Rural

Two men died in Kaimanawa Ranges aircraft crash

Two men have died as a result of a light aircraft crash in the Kaimanawa Ranges. The aircraft was reported overdue late last night and was located around 11:30am... Read More

Exploring behind the farm gate

Townies will get the chance to look beyond the farm gate this month. Bay of Plenty Federated Farmers is organising a Farm Day on March 24 at the McLeod's property... Read More

Record participation in Aotearoa Bike Challenge

This year's Aotearoa Bike Challenge has encouraged thousands more New Zealanders to cycle, with more than 22,000 people from over 1,900 organisations taking part,... Read More

Have your say - climate change, rescue & transport

Climate change, passenger transport and rescue services funding are on Regional Council's radar. Bay of Plenty residents will be asked to provide their feedback... Read More

What’s on - St Pat’s Day, sprints and vigil

Kia ora and morena Sunners, and welcome to your Sunday. It's a day for reflection either alone or with others, reaching out to those around us and catching... Read More

2019 BOP Dairy Industry Award winners announced

The major winners in the 2019 Bay of Plenty Dairy Industry Awards, Matt Barr and Genna Maxwell believe one of the strengths of their business lies in being fourth-generation... Read More

Seeka purchases Aongatete Coolstores for $25m

Seeka Limited has announced that is has agreed to purchase kiwifruit orcharding, packing and coolstore business and assets of Aongatete Coolstores Limited in the... Read More

’Quality issues’ affect avocado growers

Avocado growers profits have taken a hit due to quality issues among last year's smaller crop. New Zealand Avocado chief executive Jen Scoular says wet weather,... Read More

Kiwifruit harvest begins in Western Bay of Plenty

The first large volumes of Gold kiwifruit for 2019 have begun to be harvested in the Western Bay of Plenty this week, with picking commencing in the Te Puke and... Read More

Dry spell giving farmers grief in BOP

Farmers across the country are being warned to make calls on feed planning, milking frequency and drying off due to the dry weather. DairyNZ Farm Performance... Read More

Rare Guzzi motorcycle stolen

Mark Townsend was on the second-to-last day of his motorcycle trip down the South Island when his rare 1000s Moto Guzzi was stolen. 'I got off the Cook Strait... Read More

Flying start for Pest-free Te Puna

Te Puna's pest free programme got off to a flying start on Saturday March 2, with more than 100 people attending and all 78 traps given out - with a wait list... Read More