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Sustainability Festival in South Canterbury
Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 11:23 am | Farmside
To coincide with NZ Adult Learning Festival (which used to be Adult Learners Week) and the 350.org RISE response to climate change, South Canterbury environmental organisations have got together offer a Sustainability Festival from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th September ... More >>
Farmside to offer rural 4G
Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 10:26 am | Farmside
Faster 4G internet is coming to parts of New Zealand previously denied access to the latest technology, and Farmside is happy to help roll it out. More >>
Peter Cleave: Address to constituents in Taumarunui
Monday, 7 November 2011, 12:58 pm | Farmside
Peter Cleave and Mana – two ticks from Rangitikei for supporting rural communities rorted by Lines Company with their (not so)smart meters. I met Peter Cleave recently, and for my money he and MANA deserve two ticks on election day. This man is short ... More >>
Farmside Launches New Mobile Phone Service For Rural NZ
Friday, 15 July 2011, 9:35 am | Farmside
Rural telco Farmside has launched a new mobile phone service that complements the company’s existing broadband and home line services and effectively positions Farmside as a one-stop shop to meet rural communications needs. More >>
Patient Group hits back at Bowel Cancer Test Kit Criticism
Friday, 8 April 2011, 3:28 pm | Farmside
Today BowelScreen AotearoaTM has been launched. This is a collaborative initiative between Beat Bowel Cancer Aotearoa, Bowel Cancer Australia and Pharmacy Brands, and sees for the first time in New Zealand an opportunity for bowel cancer screening ... More >>
Satellite Broadband Helps Christchurch Businesses
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 9:44 pm | Farmside
A telecommunications plan that offers an interim satellite alternative for broadband and internet phone access is helping Christchurch businesses get up and running in the wake of the quake. More >>
Farmside Supplies Communications Link In Earthquake Effort
Thursday, 10 March 2011, 11:50 am | Farmside
Farmside, New Zealand’s leading satellite telecommunications provider, is supplying a vital link to internet services for the hundreds of personnel deployed in the Canterbury earthquake search and rescue effort located inside Latimer Square. International ... More >>
Farmside Takes Action To Stop Cowboys
Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 10:20 am | Farmside
Farmside, New Zealand’s leading rural telecommunications provider, has taken action to protect New Zealand consumers from rogue satellite installers. Farmside has recently hosted the country’s largest satellite installer training conference in Timaru, ... More >>
Changes at Farmside
Friday, 18 June 2010, 9:25 am | Farmside
Farmside Chief Executive Tony Baird has resigned from his role after three years heading the fast growth telecommunications company. In the interim Board Chairman Richie Smith will assume the role of Acting Chief Executive. More >>
Farmside Technology Supports Military Operations
Sunday, 16 May 2010, 12:08 pm | Farmside
Over 500 military personnel will be able to communicate more effectively during their upcoming two-week military exercise with the support of Farmside’s mobile satellite communications platform. More >>
Satellite trial proves rural schools' net access
Friday, 7 May 2010, 11:25 am | Farmside
An eight-week trial of satellite delivered high-speed broadband for two remote rural South Island schools has been successfully completed. The trial, established to test the effectiveness of satellite as a means of providing a high-speed broadband link, ... More >>
Farmside Sets New Standard For Rural Broadband
Sunday, 25 April 2010, 12:45 pm | Farmside
Rural communities have said they need faster, cheaper and more reliable high-speed broadband access. In response Farmside, New Zealand’s leading rural telecommunications provider, has raised the standard in data provision for rural Kiwis. More >>
Ultra Fast Broadband Trialled In Rural Schools
Sunday, 28 February 2010, 2:06 pm | Farmside
Children at two rural South Island schools will soon have access to high-speed rural satellite broadband thanks to a one month trial set up by Farmside due to begin this month. More >>
Satellite technology helping save lives
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 3:54 pm | Farmside
State-of-the-art satellite technology in New Zealand’s first digital mobile breast screening unit is helping to save the lives of women living in rural parts of Waitemata and Northland. More >>
Broadband in Rural Schools
Monday, 11 January 2010, 1:56 pm | Farmside
A computer and internet connection are now considered essential classroom tools. But for teachers in some of this country’s rural schools the idea of setting work based on access to the internet is little more than a dream. More >>
Farmside Wins Deloitte Fast 50 Category
Monday, 2 November 2009, 1:50 pm | Farmside
Farmside, New Zealand’s rural telco ranked 18th in the Deloitte Fast 50 and won the Fastest growing technology, media and telecommunications business for the Canterbury and Upper South Island region. More >>
Farewell TSO. Satellite next step for rural
Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 12:49 pm | Farmside
Farmside CEO, Tony Baird today welcomed the Communications and Information Minister, Steven Joyce’s reform of the Telecommunications Services Obligation and establishment of a transparent industry levy that focuses on developing rural telecommunications. More >>
Growth in Rural Broadband Uptake
Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 12:19 am | Farmside
Changing consumer behaviour in the rural services market is a reflection of steadily increasing rural broadband uptake, according to Nick Carter, sales and marketing director for rural broadband company Farmside. More >>
Farmside Broadband Connects with NZ Farm History
Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 2:37 pm | Farmside
New Zealand's premier rural satellite broadband provider, Farmside, has announced a silver sponsorship of the New Zealand Young Farmers national organisation. More >>
Rural people using the internet to save on fuel
Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 4:00 pm | Farmside
Rural people are increasingly turning to the internet in response to rising fuel costs, according to rural broadband provider Farmside. More >>
