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  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media   22 June 2018        Media Statement All Dunedin residents can now access UFB All Dunedin residents and businesses are able to connect to ultra-fast broadband (UFB) now the project to build the network’s infrastructure is complete, 19 months ahead of schedule. Broadcasting, Communications and…

  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media   31 May 2018        Media Statement All of Christchurch can now connect to UFB All residents of Christchurch and the surrounding areas can now connect to a faster network with the early completion of the ultra-fast broadband project in the city. Broadcasting, Communications and…

  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media   28 May 2018        Media Statement Accelerated timetable for rural broadband and mobile coverage Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Clare Curran has announced an accelerated timetable for the rollout of new rural broadband and mobile networks to help close the digital divides in…

  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media   7 May 2018        Media Statement Haast 3G mobile tower switched on Haast township now has mobile coverage for the first time with the completion of a fully operational 3G mobile tower. Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Clare Curran along with the Rural…

  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media   7 March 2018        Media Statement New mobile coverage for Haast Haast Township will have mobile phone coverage by the end of May and sections of State Highway 6 will have cell service by the end of the year. Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media…

  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media   28 February 2018        Media Statement Ultra-Fast Broadband access ahead of plan Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Clare Curran says the work to make fibre broadband available to 87 per cent of New Zealanders by the end of 2022 is moving apace and…

  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media   23 August 2017        Media Statement New consenting regime to speed up UFB access A new regime that makes it quicker and easier for people living down shared driveways or in apartment complexes to connect to Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) has begun, Communications Minister Simon…

  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media   10 August 2017       Media Statement   Broadband rollout continues across regional New Zealand Communications Minister Simon Bridges has welcomed the start of the Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) build in four more regional towns as the extension of the Government’s broadband programme continues to roll out across…

  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…