The New Zealand Institute

The Government’s broadband investment proposal
31 Mar 2009 | Media Releases
The New Zealand Institute welcomes today’s announcement of ultra-fast broadband access for 75% of the population within ten years.

Delivering on the broadband aspiration: A recommended pathway to fibre for New Zealand
190 Kb PDF | 02 Apr 2008 | Presentations
This presentation outlines a proposal to accelerate the deployment of fibre.

The New Zealand Institute proposes the creation of a new vehicle to deliver fibre to the premises
02 Apr 2008 | Media Releases
The New Zealand Institute has today released the final presentation in its research project on broadband. This presentation, ‘Delivering on the broadband aspiration: A recommended pathway to fibre for New Zealand’, describes a regulatory model and a proposed funding mechanism, called Fibre Co, that we believe will deliver against the Institute’s proposed aspiration of fibre to the premises (FTTP) to 75% of the population within a decade.

New Zealand needs to move quickly to create a new model to accelerate fibre investment
12 Mar 2008 | Media Releases
The New Zealand Institute has today released a further presentation in its research project on broadband. This presentation, ‘Assessing New Zealand’s current broadband path: the need for change’, examines the extent to which announced and likely investment plans will move New Zealand towards scale deployment of fibre to the premises.

Assessing New Zealand’s current broadband path: The need for change
172 Kb PDF | 12 Mar 2008 | Presentations
This presentation assesses New Zealand's current progress with respect to fibre investment: is it sufficient?

Defining a broadband aspiration
326 Kb PDF | 26 Sep 2007 | Presentations
This presentation describes a broadband strategy for New Zealand that will enable it to capture more economic value.

Creating a weightless economy: Positioning New Zealand to compete in the global economy
341 Kb PDF | 05 Sep 2007 | Presentations
This presentation describes how New Zealand may be better able to compete in the global economy.

A broadband strategy for New Zealand
283 Kb PDF | 05 Sep 2007 | Presentations
This presentation outlines the issues that will be examined in the Institute's newly-launched broadband project as well as the objectives of the project.