Technology

Interference affects Council data

Regular users of Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Live Monitoring website may notice a number of gaps in the data as radio interference causes a number of issues. Council's... Read More

Cyber safety service launches

An online abuse and harassment service launches today after research shows 56 per cent of Kiwis are concerned about cyber safety and cybersecurity. The service... Read More

Self-drive vehicle demo in Tauranga

The country's first official demonstration of an autonomous vehicle using New Zealand roads takes place in Tauranga tomorrow. The New Zealand Traffic Institute,... Read More

Lake Rotorua ‘hydrothermally active’

Initial results of a survey of Lake Rotorua undertaken by the New Zealand Defence Force shows the lake is hydrothermally active. The bathymetric and magnetic survey... Read More

Girl rescued from Te Kaha

A 12 year old girl suffering a medical condition requiring immediate hospital care was flown from Te Kaha to Whakatane Hospital last night. The Trustpower TECT... Read More

UFB connections for more Tauranga locals

Tauranga residents could be among those eligible for free Ultra-Fast Broadband connection. The Government is continuing its $1.6 billion rollout of UFB until at... Read More

Talking safe surfing online

Do you know what your teen views online? Or what they upload to the internet? And if they've encountered cyberbullying or pornography? Parents wanting to know how... Read More

Mapping rip currents and behaviours

Surf Life Saving New Zealand and software company Emsisoft are teaming up on a new project to map currents and rips at key New Zealand beaches this summer. In 2015,... Read More

Deterring amateur electricians

A joint consumer awareness campaign from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Consumer Protection team and the Electrical Workers Registration... Read More

Coromandel to benefit from extended RBI

The Thames-Coromandel District is poised to take advantage of the just-announced next phase of the Government's Rural Broadband Initiative. The second phase of... Read More

Government targeting mobile black spots

Mobile ‘black spots' in the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel could soon be receiving full coverage. A request for proposals has been issued to extend the Rural... Read More

Kiwibank IT operational

Kiwibank has its IT system operational after all internet banking, phone banking, and fund transfers between accounts stopped working about 12.30pm today. Kiwibank... Read More