Rural
10:13am Wed 19 Nov, 2014
Waikato Regional Council is urging farmers who have not applied for dairy shed water take consents to submit them before December 24. Under council's Variation 6... Read More
08:58am Tue 18 Nov, 2014
A hunter missing in the northern Kaimai ranges when he was separated from his party last night was found safe and well earlier today. Police and volunteers were... Read More
02:41pm Mon 17 Nov, 2014
Milk, meat and kiwifruit are among the big winners of the new free trade agreement between New Zealand and South Korea. The announcement by Prime Minister John Key... Read More
11:22am Sun 16 Nov, 2014
A record number of fire permits to start the restricted fire season is being put down to public awareness beginning to catch on. Photo: file. The six-month restricted... Read More
10:40am Sun 16 Nov, 2014
Tauranga MP Simon Bridges and Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller are welcoming the announcement on successful conclusions of negotiations between New Zealand and Korea... Read More
02:56pm Thu 13 Nov, 2014
Kiwifruit marketers Zespri are now officially in 'the cloud” after becoming part of the world's largest move to the Microsoft Azure Cloud platform. Datacom... Read More
09:40am Tue 11 Nov, 2014
A Te Kauwhata dairy farmer has been convicted and fined $55,800 for illegally discharging effluent into the environment over a 19 day period. Farmer Joe Henry MacFarlane... Read More
08:44am Tue 11 Nov, 2014
A Morrinsville stock feed company has been convicted of illegally discharging a combination of dairy farm effluent and dairy byproducts into a stream. Orion Haulage... Read More
01:07pm Mon 10 Nov, 2014
A Te Puke real estate agent has been ordered to pay more than $1 million in damages after failing to inform his client of a higher offer for their kiwifruit orchard. The... Read More
08:11am Sun 09 Nov, 2014
Owners of a Pyes Pa property were taught an unexpected lesson on how quickly a fire can develop after their fireworks accidentally burned about 100m of a shelterbelt... Read More
10:41am Sat 08 Nov, 2014
The 2014 kiwifruit industry excellence award - the Fresh Carriers Hayward Medal - is jointly awarded to Paul Heywood and Leo Mangos for their vision in laying the... Read More
08:21am Fri 07 Nov, 2014
China is the New Zealand kiwifruit industry's biggest opportunity, and also its biggest threat. That's among the messages given to 550 growers and industry representatives... Read More
02-Nov 16:00
Race unites Tauranga against family violence
02-Nov 13:46
Conway takes historic 9-47 haul in Mount draw
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
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