Technology

Damaged cable causes Papamoa broadband outage

Papamoa residents are facing what has been described as a ‘large-scale' outage to their internet services. According to the UltraFast Fibre Network website,... Read More

Sustainable fishing for Tauranga fishers

Tauranga fishers will be able to experience New Zealand's only free recreational fishing app, Fish4All, at its showcase this weekend during the Tauranga Fishing... Read More

Schools face off in national robotics final

Whakatāne technology hub Robopā is gearing up to put 12 primary-intermediate school teams through the wringer to find the first National Robotics Scrimmage champions. A... Read More

National grid fault causes widespread outages

About 22,000 Powerco customers in Tauranga lost supply for 30 minutes this morning after a fault on the national grid. Network Operations manager Phil Marsh says... Read More

Robo-dialling scam targetting Kiwis

If you've been hung up on by a mystery international number, don't call back. New Zealand is "flavour of the month" for robo-dialling scam calls, which... Read More

Electronic payments the way of the future

The days of being able to pay your tax bill with a post-dated cheque are coming to an end as Inland Revenue moves with its customers, away from cheques towards... Read More

Scammers hard at work over Labour Weekend

Scammers have been hard at work over the long weekend, and while New Zealanders were out enjoying the three day break, CERT NZ received a significant spike in... Read More

Rescue helicopter has near-miss with drone

An Auckland Rescue Helicopter had a near-miss with a drone while flying to a serious crash in Northland on the weekend. Pilot James Taylor said they were flying... Read More

NZ tops list of most-scammed countries - study

New Zealanders are the most likely people in the world to have experienced a tech support scam, according to a new study from Microsoft. When it comes to "helpdesk"... Read More

Be aware of suspicious social media activity

Police are advising parents to keep a close eye on their children's social media activity after a series of suspicious posts were made on community pages in Wellington... Read More

YouTube experiencing outage world wide

UPDATE 4.02pm: YouTube is back up and running after users around the world reported having issues with the site. More than 2,000 reports were made during the... Read More

Chorus operation identifies employment breaches

A Labour Inspectorate operation targeting Chorus subcontractors has found that nearly all of the subcontractors identified are breaching employment standards. The... Read More