12:10pm Thu 07 May, 2015
A Merivale man's challenge to city council regarding the stringing of broadband cables from powerlines has gone unanswered at the Long Term Plan hearing. Bill Richardson... Read More
10:34am Fri 01 May, 2015
It was all about minuscule timeframes, so they had to be precise. On April 16 at exactly 10.42am - that's 10:42 and 20 seconds. One minute earlier George Gomez rolled... Read More
12:00pm Thu 30 Apr, 2015
Two major Bay of Plenty companies and their research partners are among the finalists in the third annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards. Zespri and Comvita... Read More
01:40pm Wed 22 Apr, 2015
As part of the Government's nationwide Rural Broadband Initiative Chorus and Vodafone have been contracted to deliver improved broadband speeds to the Coromandel. The... Read More
12:09pm Tue 14 Apr, 2015
DNA technology is protecting school property thanks to the BNZ Safer Schools initiative. The unique programme, launched last month, provides property-marking kits... Read More
08:14am Thu 09 Apr, 2015
TECT All Terrain Park's prayers for cell phone coverage may be about to be answered if they join a government scheme to increase coverage to rural areas and black... Read More
10:22am Wed 08 Apr, 2015
Kopu locals are now enjoying much faster broadband speeds thanks to the Thames-Coromandel District Council's partnership with Chorus. The communications infrastructure... Read More
09:11am Tue 31 Mar, 2015
Locals are invited to a public meeting tomorrow night focusing on how to make Kopu a better place to do business. The Thames-Coromandel District Council is inviting... Read More
04:36pm Sat 28 Mar, 2015
The Government is looking to introduce a cyberbullying bill to curb the growing incidence and its devastating effects. The Harmful Digital Communications Bill introduces... Read More
11:13am Sat 28 Mar, 2015
A Bill to curb the growing incidence of cyberbullying and its devastating effects passed its second reading in Parliament this week. The Harmful Digital Communications... Read More
08:59am Fri 27 Mar, 2015
Whakatane District Council is on high alert after its computer systems were attacked by a virus. Just after 11am yesterday, the council's computer systems were attacked... Read More
02:36pm Wed 18 Mar, 2015
Coromandel MP Scott Simpson is calling on local authorities to make their case to bring Ultra-Fast Broadband to Thames, Whitianga, Katikati, Waihi, Te Aroha and... Read More