Technology

Access and design helps remove disability

Tauranga is making strides towards becoming a wheel-chair friendly destination, but more work needs to be done to make the city physically accessible for everyone.... Read More

Bumblebees have smelly feet and other super powers

On Sunday, a new family of bumblebees will be buzzing around inside a bumblebee hive at the Tauranga City Library. The only thing I've ever really learned about... Read More

Festival of architecture

The countdown is on for the annual Festival of Architecture, with a series of engaging, insightful and enjoyable events running from September 20-26 at venues... Read More

Bay of Plenty company helping bees thrive

The air is buzzing for 'bee aware' month and Comvita are celebrating after planting 2.3 million trees this year. They have added 6.4 million trees to... Read More

International Space Station over Tauranga tonight

The Tauranga Astronomical Society has advised that weather permitting, the International Space Station - ISS - will be visible tonight. 'The ISS will be passing... Read More

Tauranga customer hit by unusually high power bill

Tauranga woman Keryn Mahoney is urging people to check their power bill after receiving an unusually high bill this month. Keryn is a Trustpower customer and... Read More

Agreement signals exciting new journey ahead

A transformational partnership between the Rangitaiki Lot 28B No 22 Block Ahu Whenua Trust, Te Runanga o Ngati Awa, Ngati Awa Group Holdings Limited and Whakatane... Read More

Aquinas students inspired by science

Aquinas College students have recently returned from an overseas trip of a lifetime, dissecting human brains and discovering how the universe was made. Year... Read More

Germ of an idea becomes reality

'We had a little dream and it became a big dream,” says Karen Summerhays, who helped mastermind the bold business initiative to stop a crucial public service... Read More

Drones wanted in fight to protect Māui dolphins

Two fishing companies and WWF want drones, new rules, and support for out-of-work fishers as part of a package to protect Māui dolphins. The government's... Read More

Police open to using facial recognition

Police are not ruling out using facial recognition from an expanded network of CCTV cameras in Auckland. Even though they have just bought new software to analyse... Read More

New look for MetService website

MetService has refreshed its website to make it 'even easier for New Zealanders to get the weather information they need”. From today, the new look... Read More