Technology

Sky Waka opening a boost for tourism

Mt Ruapehu's newest and most exciting tourism attraction, the Sky Waka gondola, opened last week and is expected to be a ‘game changer' for tourism in the... Read More

GirlBoss making moves in Tauranga

She's met the Queen, flown with NASA, spoken at more than 50 events in New Zealand and overseas, and founded New Zealand's largest organisation for young women.... Read More

Invoice fraud using intercepted emails on the rise

Increasing numbers of people are being defrauded out of large sums of money by scammers accessing the email accounts of legitimate businesses. Known as invoice... Read More

Kiwi ingenuity for collecting White Island samples

Volcanologists have used simple ‘kiwi ingenuity' to collect toxic water samples from White Island's crater lake in a unique way. 'The volcano's crater... Read More

Slow-slip event off East Coast has now finished

Earlier this year, GeoNet's GPS network recorded a large slow-slip event off the east coast of the North Island. Since about early June, this activity has tapered... Read More

Twilight trains to celebrate 40th birthday

It's a very happy 40th birthday this weekend for the Tauranga Model and Marine Engineering Club, also known as Memorial Park Railway. The club is celebrating... Read More

Vaccination fears due to social media: Scientists

Online tech companies such as Facebook and Google need to do more to prevent the spread of misinformation around vaccines, a group of scientists say. A report,... Read More

Primary sector drives increase in May exports

Exports remained at high levels in May, driven by increases in primary sector exports including dairy, fruit, and fish says Stats NZ. In May 2019, the value... Read More

Something tinkling in the wind

Little bells, children's bells, gently tinkling in the breeze. And their ringing is a reminder about the giving of the greatest gift. Life itself. 'To the finder... Read More

Rotorua hosting world premiere of Sound Cloud

For the first time in the world Song Cloud, an immersive light and sound art installation, will be displayed in Rotorua for people to enjoy. People of all ages... Read More

What’s on -Katikati festival, truffles, Topp Twins

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. It was a chilly night, but the day ahead looks to be fine with light winds after a spot of morning cloud. It's a three clothing... Read More

Tower battle looms in Te Puna

A family in Te Puna is pleading with Spark to stop plans for a large cellphone tower outside their house because their daughter is recovering from cancer treatment. ... Read More