Rural
08:15am Sat 24 Aug, 2019
Today Saturday, August 24, Grower Direct in Te Puna celebrates its eighth birthday with the opening of new growing houses, specifically designed for tomato, chilli... Read More
08:00am Sat 24 Aug, 2019
Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. Expect a fine day all day, with cool southwesterlies. Make sure to wrap up warm if heading outdoors, as it's a three-clothing... Read More
07:30am Sat 24 Aug, 2019
For those who haven't yet experienced the buzz that comes from being involved in a Coast Care day, the last dune planting days of the winter season are coming... Read More
08:00pm Thu 22 Aug, 2019
Changes to New Zealand's animal tracking system are starting to be rolled out after a report released last year identified a raft of issues with the scheme. Failing... Read More
01:45pm Sun 18 Aug, 2019
Last week, the kiwifruit industry celebrated the 60th anniversary of renaming the kiwifruit in 1959. On Friday August 9, the Te Puke War Memorial Hall was transformed... Read More
07:00am Sun 18 Aug, 2019
Can you count birds? More specifically - the North Island robin? The Aongatete Forest Project would like more helpers for their bird monitoring day on Wednesday... Read More
04:00pm Sat 17 Aug, 2019
Rotorua locals are one step closer to having a cleaner lake, following an interim Environment Court decision on Lake Rotorua nutrient management rules that has... Read More
03:00pm Sat 17 Aug, 2019
A joint Biosecurity New Zealand and Potatoes New Zealand response to the crop disease Potato mop-top virus -PMTV is being closed out, with industry taking the... Read More
12:40pm Sat 17 Aug, 2019
Police are investigating following a body being found at a Rotorua mountain bike park. Emergency services responded to a report of a sudden death in the Whakarewarewa... Read More
12:00pm Sat 17 Aug, 2019
The Metservice has issued a snowfall warning for the Desert Road. Snow is forecast to affect the road tonight and early Sunday morning. Between 7pm Saturday... Read More
11:45am Sat 17 Aug, 2019
EastPack, New Zealand's largest post-harvest service Kiwifruit provider, usually embraces kiwis of gold or green variety but now it's added a brown kiwi to the... Read More
09:30am Sat 17 Aug, 2019
A structure of wooden planks, used in the 1900s to gather and unleash water to ‘drive' kauri logs down Western Bay of Plenty hills to sawmills, is juxtaposed... Read More
29-Oct 19:16
Farmers retail workers strike for better pay
29-Oct 18:20
Chiefs name 2027 squad
29-Oct 17:26
Kayaker rescued from sinking vessel
29-Oct 16:13
Serious injuries as crash closes Coromandel road
29-Oct 15:57
Teen admits hammer attack after car-spiking arrest
29-Oct 13:39
Six-week repairs on Wairoa cycleway start Monday
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
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