Rural
12:04pm Mon 01 Apr, 2013
Two insects are being `employed' in the battle against the weeds wondering Jew and California thistle. Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff released the Tradescantia... Read More
12:02pm Mon 01 Apr, 2013
A well-known Hawke's Bay station and training farm has taken out the Supreme title in the 2013 East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Smedley Station and Cadet... Read More
11:58am Mon 01 Apr, 2013
Thomas Chatfield has made a dramatic career change and he's loving it. The 27-year-old who won the 2013 Bay of Plenty Dairy Trainee of the Year Award, had previously... Read More
11:50am Mon 01 Apr, 2013
The new 4300 square metre loafing barn on Bruce and Judy Wood's Edgecumbe farm was built to keep cows off pasture in winter, but farm manager Chris Mexted says it's... Read More
11:39am Mon 01 Apr, 2013
Five-year-old Russell Meade and his classmates huddled in sleeping bags as the 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake distorted and rocked the earth beneath them, in a paddock... Read More
08:29am Fri 29 Mar, 2013
The first of this season's green and gold kiwifruit will set sail from Tauranga tomorrow aboard the Sasanqua bound for Japan. The kiwifruit from the Bay of Plenty... Read More
10:31am Thu 28 Mar, 2013
Waikato farmer and businessman David Peacocke has been elected as chairman designate of Ballance Agri-Nutrients Limited, set to replace David Graham who will retire... Read More
01:04pm Wed 27 Mar, 2013
Fonterra farmers will receive on average, an advanced payment of around $100,000 to help them cope with the impacts of the severe drought. Fonterra chairman John... Read More
03:58pm Sun 24 Mar, 2013
The public will have the chance to see what it takes to return a farm to production after a disaster when the award winning McFetridge family of Omanawa Road, near... Read More
01:18pm Sun 24 Mar, 2013
Crimestoppers is launching its ‘shut the gate on rural crime' campaign with the aim of giving rural communities greater confidence to speak up about suspicious... Read More
01:10pm Sun 24 Mar, 2013
The Dairy Women's Network will work with hundreds of dairying women across the country in next month, helping them to increase the return on their investment on... Read More
11:59am Mon 18 Mar, 2013
Tauranga resident Brandon Henderson could not stop grinning after shooting a revolver for the first time at the Kaimai Pistol Club's Open Day. The first-time shooter... Read More
04-Nov 11:45
More than 1400 hurt by fireworks in five years
04-Nov 11:00
Public art symposium seeks volunteers
04-Nov 10:00
Major Maketū culvert upgrade to start this month
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
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