Technology

Tauranga game wins coveted international prize

A New Zealand game set in the future has won the Seumas McNally grand prize at the 23rd annual Independent Games Festival Awards. Umurangi Generation was named... Read More

Radio tags future-proof Tauranga bins

Both Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council suggest the fitting of bins with radio frequency technology has future-proofed the rollout.... Read More

‘Backpacking’ hedgehogs take permanent staycation

New University of Otago research has been examining how alpine-based hedgehogs hibernate from a different perspective - their backs. Dr Nick Foster from the Department... Read More

Reawakening mana in men

A lack of men in early childhood education has inspired Wintec Master of Applied Innovation student, Grayson Newton-Smith to create a book about restoring mana... Read More

BOP innovations shortlisted for kickstarter grants

Three Bay of Plenty men's environmental innovations have been shortlisted for the TSB Good Stuff People's Choice Award. The award will see one of the six finalists... Read More

School networks blocking millions of threats daily

The national internet service for schools says it is blocking millions of security threats each day. The Network for Learning was blocking 1592 security threats... Read More

History flying overhead

The head of Richard Pearse sat on Bev Wagstaff's kitchen table for about three weeks. 'Then we had to find a body, and it had to be firm,” says Bev. Bev... Read More

Finger on the pulse

The new era thrust upon us by the global pandemic has provided an interesting opportunity for a locally-based cruise ship director who has shifted his overseas... Read More

Easier navigation with Fieldays app

With more than 1000 exhibitors to re-connect with at what is set to be the biggest Fieldays event to date, the official 2021 Fieldays app will make it easier for... Read More

Research could lead to cheaper, long-life battery

Research into the electrodes used in flow batteries at the University of Canterbury has the potential to help create cheaper, longer-life batteries for more renewable... Read More

Police show support for world-first outdoor app

New Zealand walking or tramping adventures just became a whole lot safer with the launch of a trip-planning app, Plan My Walk, believed to be a world first. Plan... Read More

Number porting fraud prompts extra measure

Telcos have banded together in an attempt to stamp out a relatively uncommon but potentially devastating type of fraud. Number porting fraud is when someone switches... Read More