Rural

New virus to control rabbits

A new strain of virus could help New Zealand farmers slash rabbit numbers by up to 30 per cent. The virus, called RHDV1-K5, is a Korean strain of the lethal calicivirus... Read More

Property law changes

A law change intended to land transfer laws into the 21st century, giving property owners better protection and making it easier to register property, has passed... Read More

DOC tangles with biodiversity

Labour Conservation spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta believes the outlook for New Zealand's indigenous species is looking grim. Nanaia says a new Auditor-General's report... Read More

Plastic Fantastic at Fraser Cove

The Warehouse Fraser Cove has donate more than $1350 raised through the sale of their plastic bags to Bay of Plenty Sexual Assault Support Services. BOP SASS received... Read More

Te Puke and Singh XI claim crown

The determination of the players to produce a result, defied the wet weather on Saturday (19 March 2016) afternoon - which resulted in two Te Puke region sides claiming... Read More

More rain next week

A warm and humid northeast flow spreads across New Zealand during Tuesday and Wednesday, says the MetService. An embedded frontal system should move eastwards across... Read More

Busy day for Bay Trust Rescue

The Bay Trust Rescue Helicopter was dispatched twice on Saturday afternoon. Around midday the chopper crew transported a 54-year-old Rotorua man with spinal injuries... Read More

Aiming for smaller farm footprint

'The dairy industry is continually coming up with innovative ways to use resources more efficiently so that our dairy is sustainable, which can lower our environmental... Read More

Committed to positive mental health

The Mental Health Foundation is pleased to announce Shaun Robinson has been appointed as its new chief executive. Shaun, who has more than 20 years' experience leading... Read More

Pool cover plan for Katikati

Research is underway to examine the viability of covering Katikati's community pool with a view to it becoming a year-round operation. But first, Dave Hume Pool... Read More

What's on today: Farm Day

Andrew and Robyn McLeod describe their dairy farm as a 'fish bowl” because it is so open to public view - and on Sunday, March 20, people will have the chance... Read More

Cycling 260km for brain injury

Rob Davis' life changed forever on July 15, 2002, all because of a stray pig on the road. The pilot and instructor at Massey University was due to be married before... Read More