Tuatahi First Fibre joins Cure Kids as an Associate Partner, providing financial support, fundraising initiatives, and awareness campaigns to help advance Cure Kids' mission of funding breakthrough research into serious childhood illnesses. The partnership will also see Tuatahi First Fibre actively engage its staff and wider community in supporting Cure Kids' programmes and events.

Tuatahi Chief Executive Richard Riley said the partnership provides an opportunity for the company and its people to support work that makes a meaningful difference for children and families across Aotearoa.

"Cure Kids has an extraordinary record of supporting research that improves and saves young lives. We are proud to partner with an organisation making such a tangible difference and to help increase awareness and support for this vital work," Richard said.

"The partnership is a meaningful addition to our sponsorship portfolio and broadens the ways we can contribute to communities across Aotearoa. We're also looking forward to giving our people opportunities to get involved and support this important cause."

Together, Cure Kids and Tuatahi First Fibre aim to create lasting positive outcomes for children's health and contribute to a brighter future for the next generation.

About Tuatahi First Fibre
Tuatahi First Fibre is a fibre telecommunications wholesale business established in 2010 to deliver the Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) initiative with the New Zealand Government. Majority owned by Igneo Infrastructure Partners, it operates New Zealand's second-largest fibre network, with approximately 15% of the nationwide UFB footprint, and employs approximately 250 staff.

Tuatahi First Fibre partners with internet service providers (ISPs), who in turn offer a diverse range of plans and services to customers using its robust network. This collaboration has enabled it to reach over 254,000 households and businesses across regions including Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui, and Wellington.