Rural schools stories

As the winner of the national technology competition, the Northland school will receive $10,000 worth of HP technology.

HP has partnered with Rural Women New Zealand to officially launch its second annual Rural Schools Competition for small Kiwi schools.

New Zealand's most remote communities will benefit from the Mobile Learning Centre, bringing technology to over 100,000 Kiwis over two years.

Northland's Te Kura O Hata Maria School has won $10,000 worth of HP prizes in the inaugural HP Rural Schools Competition.

The New Zealand government will invest NZD $37.5 million to upgrade 239 schools to ultra-fast broadband, aiming to connect 97% of schools within six years.

The government favours fibre in the Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI) with a USD $300 million investment to boost connectivity in rural schools.

Rural schools face up to a six-year wait for fibre broadband, but satellite technology could bring high-speed internet connections within months.

The organisation that represents rural households is calling on the government to rethink its $300 million plan to upgrade rural broadband infrastructure.