Rural
08:00am Thu 02 Jan, 2014
Police working to identify the body of a man found on a walking track near Tairua yesterday are conducting forensic examinations to try and identify him after appeals... Read More
07:10am Thu 02 Jan, 2014
With the heat always on for the Western Bay Moana Rural Fire Authority during the busy summer period, this January its board, principal fire officer and volunteer... Read More
03:57pm Wed 01 Jan, 2014
An Auckland man has been airlifted from the Waioeka Gorge today after jumping off a 13 metre cliff face along State Highway 2 into a river while with friends. BayTrust... Read More
09:15am Wed 01 Jan, 2014
Fireworks are thought to be the cause of two small fires in the Bay of Plenty overnight, which saw three brigades sent to put them out. Katikati Fire brigade was... Read More
08:23am Mon 23 Dec, 2013
New Zealanders have had enough of the dairy industry's effect on the freshwater resources according to the latest Public Perceptions of the NZ Environment survey. New... Read More
02:02pm Tue 17 Dec, 2013
Kiwis are urged to pick up a copy of the New Zealand outdoor access code before heading into the wilderness during the holiday season. Beaches, lakes, rivers and... Read More
02:27pm Fri 13 Dec, 2013
Changes to fruit fly controls in Australia potentially put New Zealand's horticultural industries at greater risk from an incursion of the pest, says the CEO of... Read More
08:52am Fri 13 Dec, 2013
The bacteria responsible for killing kiwifruit orchards throughout the Bay of Plenty has been found on another orchard in KeriKeri -more than a year after the last... Read More
02:19pm Wed 11 Dec, 2013
Time is running out for people to enrol to vote for the upcoming Waihi Beach Community Board and Maketu-Te Puke Ward by-elections with electoral rolls closing next... Read More
04:19pm Fri 06 Dec, 2013
A large tract of land near Ohope Beach is being returned to pasture after 28 years in pines. Richard and Pia Evans, and Richard's brother Chris Evans and his wife... Read More
07:01am Sun 01 Dec, 2013
New Zealand farmers stand to benefit from new research funded by Ballance Agri-Nutrients that will look at the most efficient use of nitrogen fertiliser for pasture... Read More
03:07pm Fri 22 Nov, 2013
New Zealand Kiwifruit Marketing Board former chairman John Palmer is being honoured for his tireless efforts to bring the kiwifruit industry through the fiscal crisis... Read More
03-Nov 18:00
Exports to Australia ease avocado glut
03-Nov 16:20
Man in custody after alleged hit-and-run
03-Nov 14:05
Te Puke artists put their creativity on show
03-Nov 14:00
Local actors bring hilarious comedy to life!
03-Nov 11:50
Ageing cable blamed for Tauranga power outage
03-Nov 11:00
Lifeguards help track offshore paddleboarders
03-Nov 10:00
Farmers urged to plan ahead as dry summer looms
03-Nov 08:31
Showers set to break Bay's dry run this week
03-Nov 07:18
Alert level lowered as Whakaari eruption ends
03-Nov 06:00
Town reacts to cancellation of AvoFest
02-Nov 18:00
Lawyer appeals misconduct findings in trust case
02-Nov 16:00
Race unites Tauranga against family violence
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