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Posted at 4:43pm Friday 27th Jan, 2012 | By Andrew Campbell andrew@thesun.co.nz
 Planning airshows is like planning a military action with the show’s flight programme unlikely to survive past the first contact with reality – but the Tauranga airshow will be different.
Classic Flyers webmaster Gary Benner has developed unique software that enables live updates of the flight and show programme.
NetSmart Limited managing...
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Posted at 8:02am Saturday 10th Dec, 2011
 A new service being launched in Tauranga will see people able to use public Wi-Fi zones to safely and securely transmit sensitive details.
EOL, a Tauranga wireless internet provider, is launching the service this month which will allow people to choose a ‘high security’ option when browsing the internet in public places such as cafes,...
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Posted at 5:30am Tuesday 22nd Nov, 2011 | By Hamish Carter
 Tauranga is taking the lead in fostering business innovation by establishing a dedicated ideas hub to encourage experimentation to come up with successful IT applications.
It might be dubbed a shed – a place where tinkering and experimentation are encouraged – but the man behind Tauranga’s new Ideas Shed hopes it will become the...
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Posted at 1:31pm Sunday 13th Nov, 2011
 Iwi from around the Bay of Plenty are meeting in Whakatane in December to discuss how geographic information systems can be used to meet their economic, cultural, environmental and social goals.
Participants will share and learn about how cartography, statistical analysis and database technology can enhance their various needs in more productive ways.
The...
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Posted at 10:55am Thursday 10th Nov, 2011
 Chinese company Huawei is a new major partner in the Ultrafast Fibre $300 million ultrafast broadband fibre roll-out in the Tauranga area.
Ultrafast Fibre is a consortium led by lines company Wel Networks and it is undertaking works in Tauranga, Hamilton and other North Island locations.
Cable is being laid across Tauranga.
Huawei has been named as...
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Posted at 11:30am Wednesday 28th Sep, 2011 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 Tauranga resident Gabrielle Freitas is fed-up with a lack of service from internet and phone provider Orcon.
“I moved to a new house over two weeks ago,” says Gabrielle.
“I had organised for their (Orcon) services to be set-up a week before I moved and I’m still waiting for it; it’s very frustrating.
“I spent...
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Posted at 11:20am Sunday 18th Sep, 2011
 The high speed broadband rollout in Tauranga is complete with 60km of fibre optic cable being deployed and installed to 147 new fibre fed cabinets.
Chorus installed the cable and the cabinets to enable broadband speeds of at least 10Mbps (mega bits per second) to homes and businesses across Tauranga.
The high speed broadband rollout in Tauranga is...
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Posted at 10:36am Saturday 10th Sep, 2011 | By Andrew Campbell andrew@thesun.co.nz
 Tauranga astronomer Stuart Murray says NASA’s move to declare ‘no fly zones’ on the moon is “a bit precious”. NASA, the organisation which pulled the pin on its ageing shuttle fleet without offering a replacement, and is now contemplating ending the life of the international space station – is planning on introducing...
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Posted at 11:49am Thursday 28th Jul, 2011 | By Andrew Campbell andrew@thesun.co.nz
 Preliminary deployment works are underway in Tauranga in preparation for the full scale rollout of ultra fast broadband in the city.
Work being undertaken by contractor WEL Networks in Tauranga around the Avenues is focused on running feeder cables from the exchange to cabinets.
Cable being laid under the road on Devonport Road.
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Posted at 9:24am Thursday 14th Jul, 2011 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 Bay of Plenty residents are being warned not to risk having their details stolen as another scam circulates in the region.
A hoax email is being sent out asking people to ring a telephone number to confirm their billing address while others claim to offer a tax refund.
The Inland Revenue Department’s group manager service delivery, Heather...
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