Rural
04:00pm Sat 25 Nov, 2023
Farmers are being reminded to take care when hay bailing this season to avoid fires. Fire and Emergency's national wildfire manager Tim Mitchell says... Read More
07:00am Fri 24 Nov, 2023
An innovative tourism business located in Katikati is breaking new ground by offering tours of a working avocado orchard, the first-of-its-kind in New Zealand.... Read More
10:45am Thu 23 Nov, 2023
Zespri has released its November forecast for the 2023/24 season, with Green, Organic Green and RubyRed per tray returns forecast at record levels, and Zespri... Read More
08:00pm Mon 20 Nov, 2023
Forecasting grape yield is tough and errors can be costly, so University of Canterbury researchers have been awarded $6.1 million to blend viticulture with robotics,... Read More
06:30am Mon 20 Nov, 2023
Police are praising a school group for keeping calm and doing all the right things after getting lost in bush in Western Bay of Plenty this last week. Fourteen... Read More
03:00pm Sat 18 Nov, 2023
A Te Puke woman is climbing her way towards international victory after winning the NZ Women's Arborist Tree Climbing Championship title last weekend in Invercargill. Stephanie... Read More
07:00am Fri 17 Nov, 2023
It is all go at Waihī Beach with the northern New Zealand dotterels settling in all sorts of weird and wonderful places to breed, the latest nest this season... Read More
02:00pm Thu 16 Nov, 2023
In a bid to tackle the severe lack of health professionals in rural communities, two teams of tertiary students are heading to Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, and... Read More
01:00pm Thu 16 Nov, 2023
Adding mushrooms to avocados has proved a recipe for success for a Northland couple. Greg Rathbun and Tann Duangprasit originally purchased an existing avocado... Read More
09:10am Thu 16 Nov, 2023
It took a lightbulb moment for Sustaina Grow's Rita Hammond to expand her own sustainable gardening practices into an environmentally sustainable business. Schoolteacher... Read More
07:00am Thu 16 Nov, 2023
Dr Annette Richardson has won the 2023 Kiwifruit Innovation Award for her work in exploring budbreak - a crucial stage in the growth cycle of kiwifruit. A... Read More
06:45am Thu 16 Nov, 2023
A Rotorua dairy farm has been convicted and fined $40,000 for an illegal dairy effluent discharge from a travelling irrigator. Chlorofield Limited pleaded guilty... Read More
26-Oct 12:00
Pink Walk shines light on breast cancer support
26-Oct 07:00
Surf lifeguards prepare for challenging summer
25-Oct 16:00
Find out places to vote ahead of election day
25-Oct 12:00
More than words: learning te reo Māori
25-Oct 10:15
One critically injured after train and car collide
25-Oct 07:00
Tauranga students get a taste of democracy
24-Oct 16:00
Road resurfacing season starts in Western Bay
24-Oct 13:25
Waihī lifeguards farewell club’s oldest member
24-Oct 07:00
Bay of Plenty gears up for busy Labour weekend
23-Oct 18:00
Council approves another $3.5m for Mauao recovery
23-Oct 17:00
Tauranga doctor identifies sore as rare disease
23-Oct 16:00
Whitianga opens $11.5m recycling centre
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