Rural
05:00pm Thu 04 Jun, 2020
The journey of New Zealand's high quality nutritious food from farmer to fork is what drives Agcarm's horticultural scholarship winner, Alexandra Tomkins in her... Read More
08:44am Tue 02 Jun, 2020
The Government is backing a new $27 million project aimed at boosting sustainable horticulture production and New Zealand's COVID-19 recovery efforts. 'Our horticulture... Read More
08:15am Mon 01 Jun, 2020
Moving Day today on June 1 is a big day in the farming calendar and requires good planning and communication to ensure success. It involves not just moving a... Read More
12:30pm Sun 31 May, 2020
It's time to batten down the hatches and prepare for another onslaught of rain, as people across the Coromandel peninsula brace themselves once again following... Read More
02:59pm Sat 30 May, 2020
With large numbers of people losing their jobs because of COVID-19, Dairy NZ has launched a publicity campaign to encourage people to consider changing careers... Read More
07:01am Fri 29 May, 2020
Having an orchard backed by the Kaituna River makes for quite a site - one that Ahuwhenua Trophy finalist Otama Marere are very proud of. What used to be a golf... Read More
10:05am Thu 28 May, 2020
Te Puke farmers - who themselves have been fighting drought conditions and feed shortages this season - are today sending hay bales to their Hawke's Bay counterparts... Read More
07:44am Wed 27 May, 2020
Watching the skies from his kiwifruit orchard in Waihī, Chris McHardy hopes for rain. There's no saving this season's crop, which has already produced... Read More
11:45am Tue 26 May, 2020
Confronted with the challenge of harvesting 15 million trays of class one kiwifruit during a global pandemic, one Bay of Plenty company has discovered they were... Read More
11:20am Tue 26 May, 2020
New Zealand's world-first plan to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis is on track the latest technical data shows, says Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister... Read More
01:59pm Sun 24 May, 2020
This year the popular Fieldays event will be pioneering a new digital future as it heads online. Following the government announcement in March to cancel all large... Read More
08:00pm Fri 22 May, 2020
Dairy farmers are preparing to tighten their purse strings with milk prices likely to drop next year. Yesterday Fonterra announced it is forecasting a drop in... Read More
29-Oct 09:00
Man's skull fractured in pub hammer attack
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
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