Technology

Ultra-Fast Broadband extended in Bay

Communications Minister Simon Bridges has announced 10 more towns in the Bay of Plenty will be included in the government's Ultra-Fast Broadband programme. The... Read More

Heat vison test for volcano

Volcanologists are testing a security industry development combining handheld thermal imaging cameras on the live volcano at White Island. Web cameras work well... Read More

Floragora the ‘Tinder for gardeners’

A new website being touted as the ‘Tinder for gardeners' is helping green-thumbed Kiwis swap seeds, flowers and bulbs. Launched this summer, Floragora is... Read More

Photo scam pops up in the Bay

A photography agency which operated out of Bayfair has been slammed by the Privacy Commission for unauthorised use of children's images. Expression Sessions set... Read More

Microbead ban – bring it on

Seafood New Zealand wants the government ban on microbeads brought forward, says Seafood New Zealand Chief Executive Tim Pankhurst. He welcomes the announcement... Read More

New cardiology centre

Tauranga Hospital heart care takes up a new beat with the opening on Monday of the new Cardiac Cathererisation Laboratory or Cath Lab. The Cath Lab will take its... Read More

Historic imagery website now live

Has the street where you live changed over the years? Perhaps it's gone from just having a few houses to having many - or maybe it didn't even exist 50 years ago. Now... Read More

First Māori emoji app launched

The world's first Māori emoji app Emotiki has landed just in time for summer road trips and Santa stockings. The free downloadable app for iPhone and Android devices... Read More

Emergency beach landing

UPDATED: 1.30pm: Four people are believed to be uninjured after their Cessna aircraft made an emergency landing on Papamoa Beach this afternoon. The aircraft touched... Read More

Crying ‘wolf’ with Tsunami warnings

Last night's tsunami warning for the Bay of Plenty wasn't needed, says Emergency Management Bay of Plenty Director Clinton Naude today. It's important not to cry... Read More

Sunair flying again

Tauranga airline Sunair will be returning to the skies after the Civil Aviation Authority reissued their air operator certificate. Last Friday SunLive reported... Read More

Email problems for Spark

Some Spark customers are reporting problems sending or receiving emails with Yahoo! Xtra. The problem appears to be related to ‘third-party' email clients,... Read More