The concept of the internet can be traced back to 1962 with J.C.R. Licklider's "Galactic Network" concept. This was basically a way for government researchers to share information, as the computers back then were large and immobile. So for one to use the information stored on a computer the had to either visit the computer itself, or have the data sent to them on magnetic computer tapes through the postage system.
During the cold war sending information across a network, largely added fuel to the creation of the internet. The US Defence force had created the ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency NETwork), but membership to it was limited. This led to other networks being created to share information.
Ultimately the official birthdate of the internet is considered to be the 1 January 1983, when all the networks adopted the Transfer Control Protocol/Internetwork Protocol (TCP/IP), so that there was a universal language in which the computers could "talk" to each other. The rest is history.
The first internet connection established in New Zealand was at the University of Waikato in 1989 with a little help from NASA, as this sign points out.
Please use stealth to locate this cache, as this place can be busy at times. If it is too busy, please come back another time. Maybe timing the find between classes ie. not within 15mins of the hour, might make it a little less busy.