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N4L provides free safety filter for all students learning from home
Network for Learning (N4L) has developed a safety filter to make the internet safer for all students learning from home that parents can set up on their children’s learning device to block the worst of the web. Launched in time for schools resuming online classes for...
N4L to upgrade and support wireless internet inside schools
Students across New Zealand will soon benefit from a more seamless and safer internet experience in their classrooms when Network for Learning (N4L) begins a four-year wireless upgrade programme next month. Minister of Education Chris Hipkins has announced classroom...
N4L blocking more cyber threats for schools and kura
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - October 14, 2019 - The company managing internet services for schools and kura, The Network for Learning (N4L), has recorded a 54% increase in the number of cyber security threats it has blocked for schools between the second and third calendar...
N4L helps NZQA get schools ready for digital exams
Exam support team to include technical readiness assessments led by N4L AUCKLAND, New Zealand, September 30, 2019 - Schools planning to offer digital exams this year can get their technical readiness assessed through a new programme led by Network for Learning (N4L)...
Network for Learning welcomes two new directors
Anthony Briscoe and Sharon Cresswell appointed to N4L Board Crown Company Network for Learning (N4L) welcomes the appointment of Anthony Briscoe and Sharon Cresswell to its Board of Directors. N4L provides government-funded internet and cybersecurity services...
New Zealand schools better equipped for cyber threats
Rollout of safer and smarter internet to 2,450 schools completed today WELLINGTON, New Zealand, June 28, 2019 - Schools and kura across New Zealand are now better protected from cyber threats and harmful websites thanks to a nationwide rollout of new technology,...
Pond to close 28 June
N4L keeps student-focussed safe internet services a top priority The Crown company tasked with connecting New Zealand schools to student-focussed internet services, Network for Learning (N4L) will end its support for Pond, a portal for teachers to find and share...
New survey provides insight into schools’ technology challenges and plans
AUCKLAND, May 15, 2019 - A new survey released today by The Network for Learning (N4L) reveals schools must navigate increasingly complex technical landscapes when using the internet for learning. More than 450 schools responded to the Crown company’s survey, which...
Network for Learning welcomes Colin MacDonald as new Chair
Crown Company Network for Learning (N4L) welcomes the appointment of Colin MacDonald as its new Chair. Prior to joining the N4L board, Mr MacDonald was Chief Executive at the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) and Government Chief Digital Officer (CDO). During his...
N4L rollout of new cyber security technology for schools reaches halfway mark
Schools and their students benefiting from improved security and safety features A nationwide rollout of world class cyber security technology that will help protect schools, teachers and their students against a rise of online threats has now reached the halfway...
N4L Investigative Services Announcement
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Network for Learning named New Zealand’s Broadband Provider of the Year
N4L’s work with schools a winner at Broadband Awards Network for Learning (N4L) took the supreme award at the NZ Broadband Compare TUANZ Awards, named New Zealand’s Broadband Provider of the Year for its work with schools. The Crown company provides more than 2,450...
N4L a finalist in Broadband Awards
Best Specialist Provider category recognises N4L’s unique student-focussed Managed Network Network for Learning (N4L) has been named as a finalist in the 2018 Broadband Compare TUANZ Awards. The annual awards celebrate the “very best of the broadband industry” with...
N4L helps Christchurch school get students home internet for learning
Pilot to provide students access to the Managed Network from home goes live AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 21 September 2018 - From today, students at Haeata Community Campus, a school nestled in Aranui where an estimated 40% of households are living without a suitable home...
N4L names initial tech partners to support schools for Managed Network Upgrade
Transition to safer & smarter internet services picks up pace with the help from local IT companies AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 12 September 2018 - Today Network for Learning (N4L) is naming an initial list of eight IT support companies to assist the Crown Company with...
Schools get safer and smarter internet with Managed Network Upgrade
New Zealand schools to benefit from safer and smarter internet services thanks to a new nationwide upgrade of the student-focused Managed Network run by Crown Company Network for Learning (N4L). This is the first major refresh of the Managed Network since N4L began...
Closing the digital divide for students part of N4L’s future
Crown company releases new four-year strategy A new four-year strategy for Crown Company Network for Learning (N4L) has been released, which explores new ways to bridge the digital inequity divide for students. Designed to support the government’s goals for education,...
N4L helping TAKA Trust bridge the digital divide for Lower Hutt students
Rata Street School students to get home internet access for learning via Managed Network Marking the announcement that a pilot enabling Equitable Digital Access for Students of Rata Street School will begin later this year are, from left to right: Chorus CEO Kate...
New CEO for N4L
Larrie Moore has been appointed as the new CEO of Crown-owned company Network for Learning Ltd (N4L), effective 7 February 2018. “Larrie is a proven business leader with a track record of launching and growing brands,” says N4L Chair Helen Robinson, who was last month...
N4L working with Chorus to future-proof Managed Network
New initiatives to ensure barrier-free student internet access for learning. N4L CEO Greg Woolley, Chorus CEO Kate McKenzie and Haeata Community Campus Principal Andy Kai Fong Network for Learning (N4L) is taking another step toward ensuring barrier-free student...