Rural

Wild venison reaches 120 food banks

A charitable organisation supplying wild venison to foodbanks around the country is encouraging hunters to get on board. Formed in May 2025, the Wild Game... Read More

More than 10,000 people expected at Sika Show

More than 10,000 people are expected to descend on New Zealand's largest hunting and outdoor trade show this month. The Sika Show is at the Mystery Creek... Read More

A ‘lifestyle block on steroids’ in Karangahake

In secluded bush on the hills above the Karangahake Gorge at the southern end of the Coromandel, Sue Austen is continuing her parents' legacy on a property owned... Read More

Mum grows thriving food forest in Tauranga

The term 'food forest” describes a way of growing food that mimics natural ecosystems, rather than traditional orchard-style rows. For Selena Hardman,... Read More

Kiwifruit boom fuels Bay of Plenty land rush

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Exports to Australia ease avocado glut

Exports to Australia are helping to ease a glut of avocados on the domestic market. Head of New Zealand avocado sales and marketing for Bay of Plenty-based... Read More

Farmers urged to plan ahead as dry summer looms

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Lifestyle block owners warned over El Niño

As El Niño conditions are set to intensify, lifestyle block owners are urged to prepare now, especially those with animals. Earth Sciences New... Read More

For the birds, bush and Bay

Could the Bay of Plenty one day become predator free? That's the ambitious vision being put to the community at a public meeting this weekend, where locals... Read More

Keeping it local – raw milk, veggies and family

Move aside Tom and Barbara, The Good Life in Tauranga has stepped up its game, Loren and Michaela Gibbs are living the good life with their four children and... Read More

Matatā couple farm for the future

A Bay of Plenty farming couple whose cattle breeding operation has produced an extraordinary 22 sets of twins from just 180 cows have been recognised for balancing... Read More

Zespri chief: Quality must justify premium

Mount Maunganui-based kiwifruit marketer Zespri says fruit quality remains a key focus as the industry responds to increasing competition in export markets. Chief... Read More