Rural
10:41am Mon 02 Mar, 2015
Seeka Kiwifruit Industries Ltd is back on a growth trajectory, both in size and profitability, says CEO Michael Franks. The company has announced a net, after-tax... Read More
11:32am Sat 28 Feb, 2015
Recent rain is welcome but much more is needed to return soil moisture levels to normal, says Rick Powdrell, president of Bay of Plenty Federated Farmers. 'Our region... Read More
08:16am Sat 28 Feb, 2015
One of the largest farms in the Rotorua district, a 1240 ha sheep and beef property, has won the supreme title in the 2015 Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Highlands... Read More
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03:50pm Wed 25 Feb, 2015
'While we had 100 per cent x-ray screening, we had 100 per cent no fruit fly.” That is the message from Horticulture New Zealand's communications manager Leigh... Read More
11:36am Wed 25 Feb, 2015
A report to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council suggests the region's farmers have improved when it comes to complying with dairy effluent rules. A 2014 survey of... Read More
02:25pm Tue 24 Feb, 2015
The kiwifruit industry is seeking assurances that the Ministry for Primary Industries is doing everything it can to lower the chances of pests and disease entering... Read More
07:00am Tue 24 Feb, 2015
The Waikato Regional Council says the dry summers experience over recent years highlights the need for farmers and other water users to plan carefully. Waikato Federated... Read More
11:28am Mon 23 Feb, 2015
The Bay of Plenty's kiwifruit industry is nervously awaiting developments in Auckland in the hope that the Queensland Fruit Fly population discovered in Grey Lynn... Read More
12:37pm Sat 21 Feb, 2015
The kiwifruit industry is dismayed an isolated breeding population of fruit fly has been found but remains confident it can be contained and eradicated. Peter Ombler,... Read More
11:57am Thu 19 Feb, 2015
With the kiwifruit harvest just weeks away, orchardists are anxiously hoping the Queensland fruit fly found in Auckland on Monday is not part of a breeding population. Neil... Read More
08:35am Thu 19 Feb, 2015
A Bay of Plenty Kiwifruit contractor has been fined $5000 after failing to provide two employees with written individual employment agreements and presenting fraudulent... Read More
03:20pm Wed 18 Feb, 2015
The kiwifruit industry is calling for increased boarder surveillance following the trapping of a single male fruit fly in Auckland yesterday. Barry O'Neil, CEO of... Read More
02-Nov 12:30
Tauranga outage: 994 properties affected
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 08:09
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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