Technology

Boat safety video cracks 212K views

A bar crossing safety video produced by the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regional councils have now cracked 200,000 YouTube views. The clip gives boaties information... Read More

Tsunami texts being reviewed

The tsunami text warning system in the Bay of Plenty is being urgently reviewed by the government following an 'unacceptable level of confusion” that occurred... Read More

Online health service proving popular

Nearly 3000 people across the region have signed up to the Waikato District Heath Board's free online healthcare service SmartHealth. Previously known as ‘Virtual... Read More

Glow worms beauty captured on film

Patience and perseverance has paid off perfectly for local astrophotographer Amit Kamble. Amit has tried three times to capture a time-lapse of the glow worms... Read More

Interference affects Council data

Regular users of Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Live Monitoring website may notice a number of gaps in the data as radio interference causes a number of issues. Council's... Read More

Cyber safety service launches

An online abuse and harassment service launches today after research shows 56 per cent of Kiwis are concerned about cyber safety and cybersecurity. The service... Read More

Self-drive vehicle demo in Tauranga

The country's first official demonstration of an autonomous vehicle using New Zealand roads takes place in Tauranga tomorrow. The New Zealand Traffic Institute,... Read More

Lake Rotorua ‘hydrothermally active’

Initial results of a survey of Lake Rotorua undertaken by the New Zealand Defence Force shows the lake is hydrothermally active. The bathymetric and magnetic survey... Read More

Girl rescued from Te Kaha

A 12 year old girl suffering a medical condition requiring immediate hospital care was flown from Te Kaha to Whakatane Hospital last night. The Trustpower TECT... Read More

UFB connections for more Tauranga locals

Tauranga residents could be among those eligible for free Ultra-Fast Broadband connection. The Government is continuing its $1.6 billion rollout of UFB until at... Read More

Talking safe surfing online

Do you know what your teen views online? Or what they upload to the internet? And if they've encountered cyberbullying or pornography? Parents wanting to know how... Read More

Mapping rip currents and behaviours

Surf Life Saving New Zealand and software company Emsisoft are teaming up on a new project to map currents and rips at key New Zealand beaches this summer. In 2015,... Read More