Technology

Law firm urges online safety

A Tauranga law firm is urging people to stay safe online this summer, and avoid late-night Facebook rants and drunken selfies. The advice comes from Lyon O'Neale... Read More

Drones offer new surf dimension

Mount Maunganui's scenic splendors and surf lifesaving action will be on full display at this weekend's Eastern Region surf lifesaving championships, thanks to a... Read More

Mount makes holiday data list

Mount Maunganui has made Vodafone's list of the most connected holiday spots in New Zealand over the festive period. The top 10 is based on mobile data traffic... Read More

News trending digitally in NZ

Increasing numbers of New Zealanders are finding their news online - and more will do so in the coming year according to a survey by Auckland company Impact PR. More... Read More

Virtual beacon for Astrolabe

The Astrolabe Reef will soon become only the second navigational hazard in the country to be marked by a virtual beacon, triggering proximity alarms on all ships... Read More

Mobile boost for the Mount

Holiday makers at Mount Maunganui will have no problem staying connected this summer thanks to temporary cell sites used to boost network capacity. Mobile phone... Read More

Maths app research at Papamoa

Two Papamoa primary schools are beginning a two-year programme looking at how apps can be used to teach maths. Nearly $200,000 has been granted by the Teaching and... Read More

Bus driver caught out by GPS unit

A Pavlovich bus carrying passengers returning from Tauranga to Auckland found itself on a road to nowhere over the weekend. It appears the GPS system led the driver... Read More

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