Technology

Fallen trees cause power outage

Power was cut to 981 customers in Welcome Bay after trees fell on power lines. Powerco Network Operations Manager Phil Marsh says power went out at 8.46pm. Contractors... Read More

A photo competition with a twist

These school holidays, Sport Bay of Plenty's Virtually on Track is holding a summer photo competition - with a twist. Using the free smartphone app Magisto, users... Read More

Monorail concept for city

A proposal to solve Tauranga's traffic woes with a New Zealand designed and patented monorail system is to be presented to Tauranga city Councillors today. A speaker... Read More

Weekend delays at Maungatapu

Drivers using the Maungatapu roundabout this weekend are warned to expect delays while high voltage power lines are relocated. Speed restrictions and lane closures... Read More

Back to back rescues

Tauranga based Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter flew people from Whangamata and Glen Murray near Port Waikato, in back to back missions today. First rescue was... Read More

New kind of auction to debut in NZ

A Kiwi tech company helping the NBA's Phoenix Suns revolutionise the courtside experience is debuting its live drop auction technology in New Zealand after closing... Read More

Online app makes shopping easy

Countdown has launched an innovative new app designed to make its online grocery pick-up service even faster and easier for customers. The Countdown Click and... Read More

An electronic eye on meth cooks

It's a crisis that's been likened to the Rena, but more toxic. It's the methamphetamine problem, and one which Matua Parkinson, a Bay of Plenty District Health... Read More

Free Wi-Fi on Bayhopper buses

What do Donald Trump's tweets, council plans and online shopping have in common? You'll soon be able to check out all of them for free while riding the bus in the... Read More

New ticketing system for bus users

Passenger bus users will soon benefit from the implementation of a Regional Integrated Ticketing System. Horizons, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki,... Read More

Omokoroa welcomes roll-out of high speed

Omokoroa is one of the most recent areas in the country to welcome the start of work to expand the government's Ultra-fast Fibre Broadband network to their community. Fibre... Read More

Putting the lid on 10,000m3

Tauranga city's newest reservoir at the Joyce Road treatment plant has been constructed with an aluminium geodesic dome roof - design easier to install and self-supporting,... Read More