Airnet NZ Limited - It's Sorted!

Airnet NZ Ltd is a 100% NZ owned Telco established in Hawke's Bay in 2002.

Doubling in size each year Airnet has become the leading wireless communications provider in the East Coast / Central region. Airnet provides high availability voice and data solutions to the SME, corporate, health and education sectors in Hawke’s Bay, Central Hawke’s Bay and Rotorua.

Airnet is a Commerce Commission approved voice carrier with memberships and partnerships including:

• Number Administration Deed Member (www.nad.org.nz) (http://www.nad.org.nz/)
• Local & Mobile Number Portability Member (www.tcf.org.nz) (http://www.tcf.org.nz/)
• Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) Member (www.apnic.net) (http://www.apnic.net/)
• Telecommunication Dispute Resolution Service Scheme Member (www.tdr.org.nz) (http://www.tdr.org.nz/)
• Telecom Interconnect Partner
• CafeNET Partner and regional provider (www.cafenet.co.nz) (http://www.cafenet.co.nz/)
• Chorus UCLL Network Operator (www.chorus.co.nz) (http://www.chorus.co.nz/)

Airnet has amassed a string of awards and nominations for the services it provides, including:

• Finalist: TUANZ Innovation Awards – ISP of the year 2009
• Winner: 2008 Westpac Chamber of Commerce Business Awards - Service Provider of the year
• Finalist: 2008 NetGuide's Best Regional ISP Award
• Winner: 2007 NetGuide's Best Regional ISP Award
• Finalist: TUANZ Innovation Awards – ISP of the year 2007

Airnet takes its presence in the community seriously. Here are some examples of our local support.

Fruitbowl

Airnet is proud to be a foundation sponsor of Fruitbowl (http://www.fruitbowl.co.nz/). The idea behind Fruitbowl is to create a venue to share stories of what’s happening in the Hawke\'s Bay and to let people within the Bay and outside see the great things going on.

Tremains Corporate Triathlon

Airnet are a proud sponsor of the Tremains Corporate Triathlon (http://www.tremainstriathlon.co.nz). Held around March each year this iconic local event attracts people from all over New Zealand and makes for a fantastic day out!

Supporting Schools

In previous year's Airnet has gifted a free Tools for Schools Internet package to Arthur Miller School and Clive School and more recently continued our support of ICT in local schools by sponsoring the Digital Deco ICT conference.

With the kind assistance of Harvey's Real Estate in 2007, Airnet IT supplied Ebbett Park School of Hastings with six refurbished computers after they had several stolen.

Rally of Hawke's Bay

Airnet provide sponsorship support to the Rally of Hawke's Bay (http://www.hbcarclub.co.nz/rally_hb.html) each year in the form of Broadband communications at the rally HQ. This great Hawkes Bay event attracts some of the fastest rally teams from throughout the New Zealand and the World.

Marketing Awards

In 2005, 2006 and 2007 Airnet sponsored the annual Hastings City Marketing (http://www.hastingscity.co.nz/) Business Awards, with 'Excellence in Independent Retail' as our category award.

Hawke's Bay Magpies

Airnet have been a sponsor of the HB Magpies rugby team (http://www.hbmagpies.co.nz/) since 2005. We are very proud to help them make their mark in the first division competition

Riding for the Disabled

In 2006, Airnet gifted a free computer and an Internet connection to the Napier Riding for the Disabled (http://www.rda.org.nz/). We asked the public and our customers to help us decide by establishing a nomination process for the most deserving local community group to receive the package.

Go Educate Export Academy

In 2008 Airnet provided in-kind support to the Go Educate Export Academy (http://www.exportacademy.ac.nz/), a new export educational facility in Havelock North