Technology

Sanfords lead maritime safety

Sanford's Tauranga fleet is today leading the way with the introduction of a Maritime New Zealand operating system designed to improve operator and vessel safety. The... Read More

Western Bay rates rise 4.9%

Western Bay of Plenty rates are going up an average of 4.96 percent allowing for the collection of $54.78million in district rates in the 2014-15 year. This equates... Read More

Award reignites funding hopes

A national titanium technology grouping, based at the University of Waikato, has won a major award at the second annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards. Titanium... Read More

Broadband wait continues at Cooks Beach

A Cooks Beach resident running a plumbing and internet business from home is desperately trying to access a broadband connection after waiting for one for the last... Read More

Trustpower buys Oz power

Tauranga-based Trustpower is expanding into the Australian market buying five New South Wales state-owned renewable energy generators for $A72.2 million. Trustpower... Read More

Hidden $1.3m IT deal surfaces

A confidential $1.34 million city council computer deal has surfaced in the committee records months after the event. Council agreed on October 7 last year to spend... Read More

2014 Most Trusted in NZ

Tauranga resident and Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy is one of the top 50 most trusted people in New Zealand. The Readers Digest Most Trusted people... Read More

Tauranga to get ‘Giganet’

From next month Tauranga residents will be part of the next step in the changing ultrafast broadband landscape with one local fibre company preparing to usher in... Read More

Digital vision for city

Tauranga City Council is being asked to consider taking a further step into the digital age by advocating the need for a city and region-wide digital strategy. At... Read More

Learning in the fast lane

Students at Mercury Bay Area School are joining the fast lane on the information superhighway.This month the school joined about 200 other schools in New Zealand... Read More

Free tech expo at Baycourt

Bay of Plenty business people will have the opportunity to discover the latest innovative technology at the 2014 Technology for Smarter Business Expo this week. On... Read More

Sake traded on sister city visit

First benefits of the recent Tauranga City Council-sponsored trade delegation to the sister cities of Hitachi and Yantai can be sampled at Takara Japanese Restaurant... Read More