Rural
11:15am Sun 02 Sep, 2012
The 2012 trout spawning season for the Taupo District, took off with a hiss and a roar. By late March/early April I was pulling some beauties out of all the rivers.... Read More
01:04pm Sat 01 Sep, 2012
AgITO together with industry partners DairyNZ is aiming to head off a major shortage in dairy industry management skills. By restructuring its highly regarded Diploma... Read More
01:00pm Sat 01 Sep, 2012
Smartphones are helping shoppers make decisions about what fresh produce to buy at the supermarket and citrus growers in particular are applauding the technology. David... Read More
12:57pm Sat 01 Sep, 2012
Cyclists are spinning the wheels of commerce in what is being hailed as an environmentally and economically sustainable development to breathe new life into the... Read More
12:25pm Sat 01 Sep, 2012
A new regional council effluent monitoring system for dairy farmers is being welcomed by Waikato Federated Farmers president James Houghton. The trial system to... Read More
12:09pm Sat 01 Sep, 2012
Full planting along waterways takes time to establish but the results are well worth the effort. This is the second in a series of articles from DairyNZ on managing... Read More
11:51am Sat 01 Sep, 2012
The day begins with music lessons in Tauranga for Pauline Alexander and Tor Stenbo but by midmorning the couple are gardening at Pahoia. They don't see anything... Read More
09:59am Sat 01 Sep, 2012
The search is on for the country's most sustainable and productive farmers and horticulturalists with entries now open for the 2013 Ballance Farm Environment Awards. The... Read More
09:47am Sat 01 Sep, 2012
Bees may be under attack from pests and diseases but a new initiative called Trees for Bees should improve their chances of survival and that of everything they... Read More
04:59pm Fri 31 Aug, 2012
The kiwifruit industry is welcoming news that the Ministry for Primary Industries is making progress to improve its biosecurity procedures, based on the recommendations... Read More
08:19am Fri 31 Aug, 2012
The search is on for the country's most sustainable and productive farmers and horticulturalists with entries now open for the 2013 Ballance Farm Environment Awards. The... Read More
05:11pm Thu 30 Aug, 2012
Thirty new cases of the kiwifruit vine disease Psa-V have been identified this week, 13 of them in the Tauranga district and five in Katikati. The increase in incidents... 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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