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Internet 11 May 2023
InternetNZ distributes latest grants towards an Internet that benefits Aotearoa

InternetNZ has announced the 25 recipients of its latest 2022/23 grant round.

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Internet 2 May 2023
New Domain Name Commissioner: Barbara Pearse

The Domain Name Commission and InternetNZ is delighted to announce the appointment of Barbara Pearse as the new Domain Name Commissioner.

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Internet 9 May 2013
InternetNZ welcomes Government announcement on software patents

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) welcomes today's tabling of a Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) that makes it clear that computer software is not patentable in New Zealand.

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Media 26 Mar 2013
InternetNZ welcomes proposed News Media regulator

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) welcomes today’s recommendation from the Law Commission that an independent News Media Standards Authority be established encompassing both traditional and ‘new’ media.

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Internet 8 Feb 2013
Short term uncertainty for long term stability: today's telco reviews – InternetNZ

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) today responded to the announcement by Hon Amy Adams, Minister of Communications and IT, that two reviews (of the Telecommunications Service Obligation and the broader telecommunications regulatory framework) are to begin immediately.

Susan Chalmers, InternetNZ Policy Lead

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Internet 29 Jan 2013
Sir Tim Berners-Lee lecture to be live-streamed

Tomorrow evening, the inventor of the World Wide Web – Sir Tim Berners-Lee – will deliver a rare public lecture in Wellington exploring the benefits of an open and uncaptureable Internet.

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Internet 24 Jan 2013
Acting Chief Executive Announced

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) has appointed Jordan Carter as its Acting Chief Executive.

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Internet 16 Jan 2013
Inventor of the Web to deliver public lecture in Wellington

WELLINGTON CITY — InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is pleased to announce that later this month the inventor of the World Wide Web – Sir Tim Berners-Lee – will visit Wellington to deliver a public lecture exploring the benefits of an open and uncaptureable Internet.

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Internet 8 Jan 2013
Vikram Kumar resigns from InternetNZ

InternetNZ Chief Executive Vikram Kumar announced today that he has resigned effective 31 January 2013, after three years of leading the organisation through a period of major transformation.

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Internet 17 Dec 2012
InternetNZ launches Community Investment Funding Round

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) has today launched a new one-off funding round and encourages all those interested in securing funding for Internet-related projects to apply.

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Internet 3 Dec 2012
Fair Deal Coalition bolsters ranks with International allies

Published on behalf of the Fair Deal Coalition, of which InternetNZ is a member.

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Internet 27 Nov 2012
Cyber-bullying: education and narrow focus critical

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is calling for education and a narrow focus on cyber-bullying as Government considers the Law Commission’s recent Ministerial Briefing, ‘Harmful Digital Communications: The adequacy of the current sanctions and remedies’.

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Internet 24 Oct 2012
Internet statistics presentation in Wellington on 6th November 2012

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) invites everyone interested in knowing more about the continuing evolution of the Internet to a free lunchtime presentation in Wellington on Tuesday, 6th November 2012.

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Internet 11 Oct 2012
2012 Australia and New Zealand Internet Award Winners Announced

The 2012 Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards (ANZIAs) recognising excellence in businesses, organisations and individuals to the development and use of the Internet in Australia and New Zealand were presented last night at Old Parliament House in Canberra.

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Internet 2 Oct 2012
NetHui South conference – dates announced

SOUTHLAND — InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is pleased to announce that it will hold its first ever regional Internet conference – dubbed NetHui South – at Dunedin’s Otago University and Otago Museum on 23rd and 24th November 2012.

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Internet 19 Sep 2012
InternetNZ awards funding for legal research projects

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is pleased to announce that it has awarded over $53,000 of community funding in its Policy and Legal Funding Round.

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Internet 11 Sep 2012
.kiwi.nz launch pushes domain names past half-million mark

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) subsidiary the Domain Name Commission has today launched a new second level domain – .kiwi.nz – a move that has pushed the total number of .nz registrations past 500,000.

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Internet 5 Sep 2012
Public workshops to narrow lens on Cyberbullying Bill

Later this month, InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) will convene free public workshops in Wellington and Auckland to examine the Law Commission’s draft Communications (New Media) Bill – also known as the ‘Cyberbullying Bill’.

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Internet 30 Aug 2012
International coalition favours Kiwi position on Copyright in TPP

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) notes that the largest coalition of civil society groups to speak out on US copyright proposals in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) has today indicated support for New Zealand's counterproposal.

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Internet 29 Aug 2012
'White space' viable for rural broadband – report

A just-published report on radio spectrum ‘white space’ has found that the technology is a viable alternative for getting high-speed broadband out into rural and remote New Zealand communities.

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Internet 24 Aug 2012
InternetNZ approves new second level domain - .kiwi.nz

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is pleased to announce that it has approved the creation of a new second level domain in the .nz domain name space - .kiwi.nz.

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Media 24 Aug 2012
InternetNZ to convene free public workshops on New Media Bill

WELLINGTON CITY — The Law Commission’s recently-released draft Communications (New Media) Bill will go under the microscope next month in free public workshops convened by InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc).

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Internet 14 Aug 2012
Finalists announced in 2012 Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is pleased to announce that eleven New Zealand-based organisations have been selected as finalists in the 2012 Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards (the ANZIAs).

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Internet 7 Aug 2012
New Zealand Internet benefits from major technical security deployment

New Zealanders will be able to better secure their web presence from today, thanks to a major technical security deployment by InternetNZ subsidiaries .nz Registry Services (NZRS) and the Domain Name Commission (DNCL).

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Internet 20 Jul 2012
LIANZA joins Fair Deal Coalition

The ‘Fair Deal’ coalition is pleased to announce that LIANZA (the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa) has joined the group’s ranks.

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Internet 13 Jul 2012
InternetNZ announces election results and awards Fellowships

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is pleased to announce official results of this year's InternetNZ Council elections and the appointment of two new InternetNZ Fellows.

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Internet 11 Jul 2012
Fair Deal coalition draws attention to copyright changes under the Trans Pacific Partnership

Today, a coalition of New Zealand organisations concerned about changes to New Zealand’s copyright law under the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) will gather to launch the Fair Deal cause.

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Internet 10 Jul 2012
Studies show economy gains from the Internet

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) today released two studies from Wellington consulting houses NZIER and Infometrics exploring the impact the Internet is having on New Zealand’s economy.

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Internet 10 Jul 2012
Fibre Internet focus of discussions at InTAC Conference

AUCKLAND CITY — Today, over 120 Internet technical and networking experts will congregate in Auckland for the inaugural Internet Technical Architecture Conference (InTAC).

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Internet 6 Jul 2012
1000 Internet users at risk on Monday, 9 July 2012

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) today warned that about 1,000 Internet users in New Zealand were at risk of their Internet access being disrupted on Monday 9 July 2012.

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Internet 2 Jul 2012
InternetNZ launches funding round for policy and legal research

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) today launched a new one-off funding round for policy and legal-related research projects.

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Internet 20 Jun 2012
New Zealander appointed to ISOC Board

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is pleased to announce that Wellington-based Internet luminary Keith Davidson has been appointed a trustee of the Internet Society (ISOC) - the international organisation that has the vision of “the Internet is for everyone”.

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Internet 14 Jun 2012
Hon Steven Joyce to speak at NetHui 2012

AUCKLAND CITY — InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is pleased to announce that Economic Development Minister Hon Steven Joyce will deliver a Ministerial address at NetHui 2012 on the morning of Thursday 12 July.

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Internet 1 Jun 2012
ANZIA Awards open for entries

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) and .au Domain Administration (auDA) are pleased to announce the 2012 Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards are now open for entries.

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Internet 30 May 2012
DNCL proposes extending .nz domain name space

In what could amount to a major extension to New Zealand’s domain name space, the Domain Name Commission Limited (DNCL) has launched a consultation on whether registrations should be permitted directly under the .nz country code.

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Internet 29 May 2012
InternetNZ to host technical Internet conference

AUCKLAND CITY — InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) will be hosting a one day conference in July, aimed at promoting technical discussions of New Zealand’s fibre future.

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Internet 16 May 2012
InternetNZ to organise meeting of ICT NGOs

AUCKLAND CITY — InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) has issued an open invitation to NGOs active in the ICT sector to a meeting on Wednesday 11th July 2012 in Auckland.

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Internet 11 May 2012
InternetNZ speaks on copyright issues at Dallas TPP discussions

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) Policy Lead Susan Chalmers will speak on New Zealand's three strikes copyright law before intellectual property negotiators for the Trans Pacific Partnership in Dallas today.

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Internet 4 May 2012
New Zealand's gain from the "broadband bonus" relatively high

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) welcomes the publication of the OECD report Measuring the Broadband Bonus in Thirty OECD Countries (OECD Digital Economy Papers No 197).

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Internet 3 May 2012
NetHui 2012 to feature Privacy keynote: Pamela Jones Harbour

AUCKLAND CITY — InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is pleased to announce that former US Federal Trade Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour will deliver the International Keynote on the first day of the NetHui 2012 conference at SkyCity in Auckland from 11-13 July (see www.nethui.org.nz).

Pamela Jones Harbour

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Internet 13 Apr 2012
World-renowned security technologist bound for New Zealand

WELLINGTON CITY — The New Zealand Internet Task Force (NZITF) and InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) are pleased to announce that, next month, one of the world’s foremost authorities on computer security will deliver a free public lecture in Wellington.

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Internet 11 Apr 2012
Registrations of interest now open for Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) and .au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA) are proud to announce the launch of the Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards (the ANZIAs) for 2012.

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Internet 4 Apr 2012
InternetNZ publishes results of Internet filtering survey

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) has published the results of a survey on New Zealanders’ knowledge and opinions about the Digital Child Exploitation Filtering System (DCEFS).

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News 4 Apr 2012
InternetNZ funds more Christchurch rebuild projects

CHRISTCHURCH — InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is pleased to announce that it has awarded more than $370,000 of grants funding in its Christchurch Funding Round.

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Internet 27 Feb 2012
InternetNZ and NZRise to engage at TPP negotiations

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) and non-profit IT organisation NZRise will this week travel to the 11th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations in Melbourne to represent the interests of New Zealand’s Internet and IT communities.

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Internet 20 Feb 2012
InternetNZ workshop to examine New Media landscape

WELLINGTON CITY — InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc), is pleased to announce it is hosting a free workshop later this month for legal, media and Internet professionals to discuss the Law Commission's recently-published 'News Media meets New Media' report.

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Internet 7 Dec 2011
NetHui coming to Auckland again in 2012

Following the outstanding success of the inaugural NetHui 2011 conference, InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is pleased to announce a more-than-repeat performance - NetHui 2012.

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Community 14 Nov 2011
InternetNZ launches funding round for Canterbury rebuild

CHRISTCHURCH — InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) today launched a new one-off funding round for initiatives aimed at the Canterbury region rebuild.

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Community 11 Nov 2011
InternetNZ funds community wireless and research projects

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is pleased to announce it has awarded more than $45,000 of grants funding in its Community Projects Funding Round.

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Trade 10 Nov 2011
InternetNZ warns against making easy trade-offs in the TPP

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) has today issued a warning that, in the absence of independently verifiable and comprehensive cost-benefit analysis, there is a risk that the intellectual property rights chapter (IPR chapter) will become an easy trade-off for the Government when negotiating the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.

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Technology 10 Nov 2011
InternetNZ calls for deferral of key decisions regarding the digital dividend

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) has called for a deferral in key decisions about the allocation of the 700 MHz digital dividend spectrum.

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Internet 18 Oct 2011
2011 Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards - Winners Announced

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) and auDA (the .au Domain Administration) are delighted to announce the winners of the 2011 Australian and New Zealand Internet Awards (the ANZIAs).

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Technology 11 Oct 2011
InternetNZ presents NetVision 2011 Election Debate and Future: Digital discussion document

WELLINGTON CITY — Debate: InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand inc) presents the election debate NetVision 2011, focused on New Zealand's Digital Future.

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Internet 6 Oct 2011
InternetNZ supports Christchurch schools with bridging services

CHRISTCHURCH — InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) has announced funding for high definition video conference bridging services for Christchurch schools for six months.

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Internet 22 Sep 2011
InternetNZ publishes digital dividend report

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) has published a report on options and issues for the proposed “digital dividend” spectrum auction by Government.

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Internet 1 Sep 2011
InternetNZ calls for major changes to broadband open access undertakings

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) has called on Government to address major issues identified in its recent submissions on open access undertakings while it still has an opportunity to do so.

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Internet 29 Aug 2011
InternetNZ and auDA announce 2011 ANZIA Judging Panel

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) and auDA are pleased to announce the judging panel for the 2011 Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards (ANZIAs).

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Internet 29 Aug 2011
InternetNZ announces Community Projects funding opportunity

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) has today announced the launch of a one-off funding round for Internet-related projects that benefit the wider community.

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Internet 4 Aug 2011
Law Commission privacy report a step forward

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) has welcomed the Law Commission’s report on its review of the Privacy Act.

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News 4 Aug 2011
InternetNZ announces election results; awards Fellowships

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is pleased to announce results of this year's InternetNZ Council elections and the appointment of three new InternetNZ Fellows.

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Internet 22 Jul 2011
Scope of copyright law changes limited to P2P file sharing

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) has obtained clarification from the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) that the intention of the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011 is to cover copyright infringement by online file sharing using peer-to-peer protocols only.

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Internet 14 Jul 2011
InternetNZ welcomes changes to Criminal Procedure Bill

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) has welcomed changes to the Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation) Bill recommended by the Justice and Electoral Committee.

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