Technology

An alternative viewpoint to TECT

Trustpower will go directly to the public over the proposal to cancel the TECT cheque after TECT declined the local energy company's offer to participate in public... Read More

Patients to control their own healthcare

Patients managing their own healthcare online is the future says a Bay of Plenty GP - and the future is here. Dr Marshall Hollister-Jones, of Tauranga's Chadwick... Read More

Funding available for Maori in tech

A fresh round of funding aimed at building Maori capacity in the digital technology space is underway. Maori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta says it's about... Read More

Artists wanted to brighten cabinets

Creative Bay of Plenty is working with Keep New Zealand Beautiful and Chorus to get some beautiful art onto local telecommunications cabinets as part of the ‘Paint... Read More

Bingeing behaviour revealed

Bingeing once referred to over eating or over drinking, but thanks to technology bingeing now also means watching a whole season of a television show in a week,... Read More

Dinner plans change in Welcome Bay

Powerco doesn't know the cause of the power cut that has disrupted 1481 Welcome Bay households on dinner time tonight. Power was cut at 5.51pm. The powerco website... Read More

Back to school scam targets parents

Parents who may be receiving phony calls from scammers about online stationery orders, are being warned to tread with caution. In a statement released on the NetSafe... Read More

Sheep milking venture unveiled at Taupo

An ambitious and innovative venture which proposes an alternative future for New Zealand's dairy and sheep industries, has been officially opened near the shores... Read More

Uber ready to ride in Tauranga

Ride-sharing app Uber has finally launched in Tauranga today, making the city the fifth in New Zealand to receive the service. In December of last year, Uber put... Read More

Eastern Bay power cuts expected

Repairs on a critical piece of electrical equipment supplying the entire Opotiki District have forced a power cut this morning. 'As owner and operator of the National... Read More

60,000 affected by widespread power cut

Power has been restored in the Coromandel and Waikato areas after a Transpower outage caused widespread power cuts earlier this morning. Powerco Network Operations... Read More

Broadband data use soars in the Bay

Bay of Plenty households are consuming record amounts of broadband data, as people's viewing habits continue to shift online, according to new statistics from Chorus. Rotorua... Read More