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Drought blog, 2008

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Drought blog, 2008

In the early 2000s, the internet was an important means of communication for rural people. This blog (weblog) allowed rural women affected by the 2008 drought to air their views. However, few farming people had access to fast internet, and improving broadband coverage was a political issue.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Rural services – Getting news and information, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18569/drought-blog-2008 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 1 March 2009.