Rural
06:00pm Mon 27 Jul, 2015
Pesky possums beware! The biennial Whakamarama School Possum Hunt and Family Fun Day is back again. After a resounding success in 2013, the fundraising event is... Read More
08:58am Mon 27 Jul, 2015
Updated: 10:50am. A critically injured man found trapped under a tractor on a rural property at Waiotahi in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, has been flown to Tauranga... Read More
07:48am Mon 27 Jul, 2015
Ransom Eli Olds would have been damned proud. He was the founder of the Oldsmobile motor car company, who gave his initials to the 1906 REO Roadster - apparently... Read More
08:48am Thu 23 Jul, 2015
Zespri's 16th annual general meeting at the Mount yesterday will go down as one of the shortest and least controversial in the company's history, thanks to increasing... Read More
12:02pm Wed 22 Jul, 2015
Today is expected to be the final day of the private Council of Trade Unions prosecution of Whakatane-based logging company Puketi Logging in Tauranga's District... Read More
11:11am Mon 20 Jul, 2015
Eating kiwifruit could boost your health, according to findings from a new study by New Zealand scientists. That's good news for kiwifruit growers and will assist... Read More
03:54pm Thu 16 Jul, 2015
Pessimists overwhelmingly outnumber optimists in Federated Farmers' new-season July 2015 Farm Confidence Survey, which has moved further into negative territory... Read More
12:50pm Thu 16 Jul, 2015
While an erstwhile ‘Ali Baba' is in custody, Eastern Waikato Police are still collating the items found in his cave. A treasure trove of goods worth thousands... Read More
08:03am Thu 16 Jul, 2015
New Zealand's free trade agreements saved the sheep and beef industry $161 million in tariffs last year, says Beef and Lamb New Zealand. B&LNZ chief executive Dr.... Read More
06:00pm Tue 14 Jul, 2015
Horticulture New Zealand is hosting the global food assurance organisation GLOBALG.A.P. at its Rotorua conference this year, along with an impressive line-up of... Read More
12:58pm Mon 13 Jul, 2015
Tauranga park ranger Jarron McInnes sure knows how to pick a change in climate, and he'll find himself in extreme conditions when he joins a Kiwi brigade of rural... Read More
12:24pm Mon 13 Jul, 2015
The High Court in Wellington has given permission for the Kiwifruit Claim to proceed against the Crown - but the industry's grower body doubts the case will be successful. Neil... Read More
01-Nov 12:00
New Maketū Coastguard facility takes shape
01-Nov 07:00
Three generations, one school, many memories
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
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