Rural

Skinned dog heals up

A Tauranga woman is happy her pet dog has made a full recovery after the 3.5kg pomeranian was 'basically skinned” by a large German shepherd. Karen Peters... Read More

Electorate hearings next week

The Representation Commission is holding a public hearing in Tauranga next week after receiving 164 counter-objections to 409 objections it received on proposed... Read More

Katikati enhancements begin

Work has begun on Katikati's Town Centre Development enhancements, which community board chairman Sam Dunlop believes will help draw back boutique retail to fill... Read More

Fertiliser workshop at Massey

The 27th annual Fertiliser and Lime Research Centre Workshop will be held from February 18 to 20 at Massey University in Palmerston North. The workshop is about... Read More

Fencing world record stapled

Taumarunui fencers Bill Brewer and Simon Green have set a world record of 11 minutes and 38 seconds for stapling 30 battens on a nine-wire fence at the inaugural... Read More

KVH visit fruit fly site

Kiwifruit Vine Health staff and other horticulture industries' representatives are in Whangarei this week for a site visit, where a single fruit fly was detected... Read More

Pipes ready for floating

The final sections of a multi-million dollar wastewater pipeline project are being laid out along State Highway 29 ready to be floated across the Tauranga Harbour. Tauranga... Read More

Crowds milk A&P show

Crowds roamed the Uretara Domain in Katikati today soaking up the sights, sounds and smells of the 92nd A&P show which brought country traditions to the Western... Read More

Grant helps student’s project

A former Tauranga Boys' College student is getting a $5000 scholarship to go towards a Bachelor of Science research project. Zach McLean, who is currently studying... Read More

Katikati country fun on Sunday

In the fine traditions of its founders, the 92nd Katikati A&P Show - on tomorrow - is a community event of fun and entertainment not to be missed, say organisers. Organising... Read More

Psa found on 8 new orchards

Eight new Western Bay of Plenty orchards are infected with Psa-V, according to the latest update from Kiwifruit Vine Health. KVH reports four orchards in Tauranga... Read More

Fruit fly ‘not an outbreak’

Bay of Plenty orchardists are hoping the inspection of a further 162 fruit fly traps in Whangarei today doesn't turn up any more of the unwanted pest. Ministry for... Read More