Why New Zealand’s Most Remote Farms Now Have Faster Internet Than Many City Homes
By 2025, about 69–70% of New Zealanders have fiber-optic internet at home. Spark, One NZ, and 2degrees serve roughly 73% of the broadband market on the UFB fiber network. Starlink reached 12,000 users by mid-2023, about 5% of rural connections, with median downloads of 148 Mbps. Government subsidies and new towers continue to expand rural coverage.
