Rural

PM pays Comvita a visit

Experience Comvita's tourism stocks are soaring after joining an illustrious group of sustainable attractions nationwide, backed by a visit from the Prime Minister. The... Read More

Rotorua station wins award

Rotorua dry stock farmers John and Catherine Ford are the 2015 Ballance Farm Environment Awards national winners. This is the first time a North Island farming business... Read More

Craig wins grower title

Katikati's Craig Ward is the Bay of Plenty Young Fruit Grower for 2015. Craig won the title after a day-long competition which ended with a gala dinner in Tauranga... Read More

EastPack chairman resigns

EastPack's Ray Sharp is to step down as chairman but will remain on the Board of Directors until the end of December this year, the company announced this week. The... Read More

Contest showcases horticulture

While eight fruit growers battle it out for the 2015 Bay of Plenty Young Fruit Grower title in Tauranga today, 150 college students are also enjoying a taste of... Read More

Avocados help power Olympic paddler

Just Avocados has recently formed a sponsorship partnership with Luuka Jones, New Zealand's top female canoe slalom paddler who is a two time Olympian and Rio 2016... Read More

Big Four hunt begins

Hunting mates will be exploring the great outdoors in the Western Bay of Plenty this week, with the Polaris 2015 Big Four Hunting and Fishing Competition starting... Read More

NIWA’s winter outlook

Bay of Plenty's winter months are looking reasonably warm and dry, though experts forecast the occasional cold snap and frost to pass through. The National Institute... Read More

New parasite targets bee colonies

Independent scientists have identified a new parasite in bees on the Coromandel peninsula, one of several regions around New Zealand that have reported the loss... Read More

Wildboy’s love story

He's circumnavigated 8430km of New Zealand's coastline on foot, but for 'Wildboy” Brando Yelavich, writing a book was the more challenging adventure. 'Wildboy'... Read More

Local produce under the microscope

Winter strawberries and black garlic are just some of the locally grown produce being judged as part of the 2015 FMNZ Producers Awards. Tauranga is the host market... Read More

Stags rumble in the Kaimai

A fierce battle between two red deer stags in the Kaimai Ranges is doing the rounds on social media this week. Uploaded to YouTube on Wednesday, the footage was... Read More