Technology

Orcon fails to deliver internet fast

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,”... Read More

Faster broadband arrives

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... Read More

Moon no fly zones ‘a bit precious’

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... Read More

New broadband cable works begin

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... Read More

IRD scam warning

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... Read More

Council’s credit for UFB

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is claiming credit for encouraging investment in broadband for the region. At the regional council's strategy, policy and... Read More

Capturing stars for the world

Astrophotographer John Drummond is in Tauranga to give a presentation on deep space photography. He uses sophisticated cameras and computer technology to capture... Read More

Chinese language launch for Pingar

Tauranga based information technology business Pingar is launching two Chinese language portals for its data discovery software. The launch of these language portals... Read More

iPad winner!

Bethlehem residents Ali and Grant Boyles are the winners of an iPad from the iPad information day held by the Technology Centre and SunLive. Ali says she was 'jumping... Read More

iPad 2 sells out fast in Tauranga

The global launch today of the Apple iPad 2 is a big success for the product that has some key changes to it compared with the original iPad released last year. The... Read More

The world at your fingertips

With an Apple iPad it seems the whole world is just a touch away. SunLive and The Weekend Sun are hosting an iPad Demo Day with the Technology Centre on Friday,... Read More

Secondary schools IT competition

A world first IT competition for secondary schools will see students inventing new and improved ways of using open source data. The Mashup competition will be held... Read More