David Cunliffe 

IT policy builds on major reforms

06.11.2008

The Minister for Communications and Information Technology, David Cunliffe today launched Labour's IT policy saying that it builds on the successful framework the Labour-led government has built.

"Labour's push for broadband has already been tremendously successful," Mr Cunliffe said.

"OECD figures show that in the last year, we had the sixth fastest growth rate in broadband uptake. This is because of the pro- competitive environment and the telecommunications reforms Labour has ma...  more +

Little Johnny late for school broadband

05.11.2008

Three days before an election Johnny come lately Key has finally discovered the importance of IT for our schools.

"In the Budget we committed to investing $200 million dollars over the next 5 years for all schools.This includes 40 million in the Broa...  more +

Lame duck Nat frontman to keep job

05.11.2008

John Key has today confirmed Tony Ryall as a potential Minister of Health and the public should be very concerned.

"This is a man who has been caught out bullying a D...  more +

Open Source Awards 2008

25.09.2008

Speech to New Zealand Open Source Awards, Intercontinental Hotel, 24 September 2008

It's a pleasure to celebrate the successes of open source with you tonight.

I thought I'd set the mood tonight with some humour.

I heard recently that RedHat have developed an 'open source' beer called Red Brew. The recipes for making the beer are available for free over...  more +