Rural
10:30am Fri 16 Aug, 2013
Reports of the kiwifruit vine disease Psa-V have been minimal compared to this time last year but the industry is expecting that to change as sap begins to flow... Read More
12:27pm Tue 06 Aug, 2013
Parents with children in Tauranga and Whakatane Hospitals are being assured potentially contaminated baby formula is not used at either hospital. Bay of Plenty... Read More
08:35am Tue 06 Aug, 2013
With the start of the kiwifruit spraying season already resulting in three complaints, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council is encouraging people to take care and... Read More
12:01pm Mon 05 Aug, 2013
Angry Bay of Plenty mothers are carefully checking labels on tins of infant formula after news of a milk contamination at Fonterra's Hautapu plant surfaced at the... Read More
03:48pm Fri 26 Jul, 2013
A breakthrough in sequencing the genome of Psa-V is a significant step in the battle to manage the kiwifruit vine disease Psa-V, says Dr David Tanner. The Zespri... Read More
11:17am Thu 25 Jul, 2013
Two outspoken contenders have failed in their bids to win election to the Zespri board at its annual meeting at Baycourt. Robert Knyvett, who campaigned on achieving... Read More
05:26pm Wed 24 Jul, 2013
Grower support for, and confidence in Zespri, is unshaken if the warm applause from the 400 shareholders who attended Wednesday's annual meeting at Baycourt in Tauranga... Read More
02:55pm Mon 22 Jul, 2013
Independent Kiwifruit Growers Association is calling for an independent inquiry into the kiwifruit industry, claiming Zespri and its watchdog organisations are too... Read More
03:28pm Tue 16 Jul, 2013
The kiwifruit grafting season is about to begin but while it brings the promise of new vines to replace those lost to disease it is not without risk of re-introducing... Read More
09:51am Mon 15 Jul, 2013
One of the smaller manufacturers in the Kiwi dairy industry is set to increase its milk prices by 15 cents, following Fonterra's significant milk solids pay out... Read More
01:06pm Sun 14 Jul, 2013
Beef & Lamb is supporting a private scheme to give senior college students the opportunity to find out if farming holds a future for them, at Summerhill Farm near... Read More
04:16pm Fri 12 Jul, 2013
Five therapy horses have had their sponsorship renewed at Tauranga Riding for Disabled to fund the upkeep of the horses for another year. Horse sponsorship covers... 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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