongside local councils and private investors in network infrastructure for big new housing developments through a re-purposed ultra-fast broadband company, Finance Minister…

  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media   7 July 2017       Media Statement UFB build completed in Levin as Otaki begins The Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) build in Levin is now complete, providing an additional 8,507 households and businesses in the Manawatu-Whanganui region with access to fibre. Communications Minister Simon Bridges was in Levin…

  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media   7 July 2017       Media Statement Broadband builds underway in more towns Communications Minister Simon Bridges has welcomed the start of the Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) build in Picton, Horotiu, Thames, Dargaville and One Tree Point, as the extension to the Government’s UFB programme gathers pace. In…

Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Hon Nathan Guy Minister for Primary Industries   23 June 2017       Media Statement Push for digital technology and value-added production in Canterbury Communications Minister Simon Bridges and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy have announced $1.6 million funding for two workstreams to promote the uptake of digital technology…

  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media   13 June 2017       Media Statement UFB phase one 75 per cent complete More than three-quarters of the build for phase one of the Government’s Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) programme is complete, says Communications Minister Simon Bridges. “This is a fantastic milestone which means that more than…

  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media   8 June 2017       Media Statement Telecommunications Commissioner reappointed Communications Minister Simon Bridges has today announced the reappointment of Dr Stephen Gale as Telecommunications Commissioner and as a member of the Commerce Commission. Dr Gale has been appointed for a further three years starting on 12 July.…

  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media   23 May 2017       Media Statement All New Zealanders to see connectivity benefits The Government is committed to making New Zealand’s communications network one of the best in the world, Communications Minister Simon Bridges says. Minister Bridges spoke at the 2017 Rural Connectivity Symposium in Wellington…

  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media   11 May 2017               Media Statement Ultra-Fast Broadband uptake over 33 per cent More than a third of New Zealanders with access to Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) are now connected, says Communications Minister Simon Bridges. The March 2017 Quarterly Broadband Update released…

  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media   11 May 2017               Media Statement Phase two of Ultra-Fast Broadband build underway Communications Minister Simon Bridges has welcomed the start of the Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) build in Hikurangi and Hokitika, the first towns to commence the build under the extension…

Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Science and Innovation   9 May 2017     Media Statement New guide to drive investment in tech sector Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges and Science and Innovation Minister Paul Goldsmith today launched a new edition of an investment guide into New Zealand’s fast…