Rural
10:49am Mon 18 Apr, 2011
The results from a Colmar Brunton poll commissioned by fruit exporter Turners & Growers show New Zealanders think Zespri's near export monopoly on kiwifruit should... Read More
12:53pm Sun 17 Apr, 2011
The national decline in farm property sales shown in the latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand figures is reflected in the Bay of Plenty market. Nationally,... Read More
09:05am Sat 09 Apr, 2011
Maungatautari landowners say the new controller of the Maungatautari Ecological Island project, Ngati Koroki Kahukura, has placed sentries at the entry gates on... Read More
02:54pm Thu 07 Apr, 2011
The Independent Kiwifruit Growers Association is calling for Zespri board chairman John Loughlin's resignation following allegations of proxy vote information abuse. IKGA... Read More
04:29pm Wed 06 Apr, 2011
A 65 year old man is dead following an accident while he was hunting alone on his own rural property on the outskirts of Taupo. Police have named him as Roger Kirk,... Read More
03:15pm Tue 05 Apr, 2011
Fewer Bay of Plenty dairy farmers are meeting the effluent compliance rules set by the regional council. Routine farm dairy effluent compliance monitoring shows... Read More
03:51pm Fri 01 Apr, 2011
Humorous videos captured about rural New Zealand could win the film maker a new iPad 2. To celebrate the lighter aspects of farming life, Federated Farmers is giving... Read More
03:54pm Thu 31 Mar, 2011
Alongside about 500,000 trays of new season Zespri Gold kiwifruit in the first export shipment to Japan is 30,000 litres of packaged water for the disaster relief... Read More
03:22pm Thu 31 Mar, 2011
Bay of Plenty contractor Bill Webb is not sure how much longer he can absorb the 44 per cent increase in the cost of diesel. Diesel has gone up from $1.18 to $1.699... Read More
03:45pm Thu 24 Mar, 2011
Disabled Tauranga rider Jodie Thorne and her new ‘partner' cleaned up at the Horse of the Year competition at Hastings. Jodie had just six weeks to train with... Read More
09:11am Mon 21 Mar, 2011
More farms in the Bay of Plenty are illegally discharging effluent into waterways. The latest Dairying and Clean Streams Accord shows 10 per cent of farms monitored... Read More
09:09am Mon 21 Mar, 2011
Claims that Canada Geese are not a problem in the Bay of Plenty are being refuted by Federated Farmers BOP president John Scrimgeour. 'There are significant problems... Read More
05-Nov 11:55
Man charged with arson after car fire
05-Nov 11:41
Bay of Plenty Lotto player wins nearly $34k
05-Nov 10:49
Voter access concerns after ramp door locked
05-Nov 08:48
Car ends up off road in Ōhauiti, house undamaged
05-Nov 08:30
Heavy traffic snarls Hewletts Rd commuters
05-Nov 08:00
Bay homes offer a retirement alternative
05-Nov 07:00
Resident says shelterbelt is reducing visibility
05-Nov 06:00
SPCA renews fireworks ban call as Guy Fawkes nears
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
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