Media releases published by REANNZ and partner organisations around the use and development of KAREN. You can find regular general news updates on our news page.

Media Releases

2009

Supplier briefing: NEN extension - 7 December 2009 (pdf, 465KB)

KAREN’s global connectivity expanded - 30 October 2009 (pdf, 102KB)

$16m invested in KAREN: Budget 2009 - 28 May 2009 (pdf, 101KB)

Statement: Trans-Tasman Cable Initiative Update - 7 May 2009 (pdf, 107KB)

Broadband investment: the time is right - 26 February 2009 (pdf, 106KB)

Important reports on schools’ broadband network released - 13 February 2009 (pdf, 111KB)

Government investment in school broadband networks welcomed (distributed on behalf of the SuperLoop) - 11 February (pdf, 30KB)

Schools broadband trial a success - 2 February 2009 (pdf, 102KB)

2008

KAREN celebrates two successful years - 16 December 2008 (pdf, 130KB)

Next generation network leaders awarded - APAN26 student innovation award - 11 August 2008 (pdf, 106KB)

First schools connect to advanced network (pdf, 102KB) 1 August 2008

Surgeons at cutting edge in Queenstown - APAN26 (pdf, 83KB) 28 July 2008

Ultra-definition screen coming to New Zealand - APAN26 (pdf, 79KB) 15 July 2008

International connectivity and broadband boost for research and education - Budget 2008 (pdf, 104KB) 22 May 2008

2007

ITPs and wānanga offered free KAREN membership for 2008 (pdf, 102KB) 13 December 2007 

KAREN gets richer through service and content partnerships (pdf, 110KB) 15 August 2007

Advanced Network partners to extend reach (pdf) 30 May 2007

New Zealand to the World and the World to New Zealand (pdf) 22 May 2007 

$2.6m invested in advanced networking capability (pdf) 22 March 2007

2006

Capability Build Fund of over $4m open for applications (pdf) 2 October 2006

Super fast research network announced (pdf) 31 August 2006

KAREN in the news

New CRI takes fast-track route to IT services - Computerworld 20 October 2009

Govt commits to broadband in south - The Southland Times 19 October 2009

Research broadband network will pay off, report says - NZHerald 26 February 2009

No time to question the need for speed - The Dominion Post 18 August 2008

Sign Language over KAREN - TVNZ News (wmv, 7MB) 30 September 2007

Second Life and Design - Breakfast, TVNZ (mp4 - video, 10MB) 28 September 2007
Marcia Lyons, Programme Director Digital Media and Pete Rive, PhD Candidate - School of Design, Victoria University

KAREN - high speed network (for genomics) - RadioNZ (wmp, 21 mins) 28 June 2007

RadioNZ Midday Report 8 January 2007

RadioNZ Insight: Business and Broadband (wmp) 18 March 2007

HIT Lab: PM experiences super high speed research network 27 March 2007

Updated 15 February 2010