Hon Amy Adams Minister for Communications   13 February 2015       Media statement Momentum growing for UFB completions Communications Minister Amy Adams has welcomed three central North Island towns becoming fully-fibred as momentum grows around the Government’s Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) build.   Work to build the UFB network has come to an end in Cambridge,…

Hon Amy Adams Minister for Communications   29 January 2015       Media statement Major school broadband project completed Schools nationwide are all able to connect to fast, reliable broadband, Communications Minister Amy Adams announced today. “With the new term starting next week, teachers, parents and students across the country will be delighted to hear that…

Hon Amy Adams Minister for Communications and Information Technology 18 November, 2014 Media Statement   Broadband uptake exceeds ten per cent Connections to broadband have accelerated by nearly forty per cent over the past quarter as more households, businesses and schools are able to join the fibre network. The latest quarterly figures on the Government’s Ultra-Fast…

Hon Amy Adams Minister for Communications and Information Technology 05 August, 2014 Media Statement   UFB rolled out to half a million households, schools, businesses More than half a million households, businesses, schools and health centres are now able to connect to the Government’s Ultra-Fast Broadband network, which continues to rollout ahead of schedule. Communications…

Hon Amy Adams Minister for Communications and Information Technology 18 July, 2014                    Media Statement Minister welcomes further progress on UFB contract Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams has welcomed the agreement by Crown Fibre Holdings and Chorus on the latest amendment to the companies’ Ultra-Fast Broadband contract. Both parties have agreed to a…

Hon Amy Adams Minister for Communications and Information Technology   08 May, 2014                           Media Statement Whangarei New Zealand’s first fully-fibred city Whangarei has today become the first city in New Zealand to be fully-fibred under the Government’s Ultra-Fast Broadband initiative, Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams has announced. Ms…

Hon Amy Adams Minister for Communications and Information Technology   11 March, 2014                           Media Statement Minister welcomes UFB progress Information and Communications Technology Minister Amy Adams has welcomed the agreement by Crown Fibre Holdings and Chorus on the first tranche of amendments to the companies’ Ultra-Fast Broadband contract. The changes…

Hon Amy Adams Minister for Communications and Information Technology     12 February 2014    Media Statement More than a quarter of UFB project complete More than a quarter of the Government’s Ultra-Fast Broadband project has been completed, Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams has announced. Ms Adams has today released the latest quarterly report…