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01:00pm Tue 09 Sep, 2025
Work has been undertaken at the Hahei Beach Short Walk to remove 16 invasive conifers as the track reinstatement project clicks up a gear. The conifer removal... Read More
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10:00am Tue 09 Sep, 2025
Another productive kiwi breeding season (Q4 2024 - Q2 2025) saw a leading conservation trust return 75 juvenile kiwis to the bush, bringing its total tally to... Read More
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05:00pm Mon 08 Sep, 2025
Eastern Bay of Plenty kiwifruit grower and harvest contractor Brett Wotton has won the 2025 Kiwifruit Innovation Award for his work to support lifting fruit... Read More
08:00am Mon 08 Sep, 2025
Mark, Sherrie and Jake Stokman are proud to be supporting the rural community at their annual sale in September. Mark had a canam (work vehicle) accident... Read More
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05:00pm Tue 02 Sep, 2025
Western Bay of Plenty District Council are starting work on Wednesday September 10 to fix a slip that's undercutting a road safety barrier on Reid Rd in Welcome... Read More
04:00pm Sat 30 Aug, 2025
Tauranga families have a unique opportunity to plant a native tree, snap a selfie, and return in the years ahead to watch it grow — all while helping restore... Read More
06:24am Wed 27 Aug, 2025
Kiwifruit marketing company Zespri has announced it expects to cut 65 jobs and will not be replacing a further 70. In a statement to NZ Herald, the company's... Read More
06:00pm Thu 21 Aug, 2025
Zespri has released its first full forecast for the 2025/26 season with it on track to deliver strong value back to growers. Zespri CEO Jason Te Brake said... Read More
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06:00am Thu 21 Aug, 2025
Concerned locals are appealing the decision to allow a controversial industrial park in their rural Western Bay of Plenty community. Priority Te Puna has... Read More
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02:00pm Sun 17 Aug, 2025
In a first for New Zealand's horticulture sector, the country's avocado exporters have joined forces to secure a collective FernMark Licence, marking a new chapter... Read More
08:45am Thu 14 Aug, 2025
Entries are open for the National Wild Goat Hunting Competition - a national initiative to raise awareness of the environmental and agricultural damage caused... Read More
06:00am Thu 14 Aug, 2025
'Wrong business, wrong place.” That was the catchcry of a roadside protest opposing an industrial park in a rural Western Bay of Plenty community yesterday... Read More
31-Jan 14:00
Summer Smarts #8: Beating the holiday traffic
31-Jan 12:00
New funds let locals shape their own communities
31-Jan 10:00
Community centre opens as Bay mourns deaths
31-Jan 10:00
Scarecrow competitions sprout in Katikati
31-Jan 09:00
Rare jet lands for restoration project
31-Jan 09:00
Chess tournament turns 20
31-Jan 06:00
Mount tragedy: Loss, grief and coming together
30-Jan 20:00
What SH25 drivers need to know this weekend
30-Jan 16:47
Mount slowly reopens as recovery continues
30-Jan 15:59
RSE worker pleads not guilty to BOP orchard murder
30-Jan 15:30
Big weekend in-store for Katikati!
30-Jan 13:32
Mount landslide: Third victim formally identified
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