TuiaNet or Tuia was the first national research and education network in New Zealand established in 1992, and essentially provided the first Internet backbone for the country. This backbone provided a 48kbps connection[1] between every New Zealand university, many Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) and the National Library,[2] along with an international connection of 128 kbps (1992) to 512 kbps (1994) to NASA Ames.[3] By 1993, the parties involved in the network rarely met again[3] and private Internet companies soon emerged.
The major international connection was soon replaced with the Southern Cross Cable, and a new national research and education network emerged through the Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network (KAREN) in 2006.