Technology

BOP company adds to job growth in tech sector

New Zealand is retaining its World Bank title as the best country in the world to do business with, after continuing to see massive and unprecedented growth in... Read More

Technology changes face of bus travel

The numbers don't lie - the days of the printed bus timetable appear to be numbered according to Bay of Plenty Regional Council. As the Regional Council prepares... Read More

Pink and White Terrace mystery resolved

There seems to be consensus now. The famous Pink and White Terraces were destroyed by the 1886 eruption of Mt Tarawera. And it seems the former sites of the terraces... Read More

More 111 callers to get help faster

111 calls made from all mobile phones in New Zealand will soon have their locations verified, enabling a faster response in an emergency. Broadcasting, Communications... Read More

Businesses lose at least $1m due to power cut

Taupō's mayor says businesses lost at least $1 million as a result of yesterday's power cut, which left the popular tourist centre like a "ghost town". About... Read More

Emergency mobile alert tests this weekend

If you phone receives a strange alert on Sunday November 25, don't be alarmed. The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management will be sending out alerts... Read More

Police warn of new phone scam targeting NZ

If you receive an angry call from someone seeking compensation for car damages, hang up. Police have identified a new telephone scam targeting New Zealanders.... Read More

Fraud on the rise: customers on track to lose $70m

New Zealand customers are losing almost 15 per cent more to scammers than they did last year. Provisional data from the country's banks suggests customers are... Read More

Tauranga photograph competition back for 2018

Downtown Tauranga has launched the Trustpower Photographic Competition and Exhibition for the third year in a row, and is now seeking entries with a prize pool... Read More

Tauranga City in one app

A new app is now available that allows you to see everything Tauranga has to offer, right in the palm of your hand. Launched by SunMedia today, the Tauranga City... Read More

Customers charged multiple times due to glitch

One in five Kiwibank card users have been impacted by a glitch where their cards were declined, then charged multiple times. Users with Visa debit cards who made... Read More

Power company tells customers to find new supplier

A power start-up that sells electricity at wholesale prices has told customers to find new suppliers because prices are too high. Powerdirect.co.nz, which started... Read More