Technology

Virtual beacon for Astrolabe

The Astrolabe Reef will soon become only the second navigational hazard in the country to be marked by a virtual beacon, triggering proximity alarms on all ships... Read More

Mobile boost for the Mount

Holiday makers at Mount Maunganui will have no problem staying connected this summer thanks to temporary cell sites used to boost network capacity. Mobile phone... Read More

Maths app research at Papamoa

Two Papamoa primary schools are beginning a two-year programme looking at how apps can be used to teach maths. Nearly $200,000 has been granted by the Teaching and... Read More

Bus driver caught out by GPS unit

A Pavlovich bus carrying passengers returning from Tauranga to Auckland found itself on a road to nowhere over the weekend. It appears the GPS system led the driver... Read More

WRC team swimming in awards

The accolades keep rolling in for the Waikato Regional Council's maritime services team for their hard work around water safety. Working with other agencies, the... Read More

Bright outlook on skill shortage

Employment recruitment agencies believe Bay of Plenty's current lack of skilled tradies is poised to burst into life, eyeing up Auckland residents making the move... Read More

Zespri takes to the cloud

Kiwifruit marketers Zespri are now officially in 'the cloud” after becoming part of the world's largest move to the Microsoft Azure Cloud platform. Datacom... Read More

Poly win Microsoft award

Bay of Plenty polytechnic software developers are expecting a shower of Microsoft goodies after winning a national award. The polytechnic's Ozone software won the... Read More

Second opinion on Rena

Divers are likely to die in salvage operations involving the wreck of the Rena, an independent study has found. The ‘second opinion' on the fate of the former... Read More

Sun turns on the fireworks

Tauranga space gazers have captured fascinating images of a spectacular solar phenomenon on their new special planetary camera. The pictures are of sun spots which... Read More

Facebook lottery scam warning

Social media users are being warned to think twice before accepting friend requests from people they think they know. A scam is making its way around Facebook where... Read More

Star role for Tauranga firm

While the Blackcaps and South Africa exert themselves at the Bay Oval, it is a small Tauranga internet provider who's working just as hard to help broadcast the... Read More