Waikato regional economic profile - Waikato Regional Council

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RBI has been implemented by the Governmentto address the specific broadband infrastructureneeds of rural New Zealand. RBI focuses on the16 per cent of the population living in areas thatexperience no or very poor broadband services.About half of these households currently onlyhave access to dial-up speeds.Chorus and Vodafone began the roll out of therural broadband infrastructure in mid 2011. Itwill bring high speed broadband to 252,000customers and 86 per cent of rural houses andbusinesses will have access to broadband peakspeeds of at least 5 megabits per second(Mbps) 271 . About 20 per cent of rural homes andbusinesses have access to 5Mbps at present.Figure 73: UFB in Cambridge 272Chorus is also extending its existing fibre network by approximately 3,100 kilometres,with some homes on route being provided with the opportunity of fibre to the premise aturban prices and there will be an additional 6,200 square kilometres of mobilecoverage.Most rural schools are going to have access to ultra-fast broadband speeds of100Mbps with 1035 rural schools connecting directly to fibre networks, and 57 schoolshaving point to point wireless connections capable of speeds of 10Mbps or more. 273The roll-out of RBI is expected to take five years, as illustrated by Table 8.Table 8: Rural Broadband Initiative roll-out schedule 274Year Education Health1 71,300 pupilsin 520 schools2 48,000 pupilsin 331 schools3 23,900 pupilsin 170 schools4 3,150 pupils in70 schools5 22 pupils in 1schoolTotal146,350 pupilsin 1092schools5 hospitals5 healthcentres27 hospitalsPublicLibrariesNumber ofnew cellsites toreceiveRBI fibreFibre to the node 275986 cabinets5Mbps coverage21 +17,400 lines27%63 45 +30,200 lines5 health37%centres11 hospitals 120 52 +25,000 lines43 hospitals10 healthcentres183libraries342 +12,500 lines154 cellsites57%104,700 lines57%270Crown Fibre Holdings Ltd (2010, p. 2).271A megabit per second is a unit of data transfer rate equal to 1 million bits per second. Bit rate or data transfer rate isthe average number of bits per unit time passing between equipment in a data transmission system. A bit (acontraction of binary digit) is the basic capacity of information in computing and telecommunications.272Crown Fibre Holdings Ltd (2010, p. 2).273Ministry of Economic Development (2012b) FAQs.274Ministry of Economic Development (2012d) Roll-out schedule.275Fibre to the node extends the reach of exchanges. Thousands of mini-exchanges or cabinets are installed in townsand suburbs, which are then linked to the local exchange with fibre optic cable.Page 72 Doc #: 2069885
Chorus is delivering fibre to 700 ruralschools (93 per cent), including a numberin the <strong>Waikato</strong> region as shown in figure74. It is also upgrading the localbroadband network by extending fibreoptic cables further into rural communities,upgrading local telephone exchanges withnew broadband equipment and installingor upgrading 1,000 fibre-fed roadsidecabinets. Approximately 40,000 ruralhomes and businesses will have accessto fixed line broadband services for thefirst time. Expected final coverage in the<strong>Waikato</strong> region is shown in figures 75-77.Chorus is also delivering fibre to the newVodafone mobile sites that will deliverwireless broadband to ruralcommunities. 277Figure 74: Proposed fibre routes andschool connections 276Figure 75: RBI broadband in the Coromandel Peninsula 278276Chorus (undated) waikato_schools.277Chorus (2012b) Rural broadband initiative.278Chorus (2012a) Our network upgrade map.Doc # 2069885 Page 73
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Table of contentsAcknowledgementLis
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The Government aims to create an en
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TransportAlmost a quarter of total
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Regional competitivenessRelative pe
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WRC identified three flagship goals
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WRC adopted the concept of green gr
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4. Foster policy learning through b
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economic development strategy for t
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Figure 8: Unemployment by region, 2
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Figure 12: Median household and per
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Figure 15: Deprivation in Hamilton
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Page 40 and 41: In May 2009, DairyNZ launched the S
Page 42 and 43: New Zealand exported $716.9 million
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Page 48 and 49: Figure 30: AgBio New Zealand produc
Page 50 and 51: Five of New Zealand’s six largest
Page 54 and 55: Most providers of high valueservice
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Page 62 and 63: 4.2 Transport4.2.1 RoadThe current
Page 64 and 65: Local roads in the Waikato region a
Page 66 and 67: Waikato to, or from, the Bay of Ple
Page 68 and 69: Approximately 40 per cent of all ex
Page 70 and 71: Figure 58: International arrivals t
Page 72 and 73: The New Zealand Energy Strategy has
Page 74 and 75: Figure 62: Transpower transmission
Page 76 and 77: Coal has been mined in the Waikator
Page 78 and 79: 4.3.4 OilWaikato does not produce o
Page 80 and 81: etween 75 and 100 years. 202 The de
Page 82 and 83: Taupō District CouncilWater supply
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Page 90 and 91: Figure 76: RBI broadband in the cen
Page 92 and 93: 5 People5.1 SummaryThis chapter des
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Page 96 and 97: 5.2.3 AgeingFigure 83: Percentage i
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Page 104 and 105: Figure 99: Commuting patterns (2006
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Page 108 and 109: Figure 101: Land uses in the Waikat
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Page 112 and 113: 6.6 WaterFreshwater is important fo
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Page 116 and 117: 7 Institutions7.1 SummaryCentral an
Page 118 and 119: The final report of the Government
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Page 128 and 129: SettlementprogressMāoriCommercialA
Page 130 and 131: SettlementprogressDeed ofSettlement
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have low tangible assets and low or
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11 Innovation system11.1 SummaryAs
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Zealand universities (34 per cent).
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cent), health (21 per cent) and hos
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Figure 124: Waikato ITO trainees (2
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The University of Waikato has five
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esearch.” 398 Research is essenti
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Landcare ResearchNational Institute
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11.4 Business development and growt
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BibliographyAFFCO New Zealand 2010.
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Hauraki District Council 2009. Haur
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Ministry of Economic Development 20
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New Zealand Transport Agency 2010.
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South Waikato District Council 2009
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Waikato Regional Council 2011f. Lan
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