May 26 2015
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Celebrating success Young leaders gather Te Kopuru senior school pupils attended the National Young Leaders conference …
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Staff at NorthSouth Multi Media’s offices in River Road are cock-a-hoop over their success in the New Zealand Community Newspaper Association Awards held in Queenstown. See story on page 3 …
Broadband ‘boost for Kaipara’
Calling on citizens Time is all they ask for at the the Dargaville and Districts Citizens Advice Bureau …
by Ann Morgan
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Elite golfers tested on Mangawhai green Widely recognised as one of New Zealand’s best golf courses …
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Kaipara citizens are being asked to respond to a government survey on broadband, with chair of commissioners, John Robertson saying better service could boost the local economy. All four Northland councils are working together with Northland Inc. to produce a joint Northland-wide response to the government’s call for reaction to the rollout of ultra-fast broadband, improved rural broadband and better mobile coverage. Communities are asked to share their thoughts via a short online survey and to share their thoughts about what improved broadband and mobile coverage might mean to them. “Improved digital infrastructure is an important part of driving better
economic results for the Kaipara region. We encourage the community to take part,” says Mr Robertson. “Understanding the strength of consumer demand is key to the proposal, we need feedback from the community about ways they might take advantage of better broadband and phone coverage. “We’ll be contacting ratepayer groups and business associations over the next couple of weeks to discuss what these benefits might be.” The $360 million package in government funding is to extend
broadband and improve cell phone coverage across the country. In Northland, the funding has the potential to accelerate the delivery of high-speed broadband to more towns and faster broadband to rural areas, and improve mobile coverage along state highways and popular tourist areas to reduce ‘black spots’. Respondents have until Friday, June 5 to complete the survey. For Kaipara residents visit www. kaipara.govt.nz.
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