Rural
07:56am Sat 08 Apr, 2017
With the return of New Zealand's red stag roar, the end of March to early April is a prime time for hunting and the bush will be crawling with hunters or varying... Read More
05:46pm Wed 05 Apr, 2017
Waitao Road in rural Welcome By was subject to surface flooding from the Waitao stream today. We can see the extent of the surface flooding from these aerial photos... Read More
10:39am Wed 05 Apr, 2017
The heavy deluge of rain that fell during the Tasman Tempest in March wreaked havoc on farms in the Franklin ward, Hauraki and Thames-Coromandel districts where... Read More
10:26am Wed 05 Apr, 2017
Just how valuable Zespri's gold kiwifruit G3 really is has been made clear by today's announcement that New Zealand growers have paid a minimum of $254,150 in a... Read More
04:55pm Tue 04 Apr, 2017
Work has started on a three year ‘Phosphorus Mitigation Project' to understand how detainment bunds can help prevent phosphorus moving from farm land to Lake... Read More
09:41am Tue 04 Apr, 2017
Zespri's lucrative new gold kiwifruit varieties G3 and G9 may be growing illegally in China. A police investigation is underway in New Zealand to establish how... Read More
08:20am Tue 04 Apr, 2017
Bad weather has prompted Powerco to cancel an eight-hour blanket power outage scheduled for Whangamata today. The electricity distributor planned to turn the power... Read More
05:36pm Mon 03 Apr, 2017
United States president Donald Trump's protectionist policies could plunge the world economy into crisis and lead to trade wars - or, led by Britain, nations will... Read More
02:24pm Mon 03 Apr, 2017
The ‘co-habitation' of rabbits and Australian redback spiders is threatening the existence of an endangered New Zealand species, shows a study led by AgResearch. Carried... Read More
10:11am Mon 03 Apr, 2017
King Country farmers Reon and Wendy Verry fear Waikato Regional Council's Plan Change 1 could make their farming business uneconomic, impacting on staff and others... Read More
02:50pm Sun 02 Apr, 2017
About 250 secondary students from Bay of Plenty secondary schools descended on Te Puke and Paengaroa horticultural businesses last week in a bid to give students... Read More
02:00pm Sun 02 Apr, 2017
Vintage machinery - including a hay stacker with a possible link to a local family - will come alive on April 9 when Tauranga Vintage Machinery Club's Crank Up... Read More
31-Oct 12:00
Celebrate Brazilian culture at new library
31-Oct 06:00
Good, cheap reads and a great cause
30-Oct 18:02
WoF inspection changes kick in from November 1
30-Oct 18:00
Dead cats and 1950s bottles among rubbish haul
30-Oct 16:11
Tauranga rallies behind Tonga league team
30-Oct 16:00
Bay of Plenty weather improves for Halloween
30-Oct 14:00
Dry conditions heighten Guy Fawkes fire risk
30-Oct 11:45
Under The Stars looks for new home
30-Oct 11:00
Halloween events in Bay of Plenty
30-Oct 10:00
Mount cafes adapt to survive post-slip slump
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
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