Rangitikei District

3G Shutdown Looms: What It Means for Marton and the Rangitikei

New Zealand’s mobile networks are preparing to retire 3G, with shutdowns beginning at the end of 2025 and continuing into early 2026. Spark, One NZ, and 2degrees will all phase out their 3G services to make way for faster, more reliable 4G and 5G coverage. While this upgrade promises better connectivity, it will also cause […]

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Satellite Internet Is Changing Rural Life

For years, rural communities across the Rangitikei and Manawatū have lived in a kind of digital exile with slow unreliable Internet connections making modern digital  life feel out of reach. But that’s changing fast, thanks to the rise of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet services like Starlink. Previous older satellite systems had slow speeds, patchy

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