Technology

Call to young entrepreneurs

Tauranga's young technological entrepreneurs are being sought for TrustPower's annual Mashup competition. Bay of Plenty college students are being invited to showcase... Read More

Virtual PC doctor scam

Bay of Plenty residents are being warned of a computer scam with a new twist. Consumer NZ is says a Consumer member lost $150 in 2011 when PC scammer phoned saying... Read More

Bay goes digital in 12 months

Television in Bay of Plenty is going digital in 12 months' time and residents are being warned to get prepared early. Everyone in the region who wants to watch... Read More

Bright spark's six legged robot

Being named a bright spark is nothing special to Otumoetai College Year 13 student Baden Parr but making the finals of the Bright Sparks Award definitely is.Otumoetai... Read More

Rubbish is a scientific opportunity

Engineering lecturer Dr Johan Verbeek will discuss his work in creating bio-derived products in Tauranga this week. Dr Verbeek's research group at the University... Read More

Go digital to keep watching TV

Tauranga residents have another year before they have to make the digital TV change. Television in New Zealand will be going digital at different stages. Hawke's... Read More

Exploding fridge answers

Sunlive received a lot of feedback from our story on the exploding fridge earlier this week - including a link to an article suggesting such explosions are the result... Read More

Create the new Facebook

Tickets to Tauranga's first Startup Weekend are sold out but organisers of the business challenge will want more programmers and designers for the event this Friday. Tauranga... Read More

$150m Te Puke biofuel plant touted

Plans by the Te Puke Economic Development Group to build a $150million Waste to Energy and Biofuels plant at Rangiuru are going ahead. Graphic of a UK biofuel plant Stakeholders... Read More

WBOP students leave their mark

The Young Innovator Awards are now open to Western Bay of Plenty students keen to become true innovators. With the call to action 'leave your mark”, students... Read More

CDMA network closes at midnight

Telecom's customers are being reminded that the providers CDMA network is set to close at midnight tonight. From midnight CDMA customers will no longer be able to... Read More

Tauranga Wi-Fi first city

Tauranga's entire CBD now has free high-speed wireless internet access allowing people to connect seamlessly both indoors and out - the first city in New Zealand... Read More