Rural

Travel safe this Gypsy Day

Motorists and farmers are being warned to be extra cautious as sharemilkers and farm owners move properties via the region's roads today. A herd of cows on the move.... Read More

Te Aroha’s Fieldays bachelor

A Te Aroha farming bachelor is heading to the Fieldays next month - but not for the usual reasons. Jimmy Bentham is one of seven single farmers from throughout NZ... Read More

Duck shooting ends Monday

Bay of Plenty game bird hunters are being urged to make the most of Queen's Birthday weekend, with Eastern Fish and Game Region's season for mallard and grey ducks... Read More

Last weekend for duck hunting

Thames and Coromandel hunters are being reminded Auckland Waikato Fish and Game region's mallard, grey and shoveler duck season ends 6.30pm this Monday on Queen's... Read More

Reject fruit poses wild threat

Bay of Plenty kiwifruit orchardists and farmers are being urged to keep up best practice handling of reject kiwifruit to prevent the spread of wild kiwifruit vines... Read More

Tractors, food, art – all part of Fieldays' appeal

Nine hundred exhibitors, eligible trans-Tasman bachelors, cooking demonstrations, fencing and tractor competitions and a series of seminars are among attractions... Read More

Call of the wild

Autumn leaves, chestnuts, persimmons, feijoas, roast wild pork, braised duck....yes, it's a new season of nature's bounty. The first weekend of May heralded the... Read More

Cow pat talk of gala event

A lucky cow pat is the topic of conversation at Bethlehem School's annual Cow Dump and Gala this afternoon with participants waiting for the animal to do its business... Read More

Horses trot for charity

About 70 horses are trotting for charity today in a bid to raise funds for Tauranga Riding for Disabled. The Seeka Kiwifruit Fundraiser Show raised more than $1000... Read More

New vanilla base opens

A special partnership between the Bay of Plenty and Tonga was marked yesterday with the opening of the new Heilala Vanilla factory at Te Puna, attended by dignitaries... Read More

Beehives stolen from Apata

Two specialised rearing beehives worth hundreds of dollars are believed to have been stolen from an apiary at Apata. Katikati-based Kiwi Coast Apiary owner Mike... Read More

Comvita’s ‘year of two halves’

Comvita's annual sales rose by 11.4 per cent during its last financial year, totalling $115.1 million, contributing to a slight 3.3 per cent increase in profit to... Read More