Taupo's Greenlea Rescue Helicopter has been kept busy in the last 24-hours with numerous call outs including a search and rescue operation. This morning the rescue... Read More

The kiwifruit industry is well placed to handle the predicted significant increase in fruit volumes in coming seasons and there is cautious optimism among growers... Read More

The Whakamarama School August possum hunt will not only raise funds for one of the Bay of Plenty's oldest schools but entrants also have the chance to win prizes... Read More

As they walk through a small paddock at Kereta on the Thames Coast, Ray Russek and Colleen Flavell are acutely aware they tread where their ancestors did. 'This... Read More

'Farm like your customers are watching you,” is the advice from Peter Fennessy, a partner in the Dunedin based agribusiness and technology consulting company... Read More

A Tauranga couple are planning to gift to the nation their extensive dry stock and forestry farm they have spent 54 years developing, because they can't bear the... Read More

Small rural blocks can be economically productive and even lead to innovative new industries - which could be stiffled if councils make creating small rural lots... Read More

The next three years are an opportunity to improve the income for growers of green kiwifruit and Zespri must implement strategies to ensure this happens, says Katikati... Read More

Fifty top avocado experts will meet in Tauranga this September for the fifth quadrennial New Zealand and Australian Avocado Growers' Conference. Combined conferences... Read More

Timber may again be the economic and employment life blood of Kawerau, if an analysis of wood processing opportunities in the town proves positive. The town's... Read More

Few would make the link between animal blood and plastics but a team of researchers at the University of Waikato, led by chemical engineer Johan Verbeek, have -... Read More

Get the kids involved in farm safety by playing a sort of safety ‘eye spy', suggests the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment. Safety tips for... Read More