Lightwire NZ Rural Internet Blog

We have been working hard to streamline our non-standard rural installs options, with WAN extensions recently changed and our In-Boundary Repeater now given the treatment.

4.5 years ago, we created a business focused unit within Lightwire, one that was to be focused on servicing business clients across Australia and New

From October 1st 2021 we are dropping the price of our unlimited plan from $185 p/month to $155 p/month. We are also retiring our 600GB

Every property is different, each can present unique challenges when it comes to getting a Lightwire service installed. When you enter your address in our

Every year, Waikato University holds the NZ Cyber Security Challenge, which brings the best minds together to compete in various challenges, covering the topics of forensics, cryptography, exploitation,

Lightwire is unique among rural broadband providers in that we go past talking about potential speeds or average speeds – we commit to guaranteed download speeds.

Shifting to the sticks can provide you with many things: closeness to nature, a better financial situation, peace and quiet. It lets us get away

May 2021 marks a very special milestone for Lightwire – 15 Years of connecting our rural (and more recently business) communities, developing a team of

Great news! As of May 1st. Everyone on the 1000GB plan will move over to the unlimited plan. So if you’re on a 1000GB plan

Thanks to everyone that took the time to respond to our 2021 rural survey, and congratulations to those that won 3 months of free internet