Technology

Website scam: Bank pays nearly $30k

A bank has paid almost $30,000 to a customer who fell for a scam, because she genuinely believed she was giving her details to the bank. The case is one that... Read More

NZ researchers chosen for $50m US science centre

Two University of Waikato researchers have been shoulder-tapped as investigators within the newly launched US$30million NSF Center for Braiding Indigenous... Read More

Wine leftovers to turn to treasure

Waste from New Zealand's wine industry is set to be transformed into high-value products in a $9.8 million project led by the University of Auckland. Called... Read More

IT upgrade costs council $14.9m more than budgeted

A major council IT system upgrade is costing about $14.9 million more than first budgeted as the project stretched years beyond initial schedules. Rotorua... Read More

Scientists celebrate prestigious publishing honour

Scion is toasting the success of two leading researchers after they've earned the equivalent of an Olympic gold medal in the world of science. Drs Marie... Read More

Smishing scams cost New Zealanders $4.2m

Fraudsters stole just over $4.2 million from New Zealanders between April and June, with text message scams on the rise. New Zealand's Computer Emergency... Read More

Tauranga to celebrate STEM Festival

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM for short, is happening all around us, all the time, without most people ever realising. Young... Read More

A Māori cultural guide to our region

A new app designed in partnership by Tauranga City Council and Tourism Bay of Plenty has launched this week during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with an aim to promote... Read More

Young Innovator Awards celebrate BOP youth

A Pāpāmoa College student who came up with the idea for a daily wellbeing check-in app has taken out the Intermediate People's Choice Award at Priority One's... Read More

Shane Barr: cobbler and TikTok star

They look like a medieval torture instrument, but a pair of humble bunion pliers have helped turn a Tauranga cobbler into a social media star (and given his... Read More

Calls for AI strategy before election

Technology experts are urging Labour and National to announce an Artificial Intelligence strategy before October's election. New Zealanders have used... Read More

Illegal material scam re-emerges

Police are aware that an email scam has re-emerged, that references Police and other justice sector partners. The email claims authorities have done a search... Read More