Technology

WRC team swimming in awards

The accolades keep rolling in for the Waikato Regional Council's maritime services team for their hard work around water safety. Working with other agencies, the... Read More

Bright outlook on skill shortage

Employment recruitment agencies believe Bay of Plenty's current lack of skilled tradies is poised to burst into life, eyeing up Auckland residents making the move... Read More

Zespri takes to the cloud

Kiwifruit marketers Zespri are now officially in 'the cloud” after becoming part of the world's largest move to the Microsoft Azure Cloud platform. Datacom... Read More

Poly win Microsoft award

Bay of Plenty polytechnic software developers are expecting a shower of Microsoft goodies after winning a national award. The polytechnic's Ozone software won the... Read More

Second opinion on Rena

Divers are likely to die in salvage operations involving the wreck of the Rena, an independent study has found. The ‘second opinion' on the fate of the former... Read More

Sun turns on the fireworks

Tauranga space gazers have captured fascinating images of a spectacular solar phenomenon on their new special planetary camera. The pictures are of sun spots which... Read More

Facebook lottery scam warning

Social media users are being warned to think twice before accepting friend requests from people they think they know. A scam is making its way around Facebook where... Read More

Star role for Tauranga firm

While the Blackcaps and South Africa exert themselves at the Bay Oval, it is a small Tauranga internet provider who's working just as hard to help broadcast the... Read More

Comms issue holding park back

Communications issues at the TECT All Terrain Park are beginning to hold back commercial developments by park users. That's the view of park manager Bill Wheeler... Read More

Police warn of Spark scam

Fraudsters claiming to be from Telecom are contacting Spark New Zealand customers, prompting a warning from police. The scammers are telling customers their Spark... Read More

WRC: drownings are preventable

The Waikato Regional Council is in full support of Maritime NZ's Safer Boating Awareness Week which starts tomorrow. Running until October 24, the main aim is to... Read More

Fraud awareness week underway

Bay of Plenty residents are being warned to protect their identities as part of National Fraud Awareness Week. Running this week until Saturday, the campaign aims... Read More