# select committee (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover select committee. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Ani O’Brien case highlights flaws of the Harmful Digital Communications Act – and also why it is needed.](https://wrpnz.substack.com/p/the-ani-obrien-case-highlights-flaws) _2026-08-18 · Women's Rights Party NZ · Women's Rights Party NZ_ Online abuse is harmful, but clearly defining what 'harm' comprises is essential. ## [What August Must Deliver: Four Tests for the ExCo Telecoms Paper](https://openfalklands.org.fk/what-august-must-deliver-four-tests-for-the-exco-telecoms-paper/) _2026-08-16 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ Over the past few weeks, OpenFalklands has published a series of posts examining the financial cost of delay, the negotiating culture behind it, the historical \[…\] Read More The post What August Must Deliver: Four Tests for the ExCo Telecoms Paper appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [Fixed Left Behind: What Sure’s Mobile Focus Really Tells Us](https://openfalklands.org.fk/fixed-left-behind-what-sures-mobile-focus-really-tells-us/) _2026-08-09 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ Headline points for busy readers: Sure has upgraded its mobile network twice in ten weeks, increasing maximum download speeds to 50Mbit/s. Fixed broadband, meanwhile, remains \[…\] Read More The post Fixed Left Behind: What Sure’s Mobile Focus Really Tells Us appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [Sure Falklands’ Mobile Plans Revisited: A Much Better Package](https://openfalklands.org.fk/sure-falklands-mobile-plans-revisited-a-much-better-package/) _2026-07-30 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ Back in June 2026, “Sure’s 30 Mbit/s Mobile Upgrade: The Numbers Speak for Themselves” examined Sure Falkland Islands’ announcement of a headline speed increase from \[…\] Read More The post Sure Falklands’ Mobile Plans Revisited: A Much Better Package appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [Who knew the Ellen Melville Community Centre was also a ‘Proud Centre’?](https://wrpnz.substack.com/p/who-knew-the-ellen-melville-community) _2026-07-28 · Women's Rights Party NZ · Women's Rights Party NZ_ New words are being used to describe it which obscure it actual origins. ## [Thanks to the Broadcasting Allocation for election advertising, women’s voices will finally be heard on mainstream TV.](https://wrpnz.substack.com/p/thanks-to-the-broadcasting-allocation) _2026-07-27 · Women's Rights Party NZ · Women's Rights Party NZ_ This may be unsettling for those who have done their best to silence us. ## [Falkland Islands Telecoms. What Should a Telecoms Select Committee Do?](https://openfalklands.org.fk/falkland-islands-telecoms-what-should-a-telecoms-select-committee-do/) _2026-07-19 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ Following the Connected Falklands Group letter published in the 17th July 2026 issue of the Falkland Islands’ Penguin News, several people have asked what a \[…\] Read More The post Falkland Islands Telecoms. What Should a Telecoms Select Committee Do? appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [Falklands Telecoms: Negotiations Begin Long Before Anyone Sits Down at the Table](https://openfalklands.org.fk/falklands-telecoms-negotiations-begin-long-before-anyone-sits-down-at-the-table/) _2026-07-16 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ Please note that this is an AI-generated image! PDF version of the six posts – The case for a Telecommunications Select Committee Over the past \[…\] Read More The post Falklands Telecoms: Negotiations Begin Long Before Anyone Sits Down at the Table appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [What the Falklands Government’s 2016 Telecoms Decisions Tells Us About 2026](https://openfalklands.org.fk/what-the-falklands-governments-2016-telecoms-decisions-tells-us-about-2026/) _2026-07-09 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ Please note that this is an AI-generated image. PDF version of the six posts – The case for a Telecommunications Select Committee The headline points \[…\] Read More The post What the Falklands Government’s 2016 Telecoms Decisions Tells Us About 2026 appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [What the Falkland Islands Government’s Negotiations with Sure Tell Us](https://openfalklands.org.fk/what-the-falkland-islands-governments-negotiations-with-sure-tell-us/) _2026-07-07 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ Please note that this is an AI-generated image. PDF version of the six posts – The case for a Telecommunications Select Committee The headline points \[…\] Read More The post What the Falkland Islands Government’s Negotiations with Sure Tell Us appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [Home of the Agentic Pull Request (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/449Kpoi0zHsw) _2026-07-07 · **Sponsored**_ CLI-first, TUI-ready toolkits and a moshscript installer — join the waitlist ## [£653,000 Every Quarter: The Cost of Delaying Notice to Sure](https://openfalklands.org.fk/653000-every-quarter-the-cost-of-delaying-notice-to-sure/) _2026-07-02 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ PDF version of the six posts – The case for a Telecommunications Select Committee The headline numbers to remember for busy readers: While Sure South \[…\] Read More The post £653,000 Every Quarter: The Cost of Delaying Notice to Sure appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [A bit about the trans-identifying teenage boy who took the state of West Virginia to the US Supreme Court.](https://wrpnz.substack.com/p/a-bit-about-the-trans-identifying) _2026-07-02 · Women's Rights Party NZ · Women's Rights Party NZ_ All the sympathetic stories about him can't hide who he is, and what he was allowed to do to young women. ## [US Supreme Court rules that states can ban trans-identifying male athletes from female student athletics.](https://wrpnz.substack.com/p/us-supreme-court-rules-that-states) _2026-07-01 · Women's Rights Party NZ · Women's Rights Party NZ_ This is a great win for female student athletes in West Virginia and Idaho. It opens the door for other states to impose bans on boys who identify as girls from competing in female sports, too. ## [You can’t protect what you can’t define! Submission on the Legislation (Definition of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill.](https://wrpnz.substack.com/p/you-cant-protect-what-you-cant-define) _2026-07-01 · Women's Rights Party NZ · Women's Rights Party NZ_ An individual submission to the Social Services and Communities Select Committee. ## [DRAFT Submission on the Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill](https://papa.org.nz/2026/06/28/draft-submission-on-the-legislation-definitions-of-woman-and-man-amendment-bill/) _2026-06-28 · PAPA · People Against Prisons Aotearoa_ Below is a draft of our submission on the Definitions of Woman and Man Bill, also known as the Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendments Bill. Click here to make your own submission against the Bill. Submissions close 11.59pm, Thursday, 02 July 2026 We also have a guide to writing submissions here. PAPA began \[…\] ## [Women’s Rights Party opens our Election campaign today.](https://wrpnz.substack.com/p/womens-rights-party-opens-our-election) _2026-06-27 · Women's Rights Party NZ · Women's Rights Party NZ_ The general election in NZ is on 7 November 2026 - we're on! ## [DRAFT Submission to the Justice Committee on the Summary Offences (Move on Orders) Amendments Bill](https://papa.org.nz/2026/06/26/submission-on-move-on-orders/) _2026-06-26 · PAPA · People Against Prisons Aotearoa_ Read our draft submission on the Move On Orders here. We encourage you to make your own submission against this hideous Bill! ## [Falklands Radio Interview Sets the Clock: August and the Case for a Select Committee](https://openfalklands.org.fk/falkland-radio-interview-sets-the-clock-august-and-the-case-for-a-select-committee/) _2026-06-26 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ PDF version of the six posts – The case for a Telecommunications Select Committee On Tuesday, 22nd June 2026, Traighana Smith, Editor of Falklands Radio, \[…\] Read More The post Falklands Radio Interview Sets the Clock: August and the Case for a Select Committee appeared first on OpenFalklands . [Listen](https://www.openfalklands.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2026/06/23-jun-2026-FIRS-interview-with-MLA-Roger-Spink-Telecomms-only.mp3) ## [We have submitted on an Overseas Adoptions Legislation Bill.](https://wrpnz.substack.com/p/we-have-submitted-on-an-overseas) _2026-06-23 · Women's Rights Party NZ · Women's Rights Party NZ_ This Bill is currently before the Justice Select Committee. ## [When Incentives Align: A Speculative Look at FIG and Sure](https://openfalklands.org.fk/when-incentives-align-a-speculative-look-at-fig-and-sure/) _2026-06-21 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ Everything written so far on telecommunications in OpenFalklands has been grounded in publicly available facts and documented statements, except for my recent speculative post on \[…\] Read More The post When Incentives Align: A Speculative Look at FIG and Sure appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yuY4Lkph8x5u) _2026-06-21 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## [When the Incumbent Leaves: What Ascension’s Experience Tells Us About the Falklands’ Choice](https://www.openfalklands.com/when-the-incumbent-leaves-what-ascensions-experience-tells-us-about-the-falklands-choice/) _2026-06-14 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ I wrote about the major change in telecommunications on Ascension Island back in January 2026 Ascension’s Telecoms Turning Point and What It May Signal \[ \] Read More The post When the Incumbent Leaves: What Ascension s Experience Tells Us About the Falklands Choice appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [Most New Zealanders oppose ‘transwomen’ using women’s and girls’ single-sex spaces!](https://wrpnz.substack.com/p/most-new-zealanders-oppose-transwomen) _2026-06-11 · Women's Rights Party NZ · Women's Rights Party NZ_ New poll results show a substantially increased opposition to men who identify as women being in designated female spaces. ## [Is Senior Police Officer Naidoo, now a Labour candidate, as woke as his partner? And what has this to do with the National Council of Women?](https://wrpnz.substack.com/p/is-senior-police-officer-naidoo-now) _2026-06-09 · Women's Rights Party NZ · Women's Rights Party NZ_ Notably, gender ideology was ushered into the National Council of Women under the watch of his partner, Vanisa Dhiru. ## [AIS Data Offers Clues to the MV Fugro Supporter’s Activities in the Falklands](https://www.openfalklands.com/ais-data-offers-clues-to-the-mv-fugro-supporters-activities-in-the-falklands/) _2026-06-08 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ In yesterday s OpenFalklands post, I speculated on what the MV Fugro Supporter surveying vessel was doing while visiting the Falkland Islands Could the South \[ \] Read More The post AIS Data Offers Clues to the MV Fugro Supporter s Activities in the Falklands appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [Could the South Atlantic Be The Next Cable Frontier?](https://www.openfalklands.com/could-the-south-atlantic-be-the-next-cable-frontier/) _2026-06-07 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ 8th June update: AIS Data Offers Clues to the MV Fugro Supporter s Activities in the Falklands Original Post I ve never indulged in speculation on OpenFalklands \[ \] Read More The post Could the South Atlantic Be The Next Cable Frontier? appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [Sure’s 30 Mbit/s Mobile Upgrade: The Numbers Speak for Themselves](https://www.openfalklands.com/sures-30-mbit-s-mobile-upgrade-the-numbers-speak-for-themselves/) _2026-06-03 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ Image Credit: Sure Falkland Islands graphic used when the 4G service was launched in 2018 I would like to thank several islanders who told me \[ \] Read More The post Sure s 30 Mbit/s Mobile Upgrade: The Numbers Speak for Themselves appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [A New Player in Falklands Telecommunications: What Is the South Atlantic Digital Gateway?](https://www.openfalklands.com/a-new-player-in-falklands-telecommunications-what-is-the-south-atlantic-digital-gateway/) _2026-05-31 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ While much of the public discussion about the future of telecommunications in the Falkland Islands on OpenFalklands has focused on the expiry of Sure s exclusive \[ \] Read More The post A New Player in Falklands Telecommunications: What Is the South Atlantic Digital Gateway? appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [MOVE ON THE MOVE-ON ORDERS!](https://papa.org.nz/2026/05/27/move-on-the-move-on-orders/) _2026-05-27 · PAPA · People Against Prisons Aotearoa_ The ‘Summary Offences (Move-on Orders) Amendment Bill’ has passed its first reading in parliament, and is now open for submissions. This bill threatens anyone on the street, and anyone without a home, just for existing. You can submit against the Bill here. The Move-on Orders bill allows police to require people who are not engaging \[…\] ## [Reform or Renewal? The Falklands’ Telecommunications Crossroads](https://www.openfalklands.com/reform-or-renewal-the-falklands-telecommunications-crossroads/) _2026-05-19 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ The two previous OpenFalklands posts examined the importance of the 2-year notice period for ending the existing exclusive telecommunications licence and the potential impact of delaying \[ \] Read More The post Reform or Renewal? The Falklands Telecommunications Crossroads appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [A Narrowing Window: The Cost of Delay in Falklands Telecommunications](https://www.openfalklands.com/a-narrowing-window-the-cost-of-delay-in-falklands-telecommunications/) _2026-05-08 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ The subject of the previous OpenFalklands post was Falklands Telecommunications: Why the Two-Year Notice Matters, while this post examines the potential consequences of delaying \[ \] Read More The post A Narrowing Window: The Cost of Delay in Falklands Telecommunications appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9UXZLYAnIOJR) _2026-05-08 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [Falklands Telecommunications: Why the Two-Year Notice Matters](https://www.openfalklands.com/falklands-telecommunications-why-the-two-year-notice-matters/) _2026-05-04 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ Telecommunications in the Falkland Islands, particularly the exclusive licence held by Sure International (Sure), continues to attract attention. One point that comes to the fore \[ \] Read More The post Falklands Telecommunications: Why the Two-Year Notice Matters appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [Sure South Atlantic: The CEO Returns to the Falkland Islands](https://www.openfalklands.com/sure-south-atlantic-the-ceo-returns-to-the-falkland-islands/) _2026-04-24 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ I would like to thank FIRS and FITV for letting me have recordings of the public meeting held by Alistair Beak, the CEO of Sure \[ \] Read More The post Sure South Atlantic: The CEO Returns to the Falkland Islands appeared first on OpenFalklands . [Listen](https://www.openfalklands.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2026/04/Public-meeting-SURE-22042026-Low-Res-TX.mp3) ## [Starlink in the Falklands: Merely a “Sticking Plaster”?](https://www.openfalklands.com/starlink-in-the-falklands-merely-a-sticking-plaster/) _2026-04-16 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ Executive summary The arrival of Starlink in the Falkland Islands has rapidly reshaped the connectivity landscape, introducing faster speeds, lower costs, and, for the first \[ \] Read More The post Starlink in the Falklands: Merely a “Sticking Plaster”? appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [Policing Amendment Bill](https://papa.org.nz/2026/04/12/policing-amendment-bill/) _2026-04-12 · PAPA · People Against Prisons Aotearoa_ This post includes a link to making a submission on the Policing Amendment Bill, as well as our guide for your submission. We also include our full draft submission. ## [Déjà Vu: Ongoing Concerns with Broadband Probes and the 95% KPI](https://www.openfalklands.com/deja-vu-ongoing-concerns-with-broadband-probes-and-the-95-kpi/) _2026-04-10 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ Executive Overview The Communications Regulator’s latest attempt to establish a broadband speed KPI for Sure Falkland Islands, based on newly installed network probes, risks repeating \[ \] Read More The post Déjà Vu: Ongoing Concerns with Broadband Probes and the 95% KPI appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [The 2026 CMC Falklands Telecommunications Study: A Framework for Future Reform?](https://www.openfalklands.com/the-2026-cmc-falkland-islands-telecommunications-study-a-framework-for-future-reform/) _2026-04-01 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ To avoid any confusion at the outset, the CMC report has NOT been made public and is unlikely to be released by FIG any time \[ \] Read More The post The 2026 CMC Falklands Telecommunications Study: A Framework for Future Reform? appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [A Decade of Change: What the Falklands Communications Ordinance Delivered—and What It Didn’t](https://www.openfalklands.com/a-decade-of-change-what-the-falklands-communications-ordinance-delivered-and-what-it-didnt/) _2026-03-30 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ In recent OpenFalklands posts, we discussed the Chris Doyle, 2006 telecommunications report, the 2016 Cartesian telecommunications report and the resultant 2017 Communications Ordinance. It s now \[ \] Read More The post A Decade of Change: What the Falklands Communications Ordinance Delivered—and What It Didn’t appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [The 2017 Telecommunications Ordinance That Shaped Falklands Connectivity For A Decade](https://www.openfalklands.com/the-2016-telecommunications-ordinance-that-shaped-falklands-connectivity/) _2026-03-27 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ In the previous two OpenFalklands posts, we looked at two telecommunications consultants reports published in 2005 and 2015. One of the major activities following the 2015 \[ \] Read More The post The 2017 Telecommunications Ordinance That Shaped Falklands Connectivity For A Decade appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [2015 Telecommunications in the Falklands: The Same Challenges, Ten Years On](https://www.openfalklands.com/2015-telecommunications-in-the-falklands-the-same-challenges-ten-years-on/) _2026-03-25 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ Sure s Earth Station in 2015 In the previous OpenFalklands post, we focused on Chris Doyle s 2005 review of Falkland Islands telecommunications. Ten years on, in 2014, \[ \] Read More The post 2015 Telecommunications in the Falklands: The Same Challenges, Ten Years On appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [2005 Telecommunications in the Falklands: The Same Challenges, Twenty Years On](https://www.openfalklands.com/2005-telecommunications-in-the-falklands-the-same-challenges-twenty-years-on/) _2026-03-23 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ In 2004, the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) commissioned an independent review of telecommunications to assess proposals from Cable and Wireless (C W) to upgrade the Camp \[ \] Read More The post 2005 Telecommunications in the Falklands: The Same Challenges, Twenty Years On appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [Beyond Starlink: Securing the Falklands’ Telecommunications Future](https://www.openfalklands.com/beyond-starlink-securing-the-falklands-telecommunications-future/) _2026-02-19 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ I think we can all agree that the licensing of Starlink in the Falkland Islands marked a genuinely transformational moment for residents and businesses alike. \[ \] Read More The post Beyond Starlink: Securing the Falklands’ Telecommunications Future appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [Sure on Diego Garcia: Civilian Telecommunications on a Strategic Military Island](https://www.openfalklands.com/sure-on-diego-garcia-civilian-telecommunications-on-a-strategic-military-island/) _2026-02-04 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ Image Source: Wikimedia Commons Readers cannot have missed the recent news indicating a very significant shift: the United States is now distancing itself from the \[ \] Read More The post Sure on Diego Garcia: Civilian Telecommunications on a Strategic Military Island appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [What St Helena’s Expired Sure Telecoms Licence Could mean for the Falklands](https://www.openfalklands.com/what-st-helenas-expired-sure-telecoms-licence-could-mean-for-the-falklands/) _2026-01-28 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ A previous post titled St Helena terrestrial fibre optic network disaster discussed problems with St Helena s terrestrial telecommunications network. As of the start of 2026, \[ \] Read More The post What St Helena’s Expired Sure Telecoms Licence Could mean for the Falklands appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [Ascension’s Telecoms Turning Point and What It May Signal for the Falklands](https://www.openfalklands.com/ascensions-telecoms-turning-point-and-what-it-may-signal-for-the-falklands/) _2026-01-07 · openfalklands · OpenFalklands_ February 27th update from the AIG: Temporary Changes to International Calling on Ascension Island Ascension Island Mobile (AIM) has recently launched mobile phone services on \[ \] Read More The post Ascension’s Telecoms Turning Point and What It May Signal for the Falklands appeared first on OpenFalklands . ## [We demand that Corrections provide clothes for prisoners](https://papa.org.nz/2025/11/05/we-demand-that-corrections-provide-clothes-for-prisoners/) _2025-11-05 · PAPA · People Against Prisons Aotearoa_ We’ve previously published a series on the failure of the Department of Corrections to provide basic necessities like hygienic bedding, and over the past several years the work of our advocates has uncovered that this negligence extends to underwear, socks, shoes and thermals. This is a wide-ranging problem, affecting all prisons. We’ve been supporting prisoners \[…\] ## [Booze Now, Pay Later](https://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/booze-now-pay-later/) _2025-10-06 · Matt · The Salvation Army NZFTS_ This paper explores the convergence of BNPL services and alcohol availability, focusing on the risks posed by their intersection, especially in vulnerable communities. It argues for proactive regulation to prevent a worsening storm of financial and social harm. ## [Homelessness: What Choice Is There and Who Chooses?](https://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/homelessness-what-choice-is-there-and-who-chooses/) _2025-09-22 · Matt · The Salvation Army NZFTS_ If you know where to look in many towns and cities around Aotearoa New Zealand, you will see homeless people—on the streets, in cars and tents, in parks and areas in and around town. In fact, very often you don’t need to look very hard. There is no more visceral sign of a broken community \[…\] ## [Ending Food Insecurity](https://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/ending-food-insecurity/) _2025-09-08 · Matt · The Salvation Army NZFTS_ Executive Summary This report joins the call for a values-led approach to food security and food systems in this country. Our nation exports enough food to feed 40 million people yet leaves more than a quarter of a million children going without sufficient food in this country. Action is needed now across all the dimensions \[…\] ## [Submission to the Governance and Administration Select Committee](https://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/submission-to-the-governance-and-administration-select-committee/) _2025-08-16 · Matt · The Salvation Army NZFTS_ The Salvation Army Te Ope Whakaora recognises the need for effective regulation of online gambling but is deeply concerned that this Bill does not prioritise harm prevention and minimisation and the approach to regulation proposed is inadequate. ## [Submission to the Education and Workforce Select Committee](https://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/submission-to-the-education-and-workforce-select-committee/) _2025-07-27 · Matt · The Salvation Army NZFTS_ The Salvation Army supports any changes that contribute to a more compassionate and just response to people seeking refuge and asylum and those at risk of human trafficking.