Rural
08:13am Tue 21 May, 2013
After two days of competing, Waikato/Bay of Plenty region representative Tim Van de Molen is the 2013 ANZ Young Farmer champion. The ANZ Agri-manager and Hamilton... Read More
09:42am Mon 20 May, 2013
A Te Puke kiwifruit orchard severely affected by the disease Psa-V has just completed its second successful harvest of the new kiwifruit gold variety G3. A total... Read More
03:16pm Thu 16 May, 2013
The final shipment of thousands of bales of stock feed sent by South Island farmers to help drought affected North Island farmers were unloaded at the Port of Tauranga... Read More
04:45pm Wed 15 May, 2013
Farmers' ability and right to farm could be under threat by bureaucrats with no practical understanding of the industry, says Bay of Plenty Federated Farmers president... Read More
03:13pm Tue 14 May, 2013
A national management plan for dealing with kiwifruit vine disease Psa-V - announced today by the Government - is being welcomed by New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers... Read More
05:02pm Wed 08 May, 2013
The `No Nuts' all woman team will be back to avenge its title and compete for a share of the $80,000 worth of prizes in the Polaris Big Four hunting and fishing... Read More
04:57pm Wed 08 May, 2013
Peter Berryman has an inquiring mind and an independent nature which is partly why he is regarded by some as an unconventional farmer. Not that it worries Peter... Read More
04:55pm Wed 08 May, 2013
Seven New Zealand farmers will go head to head in two days of competitions in the grand final of the 2013 ANZ Young Farmer Contest this month. The events take place... Read More
04:50pm Wed 08 May, 2013
There are two things Bruce and Donna Arnold would change if they could about their newly installed effluent pond - build it earlier and remove the tree. Other than... Read More
04:45pm Wed 08 May, 2013
Drought, pests and diseases, dropping incomes and financial stresses faced by farmers and growers are acknowledged as potential triggers for depression but there... Read More
04:36pm Wed 08 May, 2013
In the 1980s sweet persimmons held the promise of a lucrative new export crop enthusiastically embraced by many New Zealand growers but the attractive orange fruit... Read More
04:28pm Wed 08 May, 2013
Tech, the Clydesdale cross, responds to the gentlest of rein control, voice commands and movements as subtle as the turn of Jodie Thorne's head, which is just as... 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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