A Rotorua agriculture student has been named one of New Zealand's emerging leaders in the sheep and beef sector. Cam Beck is one of 10 recipients of the inaugural... Read More

An international report into New Zealand's seasonal worker scheme says reform is needed to bring down migrants' costs, and protect them from abuse. The government... Read More

The clean-up continues today after a tornado - or possibly tornadoes - ripped through Tauranga early yesterday. Damage was reported in Ōtūmoetai,... Read More

Thousands of kiwifruit were strewn across a busy Western Bay of Plenty road today after a large truck's trailer tipped on to its side. The single‑vehicle... Read More

With the kiwifruit harvest about to get underway across Bay of Plenty, electricity lines company Powerco is reminding orchard workers to stay safe around... Read More

At 15 years old, while seeking a diesel mechanic apprenticeship in Petone, Wellington, Peter Phillips scored 100% on the aptitude test from the New Zealand Motor... Read More

Kiwifruit growers have come through Cyclone Vaianu relatively unscathed. It has been less than 24 hours since strong wind and heavy rain lashed the North... Read More

Boats full of youngsters hit the water while families traipsed rural landscapes across the district in the 2026 edition of Katikati's Kids Hunting and Fishing... Read More

It was third time lucky for the Dairy Manager of the Year at the 2026 Bay of Plenty Dairy Industry Awards. Reno Moses took the title at the annual awards... Read More

It's estimated that almost 13% of the country's almost half a million bee colonies were lost last winter - equivalent to about 63,000 colonies. That's according... Read More

Before Covid-19, with a BA in Business Management majoring in Finance under his belt plus a passion for stocks and shares, Ryan McPherson was seriously considering... Read More

Farmers are at the pointy end of rising fuel costs. 'The buck always stops with us,” Waikato Federated Farmers president Phil Sherwood said. 'And we... Read More