The latest N4L In Brief blog

The latest N4L In Brief blog

Welcome to the latest edition of the In Brief blog. We’re here to bring you all the latest information and updates from the N4L team. On the 2 July we celebrated our 10th anniversary! Over this time 100% of eligible schools and kura have been connected to the internet...
Simple tips to help protect your school

Simple tips to help protect your school

Keeping your school or kura secure online may seem like a complex task and we understand that frequent media reports of cyber criminals getting more and more sophisticated can feel overwhelming. There are many different types of online risk and threats schools and...

Important update on supply of network equipment

We’re still experiencing the global stock shortages and supply chain issues resulting from COVID-19 which have made it difficult to secure the network equipment we provide for several programmes of work. This means N4L, along with the Ministry of Education, has...
Fighting ransomware needs a team effort

Fighting ransomware needs a team effort

Written by Bill Bennett, tech journalist Ransomware is a kind of malware that locks up computer data, then demands a payment to unlock it. While attacks are disruptive and can be expensive to deal with, Network for Learning can help schools reduce the risks. Often,...

First school in New Zealand connected to Hyperfibre

Network for Learning (N4L) has partnered with Spark and Chorus, to upgrade the first of a selected group of schools and kura with very high network usage to Hyperfibre  – doubling their connection speed to 2Gbps, the fastest internet connection currently...