Three Bay of Plenty dairy farmers have been pinged by Bay of Plenty Regional Council for polluting waterways.Langford Holdings Limited, Waihi Beach, Edward Tye,... Read More

Many farmers across the Western Bay of Plenty are facing thousands of dollars in lost income because of power cuts caused by strong winds sweeping across the region.... Read More

Ohauiti dairy farmer Brian Riddington is pleased with Fonterra's milk price payout announcement of $6.70 before retentions for 2009/10; up from $5.21 last year.The... Read More

Friendly miniature horses Briary, Holly and Apple will greet visitors to Diane and Steve Hart's Katikati country garden during November's Garden and Artfest. The... Read More

Zespri has approved three new kiwifruit types to be grown and sold in New Zealand, as well as export. It has also decided to begin on-orchard grower trials on two... Read More

Zespri's licensing of 600 hectares of kiwifruit growing land for the planting of three new cultivars is a move towards increasing the period of time Gold kiwifruit... Read More

Zespri is late in developing new varieties, lagging behind global competitors that have several lucrative new varieties already on the shelves in world supermarkets,... Read More

Zespri is dismissing Turners & Growers' announcement it is going to carry out large planting of its red kiwifruit variety. Zespri calls T&G a "struggling apple... Read More

Turners & Growers are going ahead with roll-out plans for Enzared kiwifruit, with plantings going ahead in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Turners &... Read More

Farmers in the Lake Rerewhakaaitu catchment, south of Rotorua, are taking action to protect the lake's water quality by reducing their own nutrient flows. The farmers... Read More

Disgruntled kiwifruit orchardists have formed a breakaway organisation called the Independent Kiwifruit Growers Association. They say the current industry structure... Read More

The rain that drenched the Western Bay of Plenty over the last two days has ended the drought in the region, says Bay of Plenty Rural Support Trust chairman Derek... Read More