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Online projects to raise awareness this Road Safety Week
#SlowDown

Online projects to raise awareness this Road Safety Week

Road Safety Week in New Zealand encourages schools to go online to raise awareness of the dangers of speeding near schools #SlowDown.

By Matthew Bain • 3 min read • Mon, 8th May 2017
Cutting-edge creation cuts costs
Road Safety

Cutting-edge creation cuts costs

Road crews could trim roadside vegetation faster and with fewer traffic delays as the tractor-mounted system cuts around posts in seconds.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Apr 2017
Kiwi parents concerned over kids' daily internet fix
Netsafe

Kiwi parents concerned over kids' daily internet fix

In a sign of how prevalent life online is, 61% of parents revealed that their pre-school children are now getting a daily fix of internet.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Feb 2017
Self-driving car fast on its way to NZ roads
Cartech

Self-driving car fast on its way to NZ roads

New Zealand is set to see its first autonomous vehicle hit the roads within months, as Volvo and Trafinz prepare for a major demonstration in Tauranga.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Sep 2016
Smarter cycling with Vodafone's latest innovation
Vodafone

Smarter cycling with Vodafone's latest innovation

Vodafone introduces 'Smart Jacket' to improve cyclist safety at night, with features including illuminated sleeves for directions.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Sep 2016
360° cameras crucial for a bird's eye approach to trucking safety
Surveillance

360° cameras crucial for a bird's eye approach to trucking safety

New Zealand's trucking industry could soon be made a whole lot safer if more operators adopt 'bird's eye' cameras, eliminating blindspots.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Jul 2016
Scenic beauty & road safety: Bluetooth alerts to help rental car drivers
Bluetooth

Scenic beauty & road safety: Bluetooth alerts to help rental car drivers

Bluetooth technology to deliver safety messages will be used to educate rental drivers as they drive along the Christchurch to Queenstown route.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Jul 2016
Police and schools - staying safe online
Schools

Police and schools - staying safe online

Partnerships between schools and police are crucial for the safety of students, says New Zealand Schools Trustees Association.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Jul 2015
TOWER launches app to reward safe Kiwi drivers
Gaming

TOWER launches app to reward safe Kiwi drivers

TOWER's new app offers Kiwi drivers up to 20% off insurance premiums for safe driving, marking a first in New Zealand's move towards user-based insurance.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 17th Apr 2014
Driving app targets young motorists
EduTech

Driving app targets young motorists

New online driving tool, eDrive, aims to boost road safety among NZ's young drivers with realistic traffic simulations.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jul 2011
Do you talk and drive?
Hands-free

Do you talk and drive?

NZ's mobile usage ban while driving sees varying compliance, as Police enforce fines and demerits to enhance road safety. Are you compliant?.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Mar 2010

Global Stories

Road Safety stories

Self-driving cars: Great for safety, but they'll lose the insurance industry $20 billion
Cartech

Self-driving cars: Great for safety, but they'll lose the insurance industry $20 billion

The new self-driving cars will be good for road safety, but will hurt the vehicle insurance industry, cutting US$20 billion from insurance premiums.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 13th Jun 2016
New travel app to enable direct marketing to tourists
Fleet Management

New travel app to enable direct marketing to tourists

Businesses will now be able to market directly to tourists in real time, thanks to a new app launching in New Zealand this week.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 30th Nov 2015
Gisborne puts its hand up for Round 2 of Government broadband funding
Unified Communications

Gisborne puts its hand up for Round 2 of Government broadband funding

Gisborne District Council calls for broadband and mobile blackspot funding to extend coverage in key tourism sites.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Jul 2015
Kiwi parents 'oblivious' to children's online lives
Symantec

Kiwi parents 'oblivious' to children's online lives

We talk to our children about keeping safe in the physical world. We need to be having the same conversations about keeping safe in the online world.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Jul 2015
Unisys chosen to modernise NZ crash analysis system
Government

Unisys chosen to modernise NZ crash analysis system

The New Zealand Transport Agency has chosen Unisys as the prime system integrator to modernise the national crash analysis system (CAS).

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2014
Cisco invests in 'Connected Car'
Cloud Services

Cisco invests in 'Connected Car'

Company strikes deal with Cohda Wireless to advance intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and car-to-X communications.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Jan 2013