Rural
02:30pm Sun 24 Feb, 2019
Colder southerlies are spreading over New Zealand today bringing rain to some areas as well as a noticeable change from the warmer temperatures usually experienced... Read More
10:44am Sat 23 Feb, 2019
Whakatane dairy farmers Fraser and Katherine McGougan have won the Supreme Award of the 2019 Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Fraser and Katherine... Read More
08:31am Thu 21 Feb, 2019
A plea is being put out for information to help to identify a pack of dogs that is repeatedly attacking animals in the Snodgrass Road area of Te Puna. In the... Read More
07:14am Thu 21 Feb, 2019
As animal welfare officers come under increasing demand, some animal advocates are looking to the government for help. It has been one of the busiest summers... Read More
01:59pm Wed 20 Feb, 2019
A large field operation is underway in the Auckland suburb of Otara following the discovery of a single male facialis fruit fly in a surveillance trap in the... Read More
06:41am Wed 20 Feb, 2019
Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is calling for the Government to urgently declare a seasonal worker shortage in the region. He says it will allow work visas to be... Read More
03:33pm Tue 19 Feb, 2019
Minister for Biosecurity Damien O'Connor says the second find of an unwanted fruit fly is disappointing and the Government is committed to ensuring it doesn't... Read More
10:20pm Fri 15 Feb, 2019
Children with fireworks are suspected of starting a scrub fire in Gate Pa overnight. The blaze in Humber Crescent was reported just after 9pm and was under control... Read More
01:55pm Thu 14 Feb, 2019
Alex Ashe, a technical advisor at Farmlands Te Puna, has been named Bay of Plenty's Young Fruit Grower for 2019 at an awards dinner in Tauranga. The practical... Read More
07:01am Thu 14 Feb, 2019
Two-hundred people from the Bay of Plenty's kiwifruit industry yesterday heard Mike King share his mental health challenges as well as ways to deal with improving... Read More
06:43am Thu 14 Feb, 2019
Bay of Plenty dairy farmers are hurting as the drought begins to bite. But Federated Farmers says none of them are seeking assistance just yet. Bay of Plenty... Read More
10:39am Wed 13 Feb, 2019
In what's being described as a horrific attack, a horse has been mauled by a dog at Tuapiro Beach in Katikati. In a Facebook post, the owner of the horse says... Read More
30-Oct 06:53
One dead after car crashes into vehicle at mall
30-Oct 06:00
Man, mini-moto set for epic 2500km charity ride
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
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