Rural
03:55pm Thu 26 Jan, 2017
Recent rain in the Western Bay of Plenty has resulted in Pumicelands Rural Fire Authority resuming the issuing of fire permits in the Western Bay and rural Tauranga. Applications... Read More
08:21am Thu 26 Jan, 2017
Beef + Lamb New Zealand has criticised President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Trans Pacific Partnership, calling it 'disappointing for sheep and beef farmers”. Chairman... Read More
04:58pm Wed 25 Jan, 2017
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council wants to hear about any recent sightings of wallabies in Welcome Bay to see if an eradication programme is working. The wallaby... Read More
04:54pm Tue 24 Jan, 2017
Comvita is warning the New Zealand Stock exchange an originally forecast $17m profit this year is being drastically cut back to $5m-$7m, because of bad weather. 'The... Read More
08:20am Mon 23 Jan, 2017
New Zealand's advocate for all kinds of insects, the ‘Bug Man' - aka Ruud Kleinpaste - has been confirmed as MC for the Bay of Plenty Young Fruit Grower gala... Read More
05:11pm Sun 22 Jan, 2017
Pet rabbit owners are petitioning the government against importing any more rabbit calcivirus or rabbit haemorrhagic viruses to knock down feral rabbit numbers. The... Read More
03:50pm Sun 22 Jan, 2017
Three outboard motors, fuel tanks and two cox communication boxes have been stolen from the BOP Coast Rowers shed on Wairoa Road over the weekend. Club members... Read More
03:23pm Sun 22 Jan, 2017
More than $9,000 has been raised in a charity ride organised by Bayride Motorcycles. Three hundred bikers turned up at the Tauranga store last Sunday for the ride,... Read More
08:23am Sun 22 Jan, 2017
Tauranga police are appealing for information about a suspicious barn fire at Glue Pot Road on Friday. The alarm was raised at 5.45pm Friday afternoon, and attended... Read More
08:00am Sun 22 Jan, 2017
If Taketakerau could talk - what stories it would tell? While it may be ‘silent', the story of the 2000-year-old puriri tree in the Hukutaia Domain in Opotiki... Read More
05:55pm Wed 18 Jan, 2017
NIWA's climate outlook for the next couple of months shows the Bay of Plenty may continue to dry out, with warm temperatures and average or below average rainfall. Drought... Read More
11:59am Wed 18 Jan, 2017
The annual Te Puna Speed Shear Competition at Top Shot Bar saw some members of the audience excited enough to put their money where their mouth is. One gentleman... Read More
31-Oct 16:00
Carnegie Hall soloists come home to Tauranga
31-Oct 16:00
Feedback sought on granny flat funding policy
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
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