The additional coverage will roll out over the next four years as part of the Rural Broadband Initiative phase two/Mobile Black Spots Fund (RBI2/MBSF) programme expansion.

People surveyed in the report say they feel excluded, isolated, powerless and have limited opportunities because they are unable to access the internet.

“There’s currently no law requiring companies like Z Energy, Vector, or LinkedIn to tell New Zealanders if their data has been leaked."

"Privacy is an essential human right and the online world has brought many changes and challenges to how privacy works in the Internet age."

"InternetNZ’s work on the issues and policies that impact the internet in New Zealand is a vital part of the organisation."

InternetNZ has merged with its subsidiary NZRS in order to bring the elements of .nz domain management under the same umbrella.

"There’s a real need to open a conversation here in New Zealand about these issues.”

Sky’s call for sites to be blacklisted is “dinosaur behavior, something you would expect in North Korea, not in New Zealand.”

"We are spending more and more of our lives online and it's no surprise that Kiwis are concerned about possible negative effects..."

The Digital Divide map is an interactive tool which shows the different digital divides New Zealanders and their communities are facing.

"One remaining concern with this draft legislation is the choice of so-called ‘anchor products’ - a broadband product at a specified price."

Even if measures to restrict strong encryption access are put in place, adversaries will switch to new tools crafted without the Five Eyes network.

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“The prosperity of New Zealand is inextricably linked to how we embrace our future as a digital nation.”

“The cost of Internet use has dropped over the last year with up to four times the data included at the same price points."

New Zealand’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT NZ) has finally been launched this afternoon.

"What the survey is showing us is that New Zealanders are ready to move on from the copper internet era."

“It’s fantastic to see an event that harnesses advancement in tech and shines light on the opportunities that New Zealanders have to get involved."

"The latest proposals will help to unlock the potential of our fast, modern fibre communications networks.”

"That market power in a country like New Zealand would have been a disaster."

The Commerce Commission has declined clearance of the Vodafone/Sky merger, saying it could not exclude the chance the merger could lessen competition.

InternetNZ gets behind calls for a delay following the Vodafone-Sky merger decision expected this week.

"We will apply a magnifying glass to the details to make sure that fair prices for broadband are a reality after 2020."