Technology

Deterring amateur electricians

A joint consumer awareness campaign from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Consumer Protection team and the Electrical Workers Registration... Read More

Coromandel to benefit from extended RBI

The Thames-Coromandel District is poised to take advantage of the just-announced next phase of the Government's Rural Broadband Initiative. The second phase of... Read More

Government targeting mobile black spots

Mobile ‘black spots' in the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel could soon be receiving full coverage. A request for proposals has been issued to extend the Rural... Read More

Kiwibank IT operational

Kiwibank has its IT system operational after all internet banking, phone banking, and fund transfers between accounts stopped working about 12.30pm today. Kiwibank... Read More

Councils slammed on facebook

Councils stand accused of spending nearly half a million dollars on propaganda branding exercises by the taxpayers union which is asking why ratepayers funds are... Read More

Innovative Bay businesses up for awards

Four Bay of Plenty companies have been nominated a massive 13 times across nine award categories in this year's New Zealand Innovation Awards. The recently announced... Read More

Papamoa power cut

Powerco is still investigating the cause of the power cut on Sunday night that stopped power to about 1000 properties in Papamoa. It was a fault on Powerco's network... Read More

MBIE advice over phone recall

Samsung Note 7 owners are being encouraged by the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment's Consumer Protection team to become familiar with the Consumer... Read More

Note 7s banned by Air NZ

Air New Zealand is issuing a total ban on fire-prone Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on all of its flights from 5am today, Sunday. The airline strongly advises... Read More

Kiwis hooked by online fishing

A KPMG test on the cyber security of New Zealand businesses as part of Connect Smart Week has revealed one in ten Kiwis could fall for a phishing attack. Phishing... Read More

‘Sad’wich photo goes viral

A Mount Maunganui sandwich has gone viral on the internet, all because of the sandwich's deceit. What appeared to be a chocka-block lunchtime sammy was actually... Read More

Mapping expedition underway

Scientists are embarking on a voyage of discovery today to map a previously uncharted section of the Colville Ridge, a large and mountainous seafloor structure about... Read More