Technology

[ad_1] By RNZ’s Phil Pennington Auckland City Council has pulled out of a plan to expand the city’s CCTV network because it would have cost too much. Last year Auckland Transport embarked on a project to combine its own closed circuit television with the city council and the NZTA, building …

[ad_1] Auckland Regional Facilities said the rise in video surveillance would increase the safety of people and the safety of assets without using facial recognition technology or analytics. “The full scope of work … number of cameras, which sites will be prioritized and when, has yet to be confirmed,” he …

[ad_1] A transforming satellite rocket, a proof-of-concept design, has been successfully launched from New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula, says Rocket Lab. Peter Beck, founder of RocketLab. Photo: Supplied / Rocket Lab The American company has been acting as something of a middleman, using its own rockets to launch paying customer satellites …

[ad_1] A person was arrested yesterday for brushing his teeth while driving in Dunedin. The hygiene-conscious driver was stopped at a police checkpoint targeting distracted drivers on Crawford St between 9.50am. M. And 10.30 a. M. A police spokesman said the driver was spoken to and educated. Eight other people …

[ad_1] Supplied First Light is the first operational satellite that Rocket Lab has designed, built and launched into orbit. The space company Rocket Lab says it has launched New Zealand’s first operational satellite into orbit. The satellite named ‘First Light’ is the first operational satellite designed and built in-house by …

[ad_1] Education Minister Chris Hipkins has challenged claims by Greens co-leader James Shaw that Hipkins gave “verbal approval” to the $ 11.7 million earmarked for the private Taranaki Green School for a school project. building. Hipkins said today that that would “mischaracterize” his conversation about the school, which is not …

[ad_1] Government Digital Services Minister Kris Faafoi has rejected harsh criticism from Trade Me founder Sam Morgan that “unhelpful” officials had missed an opportunity to improve Covid-19 contact tracing. Morgan said he would stop putting up money and promoting an initiative to implement “CovidCard” Bluetooth tracking devices after being frustrated …

[ad_1] MetService staff remain on “high alert” after the forecaster was targeted in a cyberattack yesterday. MetService said it was the target of a cyber attack yesterday. Photo: 123rf You have now confirmed that you continue to have problems with your website as a result of the attack, and that …

[ad_1] “These will be distributed starting next week. They allow you to keep a manual paper diary; we are aware that some of our senior citizens in particular prefer to keep a paper record of where they have been.” The brochures will be distributed in packs of 10 and the …

[ad_1] By Nita Blake-Persen of RNZ You’ve gotten back to basics with the Government’s latest Covid-19 tracking tool – a paper brochure that can be used by anyone without a smartphone. More than two million people have downloaded the NZ Covid Tracer app, but the number of daily scans indicates …