Farmers making their own way online

Published: 9:55PM Tuesday May 12, 2009

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Many rural New Zealanders are going DIY to get themselves upon the information superhighway.

Last month the government announced a one point five billion dollar  plan to increase broadband speeds for 75 percent of the country

But that still leaves the remaining 25 percent in remote - and sometimes not so remote - areas, with dial-up speeds if they're lucky.

So now a group of farmers in the lower North Island have quite literally dug themselves out of the hole.

Corinne Ambler gets to witness a bit of Kiwi ingenuity.

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