Rural

Huge fun today at the Te Puke A&P Lifestyle Show

Who is Te Puke's strongest man and woman? This will be decided today at the Te Puke A & P Lifestyle Show with the winners also qualifying for the 2020 Nationals.... Read More

Dry conditions impacting BOP farmers and growers

Farmers and growers are starting to feel the heat of the current dry conditions as the Western Bay of Plenty enters 2020's second month with no rain and none on... Read More

Starlink, not aliens, to appear again tonight

Anyone who missed the spectacular train of Starlink3 Satellites that crossed the sky in a single file row last night will have another opportunity to see them... Read More

NZ may reach 40C in the next few days

Yesterday Gisborne reached 38.2 degrees Celsius and the Australian heatwave hasn't even reached our shores yet. There is a chance 40 degrees could be reached... Read More

Rescuing animals from the Australian bushfires

A team of experts at evacuating animals during emergencies and disasters went to Australia from New Zealand earlier this month, to help as fires raged out of control. Steve... Read More

First case of M.Bovis found in the BOP

Farmers will be on high alert after a case of Mycoplasma bovis has been found in the Bay of Plenty. A dairy farm in Waiotahi, near Opotiki has a confirmed... Read More

Playing the infinite game at Momentum

Climate change, futures research and playing 'the Infinite Game” are among the topics on the agenda for Zespri's Momentum 2020 conference at Mount Maunganui... Read More

American university group aids conservation effort

A values-driven tourism group from the University of Delaware got stuck into Bay of Plenty conservation efforts this week. The American university group spent... Read More

What‘s on - trucks, planes, trains and sprint cars

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. He whakaaturanga rangi i te rangi i tenei ra. Expect a mainly fine day apart from morning cloud and the chance of an afternoon... Read More

Avocado growers prepared in case of summer drought

Avocado growers are confident they will be able to cope in the event of a summer drought. Forecasters from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research... Read More

The cool and windy week explained by MetService

The MetService had forecast a cold and windy start to the last week as a cold front crossed over the far south of the South Island. The lingering southerly winds... Read More

Our protected native estuary gone says resident

Angela was at home in Windermere on Friday when the vegetation fire broke out in the nearby reserve. She was one of the first to call emergency services. 'The... Read More