PHOTO: SUPPLIEDFree public Wi-Fi is going to be rolled out in the Waitaki district, but in a scaled-back way. At an additional meeting of the Waitaki District Council on Tuesday, councillors voted in favour of offering free public Wi-Fi in the Oamaru Harbour area, Omarama and Palmerston. The council’s original vision was to work with existing operators and providers to establish free Wi-Fi in each community along the Alps 2 Ocean cycle trail, and then to all the smaller communities in the Waitaki district. The Covid-19 lockdown had highlighted the importance of access to good Wi-Fi in the district, Cr Melanie Tavendale said. The free Wi-Fi project would help more Waitaki residents access the internet.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 02, 2020 15:56 UTC