Technology

Don’t waste your old phones

If you've got old mobile phones stashed at home, there is a place in Tauranga to recycle them. The most recent collection point added to Envirohub Bay of... Read More

NEMA identifies mobile phone alert problems

The National Emergency Management Agency has revealed what caused people to get multiple alerts to their phones - or no alerts at all - during the tsunami scare... Read More

Serial offender imprisoned for Marketplace scams

A 'career” criminal is back behind bars for dishonesty after he duped people into handing over their vehicles in a Facebook scam. A police prosecutor... Read More

NZ's secondhand market worth $5.5b

New Zealanders are buying and selling everything from cabins and wedding bands to nappy cakes and cars on Facebook Marketplace, as well as online auction site... Read More

Tauranga teens debate social media age limit plan

Restricting social media access for under-16s could protect teenagers from doom-scrolling and improve their attention spans, some Tauranga teens say. However,... Read More

New World customers warned after cyber attack

New World Clubcard members are being asked to change their online passwords after a cyber attack. One expert is questioning why customers were allowed... Read More

How AI is streamlining breeding for farmers

Online dating has come to dairying, with AI (artificial intelligence) helping AI (artificial insemination). Waikato sharemilker Matthew Zonderop launched... Read More

Study helps to save critically endangered fish

A freshwater fish species found only in New Zealand is having the spotlight shone on it through new University of Canterbury research. Ancient and endemic... Read More

Study offers hope for spinal cord injuries

Spinal cord injuries are currently incurable with devastating effects on people's lives, but now a trial at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland... Read More

ASB issues message scam warning

People are being warned to keep their eyes peeled for another round of scams. This one involved messages from scammers claiming to be from the ASB Secutiries... Read More

RNZAF establishes first dedicated space unit

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has established its first dedicated space unit, within a squadron that hasn't been active since World War II. The No.... Read More

Government data centre officially opened

The government's secure digital storage capability has been significantly boosted with the opening of the new all-of-government data centre, the Minister Responsible... Read More