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05:00pm Mon 08 Sep, 2025
Eastern Bay of Plenty kiwifruit grower and harvest contractor Brett Wotton has won the 2025 Kiwifruit Innovation Award for his work to support lifting fruit... Read More
08:00am Mon 08 Sep, 2025
Mark, Sherrie and Jake Stokman are proud to be supporting the rural community at their annual sale in September. Mark had a canam (work vehicle) accident... Read More
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05:00pm Tue 02 Sep, 2025
Western Bay of Plenty District Council are starting work on Wednesday September 10 to fix a slip that's undercutting a road safety barrier on Reid Rd in Welcome... Read More
04:00pm Sat 30 Aug, 2025
Tauranga families have a unique opportunity to plant a native tree, snap a selfie, and return in the years ahead to watch it grow — all while helping restore... Read More
06:24am Wed 27 Aug, 2025
Kiwifruit marketing company Zespri has announced it expects to cut 65 jobs and will not be replacing a further 70. In a statement to NZ Herald, the company's... Read More
06:00pm Thu 21 Aug, 2025
Zespri has released its first full forecast for the 2025/26 season with it on track to deliver strong value back to growers. Zespri CEO Jason Te Brake said... Read More
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06:00am Thu 21 Aug, 2025
Concerned locals are appealing the decision to allow a controversial industrial park in their rural Western Bay of Plenty community. Priority Te Puna has... Read More
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02:00pm Sun 17 Aug, 2025
In a first for New Zealand's horticulture sector, the country's avocado exporters have joined forces to secure a collective FernMark Licence, marking a new chapter... Read More
08:45am Thu 14 Aug, 2025
Entries are open for the National Wild Goat Hunting Competition - a national initiative to raise awareness of the environmental and agricultural damage caused... Read More
06:00am Thu 14 Aug, 2025
'Wrong business, wrong place.” That was the catchcry of a roadside protest opposing an industrial park in a rural Western Bay of Plenty community yesterday... Read More
04:00pm Mon 11 Aug, 2025
Farmers and growers across New Zealand are invited to step forward and share their stories of innovation, stewardship and resilience through the 2026 Ballance... Read More
10:00am Mon 11 Aug, 2025
Waikato Bay of Plenty farmer Hugh Jackson has secured the title of New Zealand's top young farmer. The 27-year-old came third in the grand final in 2023 and... Read More
23-Oct 18:00
Council approves another $3.5m for Mauao recovery
23-Oct 17:00
Tauranga doctor identifies sore as rare disease
23-Oct 16:00
Whitianga opens $11.5m recycling centre
23-Oct 14:33
Tauranga photo club celebrates 70 years
23-Oct 14:01
Three trustees elected to Manawa Trust
23-Oct 11:58
Riot of colour and creativity at Tauranga Fringe
23-Oct 10:00
Speedway stars set for Baypark season opener
23-Oct 07:23
Tauranga Council budgets $100k to find new CEO
23-Oct 07:05
Bay of Plenty basking in summer-like warmth
23-Oct 06:07
Search duo reach 150 call-outs
22-Oct 18:00
Fishers face $600 fines as summer patrols ramp up
22-Oct 17:00
Cathedral Cove track reroute proposed
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