Rural
11:08am Thu 04 Jul, 2013
To farm sustainably, both environmentally and economically, farmers need to be in the black, says Kevin Robinson, newly-elected Federated Farmers Hauraki-Coromandel... Read More
10:53am Thu 04 Jul, 2013
A desire to spend more time with her son, and an opportunity in the market, were the drivers which led Diane Coleman to begin Treeline Native Nursery. Seventeen... Read More
10:07am Thu 04 Jul, 2013
One of the hardest workers in New Zealand agriculture and horticulture is being celebrated in a set of postage stamps. The honey bee will appear on stamps, marking... Read More
11:24am Mon 01 Jul, 2013
Drug use is reaching "worrying" levels in the Bay of Plenty as a number of companies struggle to fill job vacancies as potential employees fail standard drug tests. According... Read More
07:01am Mon 01 Jul, 2013
A fierce rivalry between New Zealand's two biggest avocado export companies has ended in a marketing truce that could signal the way forward for other export industries.... Read More
07:00am Sun 30 Jun, 2013
Tauranga Harbour's black swan population and the city's residential pukeko are at the firing end of Fish & Game's campaign this shooting season. Tauranga hunters... Read More
02:31pm Sat 29 Jun, 2013
Just Avocados Ltd and the NZ Avocado Marketing Ltd grower cooperative have entered into a new supply and marketing partnership. The partnership arose from a need... Read More
08:25am Thu 27 Jun, 2013
Young Opotiki grower Chris Anstis is the winner of this year's Bay of Plenty Young Grower of the Year for the second time. Chris was presented with the trophy by... Read More
02:48pm Wed 26 Jun, 2013
One of the six contestants competing in today's Young Grower of the Year regional finals contest at ASB Arena. The horticultural skills of six young men will... Read More
07:00am Wed 26 Jun, 2013
Avocados on Bay of Plenty harbour and off-shore islands are approved for the picking but recent wet weather is delaying their harvest. NZ Avocado Growers Association... Read More
07:01am Mon 24 Jun, 2013
Despite the nation's total farm sales increasing by 6.6 per cent since May 2012, the Bay of Plenty recorded a decrease in rural real estate sales last month. May... Read More
08:38am Sat 22 Jun, 2013
Te Puke kiwifruit grower and Horticulture New Zealand president and chair Andrew Fenton yesterday announced his intention not to seek reappointment as president... Read More
04-Nov 07:00
Mum grows thriving food forest in Tauranga
04-Nov 06:00
Kiwifruit boom fuels Bay of Plenty land rush
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
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