Rural

Summit aims to inspire youth

Twenty young explorers from around the country are set to converge on New Zealand's gateway to Antarctica for the first Young Inspiring Explorers' Summit. The... Read More

Muller: Freshwater proposals to impact on land

Research published by Local Government New Zealand show the enormous impact on land use the government's freshwater proposals will really have, National's Agriculture... Read More

Young offenders learning new skills from the farm

Three young offenders at Te Maioha o Parekarangi - an Oranga Tamariki Youth ran Youth Justice residence in Rotorua - are learning how to become dairy farmers. As... Read More

Car catches alight in Te Puna

Fire services attended the scene of a burning car in Te Puna in the early hours of Sunday morning. The fire also took hold along a shelter belt bordering a nearby... Read More

Motiti Island rescue after motorcycle hits cow

A Motiti Island motorcylist had to be airlifted to Tauranga Hospital after colliding with a cow late on Thursday night. 'Ambulance notified us of a collision... Read More

Kim Westerskov - award winning photographer

While talking with multi-award-winning wildlife photographer Kim Westerskov, I realized most of his life has been one big adventure. Attacked by an octopus, cuddled... Read More

Plague of wallabies threatens Kaimai forest

The Kaimai Range native forest is under threat due to the explosive growth of wallabies. Forest & Bird says the government urgently needs to fund wallaby control,... Read More

Conservation Champion to visit Te Puke

Waikato Council's natural heritage team leader and respected scientist Alan Saunders will be sharing his knowledge in Te Puke on Monday as part of Conservation... Read More

Saturday‘s national forecast

The MetService has issued a severe weather watch this morning for parts of central New Zealand. WeatherWatch weather analyst Aaron Wilkinson says a low pressure... Read More

Oropi Sunday Market needs customers

Just ten minutes up Oropi Road you will find a hidden gem on the last Sunday of every month. The Oropi Sunday Market at the Oropi Memorial Hall and Community... Read More

What‘s on - Bagpipe garage sale, rugby and darts

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. Today we are expecting cloudy periods with a chance of showers. Rain is forecast for the evening, along with northerlies. It's... Read More

Robotics Plus win ANZLF Trans-Tasman Awards

Tauranga's Robotics Plus, a world-leading robotics and automation company developing innovation to unlock new levels of productivity in some of the world's... Read More