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$50 million for further rural broadband digital connectivity has been allocated from the $3 billion infrastructure fund in the COVID Response and Recovery Fund has been announced by Shane Jones, Minister for Infrastructure and Kris Faafoi, Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Infrastructure

The Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media has congratulated the Ultra-fast Broadband (UFB) programme on its major milestone of connecting more than 1 million New Zealand households and businesses to UFB.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

Thousands of Kiwi jobs and investment in New Zealand productions will be protected through a screen sector support package announced today by Associate Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni, Minister for Economic Development Phil Twyford and Minister for Broadcasting Kris Faafoi.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Arts, Culture and Heritage
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Economic Development

The 100th new rural mobile tower is up and operational in Gebbies Valley, outside Christchurch.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Infrastructure

The Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister and Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister, Kris Faafoi, has today announced the appointment of Tristan Gilbertson as the new Telecommunications Commissioner and member of the Commerce Commission.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

A programme to connect marae around the country to the internet has received $1.4 million to expand to include urban marae in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Kris Faafoi and Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Regional Economic Development

New investment in rural network capacity announced today will help lift the development and wellbeing of isolated communities as New Zealand’s economy recovers from COVID-19, Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Kris Faafoi and Infrastructure Minister Shane Jones said.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Infrastructure

The Government has announced a suite of initiatives valued at $50 million that have been developed with the media industry to help them get through the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

The Government is refining its COVID-19 essential business guidance to include the distribution of news publications for communities which are hard to reach.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister, Kris Faafoi, and the Minister of Education, Chris Hipkins, have welcomed a new cyber security qualification as a step towards countering cyber threats and keeping New Zealanders safe.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Education

The Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media has announced work will begin on a business case to assess the viability of forming a new public media entity.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

The Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media, Kris Faafoi, has paid tribute to well-known New Zealand author, journalist and broadcaster, Gordon McLauchlan, following Mr McLauchlan’s death today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

The Government has given the go ahead to enable further development of 5G networks by making appropriate spectrum available.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

More New Zealanders now have better internet access with the Government delivering the first phase of roll-out of its Ultra-Fast Broadband programme, Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media, Kris Faafoi, says.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

Andy Coupe has been confirmed as TVNZ’s new Board Chair.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

The latest Quarterly Connectivity Report shows that more and more New Zealanders are moving to Ultra-fast Broadband (UFB), with Rolleston having the highest uptake at 74 per cent, as at the end of September.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters and Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Kris Faafoi today announced a new initiative to support Pacific countries to respond to cyber security risks in the region.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Foreign Affairs

The latest Quarterly Connectivity Report shows more than 90,000 households and businesses gained access to Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) in the three months from April to June this year.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

Funding from Budget 2019 and a revised Cyber Security Strategy released today will intensify the Government’s focus on cyber security, Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Hon Kris Faafoi said.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

The regions are leading the way in ultra-fast broadband uptake, says Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Kris Faafoi.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

Hon Kris Faafoi will attend the “Tech for Humanity” meeting of G7 Digital Ministers in Paris next week, and has added a further number of cyber engagements to planned travel to support the Government’s focus on international collaboration on cyber issues.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Civil Defence
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs
  • Customs

Philip Broughton and Linda Clark have been appointed to the NZ on Air board, Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Hon Kris Faafoi announced today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

The service that allows people using New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) to phone others by using an interpreter will soon be available at weekends, Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Kris Faafoi and Disability Issues Minister Carmel Sepuloni announced today.

  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Disability Issues

Spectrum rights in the 2100 MHz and 1800 MHz bands will mostly be renewed to ensure mobile network operators can continue to provide 3G and 4G phone services, although some spectrum will be released for other uses, Minister of Broadcasting, Communicatio

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media