Huawei: New Zealand needs us like rugby needs the All Blacks

Huawei: New Zealand needs us like rugby needs the All Blacks

The advertisement has appeared in two major newspapers and on billboards.

It read: "5G without Huawei is like rugby without New Zealand."

New Zealand is one of several nations to block the use of Huawei equipment for building a new 5G mobile phone network over security concerns.

In November, New Zealand's intelligence services, followed other countries' lead, in concluding Huawei technology should not be used in the country's roll-out of next-generation 5G network, citing "significant national security risks".