Technology

Celebrate Matariki in Tauranga

Events celebrating the Maori New Year in Tauranga Moana will be taking place from late May to early July. Matariki is the Maori name for the start cluster also... Read More

More than 400 phones destroyed each year

A police officer is perplexed at the amount of phones he has ordered for destruction this year. More than 480 cell phones are getting disposed of from the... Read More

New era of horticulture innovation ushered in

A new era of Agtech innovation, set to revolutionise New Zealand's horticulture sector and inspire the next generation of science excellence, has been officially... Read More

MPI warns of phishing scam

MPI is warning people not to fall victim to a phishing scam currently doing the rounds. The agency says it's aware of a phishing email sent to some of their... Read More

Techweek starting around NZ today

Techweek, which gets underway in Tauranga today, has grown 10 times in just three years, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. As the global thirst for digital... Read More

Taiohi-Taiao Youth Jam to tackle climate change

The Taiohi-Taiao Youth Jam will be tackling issues of climate change this year. Run by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, the free three-day summit is held annually... Read More

Road users encouraged to use dash cams

Businesses and motorists are being encouraged to embrace New Zealand's dash cam usage trend. QBE Insurance and road safety organisation Brake says the devices'... Read More

Moon and Jupiter viewing tonight at observatory

The Tauranga Observatory are planning to have a viewing on tonight for people who would like to see the Moon and Jupiter through their telescopes. 'We are setting... Read More

Tauranga robotics team among worlds best

A small robotics team from Tauranga is taking the world by storm. The House of Science Tauranga robotics team made up of four students from schools across the... Read More

Sky TV broadband ‘credible’

Speculation is intensifying that Sky Television may take on Spark in the broadband market, with a top local analyst talking up the possibility and saying Sky could... Read More

Primary students get their hands on climate change

Tauranga primary school teachers gathered at the regional House of Science headquarters to discuss and learn about the climate change kit. The new kit will be... Read More

Twilight train rides at Memorial Park

The Tauranga Model and Marine Engineering Club, also known as Memorial Park Railway celebrates its 40th anniversary with some extra special events this year. On... Read More