Public Notice

Te Huarahi Tika Trust Annual General Meeting

Notice is given that the Trustees of Te Huarahi Tika Trust are to hold an Annual General Meeting for the period to 31 March 2012 will be held on Wednesday 29 May 2013.
The venue is: Te Wananga o Raukawa,
119 Tasman Road, OTAKI at 4pm.
An agenda and report will be available at the meeting.

Notice is also given that the audited financial statements of Te Huarahi Tika Trust will be available
for public inspection at:
Trust Registered Office
56 Main Street
Otaki

And can also be viewed on the trusts website
www.thtt.co.nz from 29 May 2013
For further information, please call
Kara Kearney on 06 3648598

Karaitiana Taiuru the NZMIS Chairperson, has a chat with Justine Murray about the implications for Māori should a 30 million dollar ICT fund be accepted instead of spectrum allocation.

Also discussing the issues are well known Māori leaders; Piripi walker, Mavis Mullens and Professor Whatarangi Winiata.

The podcast and details are available from Te Ahi Kaa Radio New Zealand web site http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/teahikaa/20130512

The New Zealand Maori Internet Society (NZMIS) are pleased to hear of the tabling of a Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) which clarifies that computer software is not patentable in New Zealand.

We see this decision as a positive direction forward for not only the ICT sector, but for the increasing numbers of innovative Maori businesses and interested Maori taking up study in the area of ICT.

It is encouraging that the government have listened to the ICT industry who have lobbied loud and hard for computer software to be be included.

Ministers release is below.

Download and View the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Bill

The Government has today released the final draft of a Bill that will modernise telecommunications security legislation.

The draft Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Bill was released by Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams after Cabinet approved it today. The Bill will be introduced to the House later this week.

The Bill will replace the current Telecommunications (Interception Capability) Act 2004, following a review that started in 2011.

There are two parts to the Bill.  The first part relates to obligations for telecommunications companies, and is focused on modernising the existing interception capability regime.

The changes will not in any way alter the authority of police or intelligence and security agencies to intercept telecommunications, or reduce the checks and balances on how these agencies can access and use private communications information. These matters are dealt with under separate legislation.

The second aspect of the Bill introduces a formal and transparent network security regime. The proposed changes will mean network operators will be obliged to engage with the Government through the GCSB on network security, where it might affect New Zealand’s national security and economic well-being.

“Updating the legislation will ensure New Zealand’s telecommunications companies have a clearer understanding of how to meet their interception obligations while ensuring network infrastructure remains secure, as we move to an increasingly online world,” Ms Adams says.

Hon Amy Adams

Minister for Communications and Information Technology

Media Statement 3 May 2013

UFB installation made easier for apartments

Arranging fibre installation for Ultra-Fast Broadband in apartments and office buildings will be more straightforward in future, thanks to a new code of practice.

Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams has today released a Code of Access to Multi-Unit Complexes. The Code sets out basic processes for property owners and fibre deployment companies to follow when installing and servicing fibre networks in buildings with multiple owners.

The Code covers issues such as gaining consent for the installation, apportioning costs and on-going access for maintenance and upgrades.

The Code is part of a wider access regime for multi-unit complexes set out in the Telecommunications Act 2001. The Code was developed by the Government in consultation with the telecommunications industry and other stakeholders.

“The UFB programme continues to make good progress throughout the country and the release of the Code is just another example of the Government making it easier for people to access world-class technology,” Ms Adams says.

The UFB initiative involves Government investment of $1.35 billion – alongside private sector funding – to roll out fibre to schools, hospitals, and 90 per cent of businesses by 2016, and links to homes and remaining businesses completed by 2019.

Notice of the Order in Council approving the Code was published in the New Zealand Gazette on April 26. The Code comes into effect on May 30 2013.

To view the code, go to: http://www.med.govt.nz/sectors-industries/technology-communication/communications/broadband-policy/telecommunications-infrastructure-deployment

Media contact: Nathan Beaumont 021 243 8412

After several months of consultation via its web site, social media and hui, NZMIS have taken the position that it supports the fact that spectrum is a treaty right and are disappointed that the current government have ignored this fact by not allocating any 4G spectrum to Maori as the previous government previously did with 3G spectrum. NZMIS will continue to support a Maori spectrum claim that considers the masses and the long term benefits of the wider Maori community.

NZMIS also support in principle, the establishment of the proposed ICT fund that will benefit Maori in ICT, but have concerns about how it will be managed and where the money will be sourced from. However, NZMIS will await the invitation from Hon Amy Adams to consult with its members on the fund. Furthermore, NZMIS do not see the relevance of the fund and how it equates to any sort of Treaty response.

By remaining neutral, we are being representative of our communities and even our komiti, who have been divided on the issue of money or spectrum said Karaitiana Taiuru the Chairperson of NZMIS.

If we were to take one position we would be ignoring a reasonable portion of our membership and our komiti, so by supporting both options is a positive and representative way forward.