Rural

Seeka delivers record $10.4m profit

Te Puke based Seeka has announced an audited net profit after tax of $10.4 million for the 12 months to 31 December, 2016 - up 143 per cent on the previous corresponding... Read More

Car-struck man in Waikato Hospital

The man struck by a car while walking in Wharawhara Road near Katikati on Monday afternoon was flown to Waikato Hospital last night. The 50 year old Rotorua man... Read More

New regulations for 1080

New regulations have been approved under the Resource Management Act to provide a national approach to the use of poisons like 1080 and brodifacoum. Environment... Read More

Learning to survive

Dean Bartlett is teaching his boys valuable life skills. He takes his four boys - Matthew (7), Jack (9), Charley (12), and Lachlan (13) - to participate in the... Read More

Welcome home to Pongakawa School

When more than 350 people arrived at Pongakawa School this weekend, in a way they were returning to their second home. On Saturday they were greeted by current... Read More

Sustainable farmers win supreme title

Waiotahe dairy farmers Jared and Sue Watson are the supreme winners of the 2017 Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Enthusiasm and passion for all aspects... Read More

Central Plateau dairy finalists announce

The finalists in the 2017 Central Plateau New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards have announced, following the completion of the preliminary judging. General Manager... Read More

Bug Man’s home safe from fires

Ruud Kleinpaste - aka 'The Bug Man” is happy to be back in his Kennedys Bush home, now cordons have been lifted following the fires in the Christchurch Port... Read More

Strong sales in rural Bay of Plenty

Sales of rural properties are consistently strong in the Bay of Plenty, with REINZ reporting solid sales of horticultural properties and strong prices for lifestyle... Read More

Bonus rebate for EastPack growers

EastPack Limited growers are to receive a 35 per cent bonus rebate of 7 cents per tray, increasing the total rebate to 27 cents per tray. This means growers will... Read More

Fires threaten Bug-man’s home

Ruud Kleinpaste - aka 'The Bug Man” - is flying back to Christchurch from Tauranga this morning, unsure exactly what he will find, after learning his wife... Read More

Erin is BOP’s top young grower

Te Puke's Erin Atkinson has won the title of 2017 Bay of Plenty Young Fruit Grower of the Year, becoming the first woman to take the top award. The 29-year-old... Read More