2007

InternetNZ welcomes release of Internet survey

Media Release – 19 December 2007 - InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) welcomes the release of preliminary results from the World Internet Project (WIP) New Zealand Survey.

InternetNZ congratulates DIA on spam raid

Media Release – 19 December 2007 - InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) congratulates the Department of Internal Affairs on raiding a group of suspected spammers today.

Additional undersea cable essential - InternetNZ

Media Release - 29 November 2007 - InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) welcomes the announcement by the Minister of Communications David Cunliffe that the Government will look at subsidising an undersea fibre optic cable to provide additional international connectivity for New Zealand.

Telecom draft separation plan disappoints - InternetNZ

Media Release – November 23, 2007 - InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) today responded to Telecom’s draft operational separation plan, filing a detailed submission that exposes serious deficiencies in Telecom’s proposed approach.

InternetNZ launches public consultation on Internet peering

Media Release - November 7, 2007 - InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) today launches a public consultation on Internet peering, a subject that relates to the performance and reliability of the Internet. This follows the release of a report commissioned by the Society entitled “Issues regarding Internet peering and interconnection in New Zealand”.

Local loop prices disappoint

Media Release – November 7, 2007 – InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) is disappointed at final local loop access charges, released today in a Commerce Commission determination.

Room for improvement in OECD ranking

Media Release – November 6, 2007 – New Zealand’s climb in the latest OECD broadband table is positive but the country is still playing catch up with most of the rest of developed world, warns InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc).

InternetNZ congratulates new ICANN Chair

Media Release - November 3, 2007 - InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) congratulates longstanding InternetNZ member Peter Dengate Thrush on his election as Chair of the board of ICANN, the US-based organisation that globally coordinates the Internet’s unique identifiers.

InternetNZ and ICANN in Exchange of Letters

Media Release – October 31, 2007 – InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) is pleased to announce that it has formalised its relationship with ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) through the signing of an exchange of letters.

InternetNZ calls for thorough analysis of rural broadband options

Media Release - October 18, 2007 - InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) calls on the Government to undertake a thorough analysis of options for improving rural broadband, carving this project out from the current Telecommunications Service Obligations (TSO or “Kiwi Share”) telephony and dial-up reconsiderations.

Fibre investment is a priority

Media Release - September 26, 2007 - InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) commends the draft report released today by The New Zealand Institute "Defining a Broadband Aspiration: How much does broadband matter and what does New Zealand need?”.

.nz Registrations Hit 300,000

Media Release – September 26, 2007 - InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) through the Domain Name Commission is pleased to announce that the number of registrations of domain names under the .nz top level domain has reached 300,000.

InternetNZ welcomes Operational Separation Determination

Media Release - September 26, 2007 - InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) welcomes the Government’s Operational Separation Determination, released today by Minister of Communications David Cunliffe.

InternetNZ to host APNIC meeting

Media Release - September 10, 2007 - InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) has won the right to host a meeting of APNIC (the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre) next August.

ISP Spam Code of Practice launched

Joint Media Release - September 5, 2007 - InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand Inc), the TCF (Telecommunications Carriers’ Forum), the Marketing Association, and ISPANZ (The ISP Association of New Zealand) are pleased to announce the release of the ISP Spam Code of Practice.

InternetNZ welcomes anti-spam law

Media Release - September 5, 2007 - InternetNZ (Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) welcomes the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007, which came into effect today.

InternetNZ congratulates Westpac

Media Release - August 28, 2007 - InternetNZ (Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) congratulates Westpac on its initiative to enhance confidence in online banking in New Zealand. Westpac has today announced an “online banking guarantee” that customers “will never be left out of pocket in the unlikely event that they are victim of online fraud”.

InternetNZ releases suggested amendments to Code of Banking Practice

Media Release - August 2, 2007 - InternetNZ (Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) Deputy Executive Director Jordan Carter today released the Society’s suggested amendments to the Code of Banking Practice.

InternetNZ to host IPv6 workshop

Media Release – August 2, 2007 – InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand) will host a technical workshop next week on IPv6 - the next generation Internet addressing protocol.

InternetNZ encouraged by ISP survey

Media Release – August 2, 2007 – InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand) is encouraged by some aspects of a Statistics New Zealand survey of Internet Service Providers but notes that significant improvements need to be made before New Zealand enjoys the benefits of real broadband.

InternetNZ announces election results

Media Release – July 31, 2007 – InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand) announces official results in this year’s InternetNZ Council elections.

InternetNZ welcomes LLU draft determinations

Media Release - July 31, 2007 - InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand) Executive Director Keith Davidson today welcomed the release of draft determinations for the LLU and co-location services, including draft prices.

Failure to right Copyright wrongs

Media Release - July 30, 2007 - InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand) notes that there are some small improvements but significant disappointments in the Commerce Committee's report back on the Copyright (New Technologies and Performers' Rights) Amendment Bill.

InternetNZ farewells Council members

Media Release - July 13, 2007 - InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand) farewells several of its long-serving Council members this month.

Councillors up for Digital Literacy Award

Media Release - July 13, 2007 - InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand) is pleased to announce that Councillors Peter Macaulay and Judy Speight are finalists in a prestigious international award recognising those who work to help bridge the 'digital divide'.

InternetNZ pleased to support Open Source Awards

Media Release - June 21, 2007 - InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand) is pleased to support the New Zealand Open Source Awards and has agreed to sponsor one of the categories.

.nz offers IPv6 connectivity

Media Release June 13, 2007 NZRS (.nz Registry Services) announces that a core component of the New Zealand Internet infrastructure is being geared up to accommodate huge potential increases in the number of networked devices connected to the Internet.

ISP Spam Code of Practice released for public consultation

Media Release - 21 May 2007 - InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand) today released the ISP Spam Code of Practice for public consultation.

Telecom's submission is unworkable - InternetNZ

Media Release - May 15, 2007 - InternetNZ has today advised the Government that it considers Telecom’s proposal for structural separation and changes to the regulatory framework as unworkable. The proposal is not a basis for further discussion, and advises the Government to continue forthwith with the operational separation process.

InternetNZ releases operational separation submission

Media Release - April 30, 2007 - InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand) today released its submission made to the Ministry of Economic Development's "Development of Requirements for the Operational Separation of Telecom" consultation.

InternetNZ welcomes public park spectrum release

Media Release April 5, 2007 InternetNZ welcomes the release of “public park” radio spectrum announced by the Minister of Communications David Cunliffe today. This will be beneficial for ISPs , business users, and others.

Promising operational separation progress welcomed

Media Release - April 5, 2007 - InternetNZ President Colin Jackson today welcomed the government's release of a consultation document setting out the proposed shape of operational separation that will be applied to Telecom.

InternetNZ tackles peering issue - welcomes Telecom's initiative

Media Release 3 April 2007 InternetNZ is undertaking a series of consultations with industry, government and other stakeholders to address issues around peering and local interconnection.

InternetNZ announces .NZ wholesale fee reduction

Media Release - March 29, 2007 - InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) is reducing by 14% the wholesale domain name fee charged to authorised .nz registrars by .nz Registry Services (NZRS).

InternetNZ supports NetSafe with strategic partnership agreement

Media Release 19 March 2007 InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand) has formed a strategic partnership with NetSafe (The Internet Safety Group), expanding further its historical support for the organisation.

InternetNZ welcomes New Zealand's improving broadband

Media Release March 7, 2007 InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand) welcomes improvements shown in the latest Internet Service Provider survey from Statistics New Zealand but advises there is still plenty of work to be done before we can experience the full benefits of broadband.

InternetNZ welcomes long awaited anti-spam law

Media release, 28 February 2007: InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand) welcomes the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007, which passed its third reading last night. The Act will come into effect six months after royal assent, expected to be 1 September 2007.

InternetNZ and Victoria welcome second Cyberlaw Fellow

Media Release - February 20, 2007 - A leading American practitioner in internet law has been appointed New Zealand’s second Senior Research Fellow in Cyberlaw at Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Law.

Operational Separation meeting a good start - InternetNZ

Media Release - February 1, 2007 - Industry and user organisations, internet service providers, Telecom New Zealand and other interested parties met in Palmerston North yesterday to begin discussion of operational separation of Telecom. Government agencies attended as observers.

Powerful line-up for Copyright Workshop

Media Release - January 29, 2007 - Topics include digital rights management, format shifting and ISP liability.