Telephone and internet access in the home
Definition: The proportion of the population with telephone and internet access in the home.
Percentage of the population with telephone and internet access in the home
Region |
Telephone access |
Internet access |
2001 |
2006 |
2001 |
2006 |
1 |
Northland |
93.3 |
96.7 |
32.2 |
56.3 |
2 |
Auckland |
96.1 |
98.1 |
49.0 |
69.2 |
3 |
Waikato |
95.3 |
97.7 |
38.3 |
63.2 |
4 |
Bay of Plenty |
94.6 |
97.2 |
36.7 |
61.3 |
5 |
Gisborne |
91.2 |
95.8 |
28.8 |
51.6 |
6 |
Hawke’s Bay |
95.2 |
97.4 |
36.2 |
60.8 |
7 |
Taranaki |
96.3 |
98.2 |
38.2 |
62.3 |
8 |
Manawatu-Whanganui |
96.0 |
97.8 |
37.8 |
61.5 |
9 |
Wellington |
97.4 |
98.6 |
50.2 |
71.4 |
10 |
Tasman |
97.0 |
98.5 |
38.0 |
67.5 |
11 |
Nelson |
97.6 |
98.7 |
42.0 |
67.3 |
12 |
Marlborough |
97.6 |
98.8 |
38.7 |
65.3 |
13 |
West Coast |
94.9 |
97.0 |
30.9 |
58.4 |
14 |
Canterbury |
98.0 |
98.9 |
43.5 |
69.4 |
15 |
Otago |
98.0 |
98.9 |
41.9 |
68.3 |
16 |
Southland |
97.1 |
98.7 |
34.5 |
61.9 |
New Zealand |
96.3 |
98.1 |
42.9 |
66.4 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand. |