Technology

New app to identify plants, animals and fungi

Imagine being able to readily identify every plant, animal and bird in your garden, on a hike or when showing off our beautiful country to visiting family and... Read More

A summer celebration of innovation

Celebrate the innovation sector across the Western Bay of Plenty this summer, with a great line-up of local innovation businesses who will share their stories... Read More

Internet outage for broadband users

Slingshot customers in Tauranga are reporting they are experiencing an internet outage. "Our internet has been out for three hours," says a SunLive reader. "Something... Read More

Tracking great white sharks by phone in the BOP

Shark enthusiasts are able to follow the progress of two great white sharks swimming in Bay of Plenty waters through their mobile phones. Dr Riley Elliott, who... Read More

“Shy” carrot up for auction

'Looking for a new home…has its original haircut, it's a little shy at times but otherwise a very easy pet”. This is the description of a current... Read More

Calls to fund ‘life-changing’ diabetes monitors

Diabetes NZ wants Pharmac to fund a "life-changing" device that can measure diabetics' blood sugar levels instantly. New Zealanders living with diabetes can... Read More

Campaign launched in wake of “sophisticated” scams

Scams are constantly evolving and becoming increasingly sophisticated, the New Zealand Bankers' Association says. It comes as the organisation launches a... Read More

Technology follows penguins’ every move

GPS-based technology is helping researchers to learn more about Antarctica's majestic emperor penguins' feeding patterns as part of efforts to protect the species... Read More

NASA astronaut touches down in Tauranga today

Record breaking NASA astronaut and microbiologist Dr Kate Rubins will be touching down in Tauranga today. It is her first visit to New Zealand and she is taking... Read More

Bringing clean water to Tongan schools

Using technical skills and community engagement, a group of University of Canterbury (UC) Humanitarian Engineering students installed drinking water treatment... Read More

Tracking Daisy the great white shark into Tauranga

Excited shark enthusiasts are "glued" to their phones this week watching as a great white shark called 'Daisy', tracked by a satellite, has been swimming... Read More

Rotorua company hopes to build NZ biofuel industry

New Zealand could be making its own biofuel within the next five years. Scion, a Rotorua-based research institute, hopes to end the country's reliance on... Read More