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16 Oct 2009
Media releaseFor general releaseOctober 15, 2009
Accolades aplenty for Aotearoa People's Network Kaharoa
The Aotearoa People’s Network Kaharoa (APNK) recently picked up two national awardsfor its part in offering free broadband access at public libraries, and providing tools to help blind and vision-impaired New Zealanders access information on the web.
At an awards ceremony held in Christchurch on Monday, APNK along...
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29 Aug 2008
The Aotearoa People’s Network provides people with free access to broadband internet through local libraries and has received a $2 million boost to extend its service into even more communities, National Library Minister Judith Tizard said today.
The extra funding – released yesterday as part of the Digital Strategy 2.0 – will extend the service into a total of 130 libraries and up to 10 marae, as well as creating 30...
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02 Apr 2008
The Aotearoa New Zealand People’s Network, which provides free access to broadband Internet services in public libraries, is picking up speed with 22 libraries online and another 70 expected to be on board by the end of the year.
“Our aim is to have every public library in New Zealand connected to the Internet so that New Zealanders from all communities, both large and small, can benefit from creating, accessing and ...
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