Technology

Rescue helicopter open day

The Trustpower TECT rescue helicopter will be on display today along with live demonstrations by emergency services. A fun-filled family day has been planned... Read More

Spark halts cell tower construction in Coromandel

The halted construction of a 20m cell tower in Coromandel could mean a degraded 4G service over the Christmas period, Spark says. The telecommunications giant... Read More

Navy specialists and Police improving water search

Royal New Zealand Navy - RNZN - hydrographic specialists are conducting a search exercise with Police on Lake Taupo. The team, from Littoral Warfare Unit HMNZS... Read More

Celestial navigators arrive safely in Tauranga

The double-hulled sailing canoe Fa'afaite has arrived safe and sound in Tauranga Harbour on Friday, after leaving Tahiti on August 20 and crossing the Pacific... Read More

Robotics Plus win ANZLF Trans-Tasman Awards

Tauranga's Robotics Plus, a world-leading robotics and automation company developing innovation to unlock new levels of productivity in some of the world's... Read More

Kupu 2.0 to support Te Reo Māori in the classroom

Kupu, a mobile app that helps people learn Te Reo Māori by translating photos of objects around them, can now be utilised across more schools in Aotearoa thanks... Read More

Toi Ohomai holding digital colonialisation forum

Digital footprint, data management, big data analytics - these buzzwords are floating around in everyday vernacular, but do we know what they mean and the impacts... Read More

Access and design helps remove disability

Tauranga is making strides towards becoming a wheel-chair friendly destination, but more work needs to be done to make the city physically accessible for everyone.... Read More

Bumblebees have smelly feet and other super powers

On Sunday, a new family of bumblebees will be buzzing around inside a bumblebee hive at the Tauranga City Library. The only thing I've ever really learned about... Read More

Festival of architecture

The countdown is on for the annual Festival of Architecture, with a series of engaging, insightful and enjoyable events running from September 20-26 at venues... Read More

Bay of Plenty company helping bees thrive

The air is buzzing for 'bee aware' month and Comvita are celebrating after planting 2.3 million trees this year. They have added 6.4 million trees to... Read More

International Space Station over Tauranga tonight

The Tauranga Astronomical Society has advised that weather permitting, the International Space Station - ISS - will be visible tonight. 'The ISS will be passing... Read More