Rural
10:15am Wed 30 Sep, 2020
The deaths of four people, including a Bay of Plenty child, is a sobering reminder for farm safety, says WorkSafe. WorkSafe has been notified of four fatalities... Read More
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02:30pm Sat 26 Sep, 2020
Stallholders at the Oropi Country Market are excited that they can finally have the doors of the Oropi Memorial Hall open again now that most of the country are... Read More
11:30am Sat 26 Sep, 2020
Weather warnings and watches are in force for much of the country today. The MetService advise that there is a severe weather watch in place as a significant... Read More
08:00am Tue 22 Sep, 2020
To mark the start of Mental Health Awareness Week in New Zealand, the dairy sector is calling for rural mental health to be a priority. DairyNZ, Federated Farmers... Read More
10:00am Fri 18 Sep, 2020
Fonterra has posted an after tax profit of $659 million for the 2020 financial year, a $1.3 billion improvement on the previous year. The New Zealand dairy co-operative's... Read More
10:15am Thu 17 Sep, 2020
Data released by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand shows there were 121 more farm sales for the three months ended August 2020 than for the three months... Read More
03:00pm Sun 13 Sep, 2020
Tauranga City Councillor and former Deputy Mayor Larry Baldock doesn't tend to take much time off for a break, but he found himself ‘as happy as Larry' due... Read More
11:00am Sun 13 Sep, 2020
The MetService advises that a couple of cold fronts, preceded by strong northwesterlies, are expected to move northeast across the South Island and the lower... Read More
06:50am Sun 13 Sep, 2020
In the lead up to the titipounamu/rifleman's nesting season, it's not uncommon to find Barry Pethybridge in the Aongatete forest sitting in a camping chair,... Read More
03:30pm Sat 12 Sep, 2020
Police are seeking the public's help in finding Phillip Wadsworth of Matamata, aged 52, who has been reported missing from Taupo. He was last seen around 8am... Read More
03:00pm Mon 07 Sep, 2020
Kiwifruit growers across the eastern and western Bay of Plenty are digging deep to help support local food banks. 'There is unprecedented demand for food bank... Read More
07:30am Sat 05 Sep, 2020
On the brink of lockdown, Whakamarama‘s Billy ‘Mushroom' Roy launched Marama's Mushrooms, a business that sells grow-your-own oyster mushroom blocks... Read More
29-Oct 08:00
First patrol weekend: 19 rescued on Saturday alone
29-Oct 06:00
Fraudsters use one-time passcode to steal $4800
28-Oct 17:00
Lifestyle block owners warned over El Niño
28-Oct 13:06
Homicide inquiry: Police seek car sightings
28-Oct 11:45
Allard lays down early title marker at Baypark
28-Oct 10:55
Alleged theft-linked vehicle crashes into water
28-Oct 10:00
Pilot escapes injury after propeller breaks
28-Oct 08:00
Bay players feature in ND season-opener squad
28-Oct 07:00
Wind, rain and colder temperatures to sweep BoP
28-Oct 06:00
Blind bowler's remarkable rise to the world stage
27-Oct 18:00
Brothers’ brush with death carries warning
27-Oct 17:00
Resident mows overgrown traffic island
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