Rural
07:14am Mon 03 Oct, 2016
Farmers and horticulturalists growing quality food and produce, while caring for the environment and their communities, are being encouraged to enter the 2017 Ballance... Read More
08:01am Sun 02 Oct, 2016
A cargo of palm kernel with an estimated value of nearly $6 million, is stuck on board a cargo ship off the Port of Tauranga while officials try to determine the... Read More
07:00am Sun 02 Oct, 2016
Cat Jenkins is a farmer. She gets up early and heads out to feed the calves, collect chook eggs, check on the horses and do other farm chores. But not before she... Read More
06:44am Fri 30 Sep, 2016
Sixty-nine kilometres of waterway margins have been protected from stock access, surpassing the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's target of 50km. It's one of several... Read More
04:54pm Tue 27 Sep, 2016
New Zealand's biggest farming organisation is closer to its goal of becoming carbon neutral and planting 10 million plants by 2025 through the signing of an agreement... Read More
11:41am Tue 27 Sep, 2016
The Waikato Regional Council is imploring all Coromandel dairy farmers who're struggling to store milk to get in touch with them for help and advice. Some roads... Read More
03:34pm Sun 25 Sep, 2016
UPDATE 6.15pm: SunLive's readers are reporting numerous road hazards as heavy rain lashes the region. Police are urging drivers to stay off the roads amidst multiple... Read More
09:28am Sun 25 Sep, 2016
UPDATED 10.20am: There is a severe weather watch for heavy rain issued by Metservice for Auckland, Great Barrier, Coromandel Peninsula and the Western Bay of Plenty,... Read More
04:58pm Thu 22 Sep, 2016
Farmers and growers considering entering the 2017 Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards are invited to attend an informal information luncheon at Paengaroa... Read More
04:45pm Wed 21 Sep, 2016
Fonterra has announced today it has increased its 2016/17 forecast Farmgate Milk Price by 50 cents to $5.25 per kgMS. Combined with the forecast earnings of 50... Read More
08:40am Tue 20 Sep, 2016
The CEO of NZ Young Farmers is urging rural communities to be transparent about suicide following the recent sudden death of one of the organisation's members. Terry... Read More
01:23pm Sun 18 Sep, 2016
A Rotorua dairy farmer is the first to strike a deal with the regional council to change to dry stock under a scheme to reduce nutrients entering Lake Rotorua. The... 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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