Technology

Bay satellite station complete

Construction has been completed on a satellite ground station south of Rotorua that will significantly boost capability in New Zealand and Australia's search and... Read More

Twitter latest tool in weather safety

MetService has launched its automated Severe Weather information service on Twitter, to complement the weather safety information available on its websites, apps... Read More

Breathalysers withdrawn from service

Drager 7510 hand-held breath screening devices are being withdrawn from service following the discovery of a technical issue with the some of the devices. Police... Read More

iPhone scam sweeps social media

If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. That's the message from the National Trading Standards eCrime Team in the United Kingdom as a new a iPhone scam... Read More

Te Puna techies win national award

A Te Puna IT firm has picked up the supreme award title as the country's top computer company for service to small businesses. Acre pc Company directors Nigel and... Read More

Inspiration for future innovators

A dozen secondary school students from Bethlehem's Te Wharekura o Mauao will embark on a once-in-a-lifetime trip this weekend to help inspire the next generation... Read More

Protecting kids against cyberbulling

Police are urging parents to take more responsibility for their children's use of social media and technology in light of recent cases of cyberbullying. Senior Constable... Read More

Vision for rural broadband

The government has announced a connectivity target for areas that fall outside of the ultra-fast broadband footprint. Their vision is for 99 per cent of New Zealanders... Read More

Lake data goes national

Monitoring information collected by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council on lake quality is now available on the Land, Air, Water, Aotearoa (LAWA) website - one of... Read More

Grandfather's fury at Facebook post

An aggrieved grandfather will take legal action against a woman who posted to Facebook to accuse him of inappropriately touching his grandson. It could prove to... Read More

Technology improves efficiency & safety

In a New Zealand first, Waikato Hospital has moved out of the dark ages and into the digital with an electromagnetic tracking device. The unassuming cube of metal... Read More

‘Case-by-case’ for drone approvals

Operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) will now need approval to fly them over Thames-Coromandel District Council... Read More