Rural
10:30am Fri 08 Jul, 2016
Tauranga's Luke Spargo has got his camo gear and duck caller at the ready for 2pm tomorrow. But not for the reason you think. The 10-year-old will be the youngest... Read More
06:01pm Thu 07 Jul, 2016
It's been a tough, mind grinding and mentally challenging day one of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year with the seven contestants taking part in a number of technical... Read More
06:28pm Wed 06 Jul, 2016
Bay of Plenty's weather is starting to sound like a trailer to the movies JAWS - 'just when you think it was safe to go back in the water”. After a week or... Read More
09:48am Tue 05 Jul, 2016
More and more houses for dairy farm workers are being used to manufacture methamphetamine. A meth-testing company, Federated Farmers and the police all say their... Read More
08:50am Sun 03 Jul, 2016
It doesn't take a genius to figure out it's cold in the Bay of Plenty, with a number of roads in the region caked in ice this morning. While it's expected to get... Read More
02:00pm Sat 02 Jul, 2016
As the winter sets in Fonterra say they are gearing up for a big spring for the Co-operative. A single-minded focus on effectiveness, efficiency and innovation across... Read More
12:33pm Thu 23 Jun, 2016
It's been a record breaking season for Seeka Kiwifruit Industries with the company processing 30.8 million trays in New Zealand during 2016, up 16.6 per cent on... Read More
11:47am Thu 23 Jun, 2016
A total of $73.9 million will be invested into the most dangerous roads in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato. The investment is part of the $600m Safer Roads and Roadsides... Read More
10:20am Thu 23 Jun, 2016
The majority of successful tenders for new Zespri SunGold licences have come from the Bay of Plenty but there is also a good spread across other regions, says Zespri's... Read More
07:51am Thu 23 Jun, 2016
Chris Clement is the 2016 Bay of Plenty Young Grower of the Year, winning the title in Tauranga last night after a day-long event which tested competitors' practical... Read More
01:18pm Wed 22 Jun, 2016
A planting programme to stop sediment and nutrients running off Welcome Bay farmland and into Rangataua Bay began this week. 'Grazing stock were removed from the... Read More
10:39am Wed 22 Jun, 2016
Police are investigating the slaughter of four pet sheep on a 'dear old lady's farm”. The heads and offal of the four ewes, who police said were all heavily... 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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