Media releases

Chorus has today announced the company has completed its work under the Government’s Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI), bringing better broadband to hundreds of thousands of people all over New Zealand.

Chorus today welcomes the Government’s announcement on a series of high-level policy decisions on the future of regulation in the telecommunications sector.  

Chorus has announced that from May, Visionstream will be carrying out fibre installations in Wellington, Kapiti Coast and Manawatu.

Chorus has today said that it supports the Government’s proposal to move to a utility-style regulatory framework for broadband infrastructure.

Chorus has today announced plans to enable more Dunedin residents, businesses and tourists to take full advantage of the sponsored gigabit broadband services available across the city after winning Gigatown last year.

The Government has today announced a connectivity target for areas outside the UFB footprint.

Chorus has today welcomed the release of the Government’s discussion document on the next stage of its telecommunications regulatory framework review.

Following the success of the first round of Chorus cabinet art in Palmerston North, Chorus and the Palmerston North City Council are working together on transforming a second round of cabinets into art works in the city’s streets.

Chorus today announced that the Chorus Board has appointed Dr Patrick Strange as chairman from 1 September 2015.

FY15 impacted substantially by regulatory pricing decisions Net profit after tax $91m (FY14: $148m), no dividend EBITDA $602m (FY14: $649m) Operating revenue of $1,006m (FY14: $1,058m) Chorus’ UFB rollout now 44% complete (FY14: 31%) Broadband uptake grew 4% to 1,207,000

Chorus has today advised that a technical fault, relating to capacity, with hardware at our Mayoral Drive facility means that we are currently having issues with provisioning new fibre connections and changing fibre plans in parts of Auckland. 

Chorus has today called on the Commerce Commission to more clearly ground its work on the FPP in credible New Zealand costs when it delivers its final determination. 

The first recipients of Chorus’ and Alcatel-Lucent’s $200,000 Gig-Start Fund have been announced today, with nearly $50,000 made available for three exciting initiatives.

Chorus has finished work upgrading a number of broadband cabinets in Hawke’s Bay, meaning more local residents can now benefit from better broadband services.

Chorus has finished work upgrading two rural broadband cabinets in Southland, meaning more local residents can now benefit from better broadband services.

Chorus has finished work upgrading rural broadband cabinets in Kapiti, Masterton and Upper Hutt, meaning more local residents can now benefit from better broadband services.

Chorus has finished work upgrading a number of broadband cabinets in rural Auckland, meaning more local residents can now benefit from better broadband services.

Chorus has finished work upgrading a number of rural broadband cabinets in Northland, meaning more local residents can now benefit from better broadband services.

Chorus has finished work upgrading a number of rural broadband cabinets in the Manawatu/Whanganui region, meaning more local residents can now benefit from better broadband services.

Chorus has finished work upgrading a rural broadband cabinet in Nelson, meaning more local residents can now benefit from better broadband services.