Technology

Microbead ban – bring it on

Seafood New Zealand wants the government ban on microbeads brought forward, says Seafood New Zealand Chief Executive Tim Pankhurst. He welcomes the announcement... Read More

New cardiology centre

Tauranga Hospital heart care takes up a new beat with the opening on Monday of the new Cardiac Cathererisation Laboratory or Cath Lab. The Cath Lab will take its... Read More

Historic imagery website now live

Has the street where you live changed over the years? Perhaps it's gone from just having a few houses to having many - or maybe it didn't even exist 50 years ago. Now... Read More

First Māori emoji app launched

The world's first Māori emoji app Emotiki has landed just in time for summer road trips and Santa stockings. The free downloadable app for iPhone and Android devices... Read More

Emergency beach landing

UPDATED: 1.30pm: Four people are believed to be uninjured after their Cessna aircraft made an emergency landing on Papamoa Beach this afternoon. The aircraft touched... Read More

Crying ‘wolf’ with Tsunami warnings

Last night's tsunami warning for the Bay of Plenty wasn't needed, says Emergency Management Bay of Plenty Director Clinton Naude today. It's important not to cry... Read More

Sunair flying again

Tauranga airline Sunair will be returning to the skies after the Civil Aviation Authority reissued their air operator certificate. Last Friday SunLive reported... Read More

Email problems for Spark

Some Spark customers are reporting problems sending or receiving emails with Yahoo! Xtra. The problem appears to be related to ‘third-party' email clients,... Read More

Boat safety video cracks 212K views

A bar crossing safety video produced by the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regional councils have now cracked 200,000 YouTube views. The clip gives boaties information... Read More

Tsunami texts being reviewed

The tsunami text warning system in the Bay of Plenty is being urgently reviewed by the government following an 'unacceptable level of confusion” that occurred... Read More

Online health service proving popular

Nearly 3000 people across the region have signed up to the Waikato District Heath Board's free online healthcare service SmartHealth. Previously known as ‘Virtual... Read More

Glow worms beauty captured on film

Patience and perseverance has paid off perfectly for local astrophotographer Amit Kamble. Amit has tried three times to capture a time-lapse of the glow worms... Read More