Rural
03:36pm Fri 31 May, 2013
Hunters and fishers are honing their skills and seeking out the best spots to find their prey - to be in with a chance to win a share of $80,000 worth of prizes... Read More
03:24pm Fri 31 May, 2013
One person dies on a New Zealand farm every 18 days. Each day, 42 go onto Accident Compensation, and annually 25 farmers commit suicide - all of which illustrates... Read More
03:18pm Fri 31 May, 2013
When Sione Vaka boards the flight home to Eua Island in September it will be money, not a chainsaw or electronic goods, he'll be taking with him. 'I came here to... Read More
03:12pm Fri 31 May, 2013
Nitrogen inhibiting fertilisers, known as DCD, are unlikely to be used this spring following the discovery of traces of it in export milk products. Earlier this... Read More
10:25am Fri 31 May, 2013
The New Zealand forestry industry looks set to introduce a levy on harvested forest products next year now that 80 per cent of the industry has given support to... Read More
10:06am Fri 31 May, 2013
Camilla Harvey of Katikati knew with chilling certainty just how serious disease Psa-V would be, when in 2010, she learned it had infected kiwifruit vines in Te... Read More
09:50am Fri 31 May, 2013
There appears to be a direct correlation between tough farming years and increased suicide rates among farmers, according to Jeanette Maxwell, Federated Farmers... Read More
09:39am Fri 31 May, 2013
Sixty years ago, ti-tree and rushes grew in swamp on either side of what is today the Paeroa-Tahuna Rd. That was until young Malcolm Campbell and his father Samuel... Read More
03:29pm Tue 28 May, 2013
Seeka Kiwifruit Industries, the only major Bay of Plenty kiwifruit packhouse not included in last week's letter to parliamentarians, has written to Prime Minister... Read More
12:27pm Tue 28 May, 2013
Green growers per tray returns are up on average by 21 per cent according to Zespri's annual results announcement today. Zespri has today announced its highest-ever... Read More
02:40pm Fri 24 May, 2013
A Rotorua nursery woman is the recipient of the top award given by Rural Women NZ. Diane Coleman has won the RWNZ Enterprising Rural Women Award 2013 announced in... Read More
10:50am Fri 24 May, 2013
Fifteen post-harvest companies are coming out in strong support of Zespri in the face of what the group says is a public campaign that could damage the country's... Read More
04-Nov 08:04
Nangs-fuelled drive ends in home detention
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
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