Rural
07:01am Tue 06 Nov, 2012
Te Puke kiwifruit growers hard hit by the vine disease Psa-V are being offered the chance to find some stress relief by joining weekly mountain bike rides. The outings... Read More
09:04am Mon 05 Nov, 2012
The annual Guy Fawkes Day today is the second anniversary of the day the New Zealand kiwifruit industry was blown apart, not by explosives, but by aggressive bacteria. The... Read More
03:50pm Sun 04 Nov, 2012
Hundreds of people flocked to Te Puna Quarry Park today to soak up the sunshine and enjoy the atmosphere at the Quarry Fest today. Volunteers were busy collecting... Read More
01:10pm Sat 03 Nov, 2012
Forest growers will decide the future direction and funding of their industry in a referendum being held in March next year. 'Forestry has a huge untapped potential.... Read More
12:20pm Sat 03 Nov, 2012
Bay of Plenty and Waikato rally fans are in for a treat in November when the world's longest special stage rally for 2012 passes through the area. After three successful... Read More
11:52am Sat 03 Nov, 2012
New Zealanders need to develop an appetite for risk and a pride in being Kiwi in order improve this country's economic performance John Allen, chief executive of... Read More
12:21pm Fri 02 Nov, 2012
Whakatane's Tony Hodge had the rare experience of giving a few pointers to English Cricket Capitan Alistair Cook- on shearing not cricket - while on a working holiday... Read More
12:17pm Fri 02 Nov, 2012
Dairy farmers could win a Honda farm bike just by entering the 2013 Bay of Plenty regional contest of the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards by December 1. Entries... Read More
12:14pm Fri 02 Nov, 2012
Worms, trees, birds and bees have helped a Katikati couple ‘heal' a piece of land on the fringes of Tauranga Harbour and create a lifestyle radically different... Read More
11:57am Fri 02 Nov, 2012
Morrinsville's Honore Bond and Bella Strange have three real life heroes - and one of them is a German shepherd dog called Gemma. Nine-year-old Honore and her three-year-old... Read More
10:25am Fri 02 Nov, 2012
In a move to improve the quality of advice farmers are receiving, a national standard for the training, certification and continuing professional development of... Read More
07:23am Fri 02 Nov, 2012
The Te Puke Repertory Society is to stage 'Only an Orphan Girl” a melodrama, later this month, to mark its 60th anniversary and to lift the spirits of a community... Read More
04-Nov 18:00
BOP fisherman receives international recognition
04-Nov 16:25
Tauranga hit-and-run accused removed from court
04-Nov 16:00
Little girl's wish tops Katikati tree with star
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
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