Rural
01:59pm Sun 05 Apr, 2015
Western Bay of Plenty residents and growers are being asked to keep a watchful eye out for a stinky pest that could devastate the region's orchards if it establishes... Read More
08:56am Thu 02 Apr, 2015
Game bird hunters have until 10am on Sunday to claim their maimai, or duck shooting stand. Fish and Game say a maimai can be pegged any time before Sunday, which... Read More
06:48am Wed 01 Apr, 2015
Farmers are being urged to play their part in stopping the spread of dangerous weeds. This time of year is when plants used for stock feed are harvested and sold... Read More
09:35am Tue 31 Mar, 2015
Farmers are being urged to play their part in stopping the spread of dangerous weeds in the Waikato region. This time of year is when plants used for stock feed... Read More
10:14am Thu 26 Mar, 2015
International conflicts and political unrest are among the factors affecting the incomes of New Zealand dairy farmers, and that volatility is not likely to change... Read More
07:01am Thu 26 Mar, 2015
The Single Point of Entry kiwifruit marketing structure is crucial to increasing wealth for Maori in the industry, and the overwhelming support for its retention... Read More
03:57pm Wed 25 Mar, 2015
Fonterra has announced an unchanged pay-out forecast of $4.70 per kgMS - a level below farmer expectations, chairman John Wilson says. Given the results achieved... Read More
08:59am Wed 25 Mar, 2015
Bay of Plenty kiwifruit growers will benefit from the New Zealand-Korean Free Trade Agreement, thanks to reduced tariffs imposed on their export fruit. Their biggest... Read More
11:58am Tue 24 Mar, 2015
New Zealand kiwifruit growers have voted overwhelmingly to retain the industry's unique marketing structure, despite moves by a 'small vocal minority” to undermine... Read More
12:23pm Mon 23 Mar, 2015
The total fire ban over the Thames-Coromandel and Hauraki district council areas has now been lifted and replaced with a restricted fire season. The ban was lifted... Read More
10:39am Mon 23 Mar, 2015
Anxious Vanuatu kiwifruit workers who haven't heard from their families since Cyclone Pam hit the islands on March 16, flew home on Saturday - a month earlier than... Read More
08:28am Mon 23 Mar, 2015
Welcome Bay dairy farmers Andrew and Robyn McLeod are once again giving the public the chance to experience a slice of life on their farm on Farmday next weekend. Sunday,... Read More
02-Nov 11:00
Tauranga hosts ATC Terminator Challenge debut
02-Nov 10:00
Western Bay speeding tickets surge 525%
02-Nov 09:00
Dance, delicious food and Diwali delights
02-Nov 08:23
Power outage in Tauranga
02-Nov 08:09
Police issue fines after rugby league convoys
02-Nov 07:26
Five arrested after $80m cocaine bust
02-Nov 06:00
Creating a paradise amid a cancer diagnosis
01-Nov 15:00
Chlorine leak at Mount Maunganui
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
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