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Jul
Internet Usage in New Zealand
I recently came across a report on carrying statistics about internet usage trends in New Zealand. It is based on a survey conducted in September-October 2007 of 1430 New Zealanders.
Here are some interesting findings:
- 78% of New Zealanders use the Internet.
- 15% of users are online at home for at least 20 hours a week.
- 66% have broadband, 31% dialup
- 71% of users say the Internet is an important source of information, compared to 52% for newspapers and television
- 10% of NZ Internet users have a blog
- 77% check email daily
- 28% participate in social networking sites
The full report can be downloaded from the Auckland University of Technology website.
10% blog?!
I'm not as unique as I thought :)
July 30, 2008 2:12 PM
Interesting that you say that Tony. New Zealand has one of the highest rates of bloggers. So I guess in the grand scheme of the things we are quite "unique"!
July 30, 2008 3:14 PM
Pity they do not tell you how poor the service is - broadband is certainly slower than 2mbps for most users due to years of monopoly telecom (backed by government). One can only wonder what the stats would have been like if there was anything close to broadband and at a reasonable price
July 30, 2008 3:22 PM