Technology

Tauranga company wins NZ Space Challenge

The inaugural NZ Space Challenge has been won by Tauranga company GPS Control Systems with its concept of a Global Navigation Satellite System to help heavy tracked... Read More

Half of drone users don’t follow the rules

Safety concerns over drone use in New Zealand have been raised after a new report showed only about half of recreational users always comply with the operating rules. Airways... Read More

Why your text alert wasn’t ‘on time’

A good result overall was the feedback from the Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group following this morning's regional alerting system test. The... Read More

Antarctica inspires local tech expert

A childhood dream to explore Antarctica has led a Tauranga-based tech expert to design an innovative solution to navigate the extreme environments of Antarctica... Read More

$13m for leading-edge biotech research

The Government and the University of Waikato are investing $13 million in a new research programme in Tauranga aimed at helping tackle some of the biggest issues... Read More

Alerting systems to be tested

Bay of Plenty residents are being asked to make sure they are subscribed to receive Civil Defence alerts before the Bay of Plenty CDEM group tests its systems on... Read More

Vehicle tech to make roundabouts safer

A new autonomous driving research project may help reduce the number of accidents NZ roundabouts in the future according to a local spokesperson. Ministry of Transport... Read More

Western Bay to join in space race

The Bay of Plenty will join the ‘space race' and achieve a New Zealand first in June when three sub-orbital helium space weather balloons are launched from... Read More

Urgent solutions needed for NZ agritech

New Zealand's agri sector is facing challenges that require urgent solutions, says the inaugural executive director of the new Agritech New Zealand organisation... Read More

PM to appear as hologram

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will set a world first as she attends and opens Techweek, in Tauranga, in holographic form. The prime minister will be the world's... Read More

Technology to make NZ rivers cleaner

Technology will soon help make New Zealand's farms more productive while also making lakes and rivers cleaner, says NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller. As a nation... Read More

Higher standards for Bay vehicle repairs

New standards will be introduced by the country's largest body of panel beaters to cope with increasing numbers of EVs, hybrids and vehicles equipped with advanced... Read More