Rural

Video shows cracks in closed Coromandel highway

One of the main roads to Coromandel's beach towns has been closed due to numerous large cracks appearing in the road, with no guarantee it will reopen for the... Read More

Whangamatā road closes as sink hole appears

A Whangamatā road is being closed after a sink hole appeared this morning. The affected area is described as a "small section" of Papanui Road, according to... Read More

Gardeners asked to keep a look out for stink bugs

Kiwi gardeners and online shoppers are the target of a public awareness campaign to encourage people to report possible sightings of brown marmorated stink bug... Read More

Larger education facility at Aongatete Forest

The Aongatete Forest Project and its volunteers are starting 2023 on a high, with the recent opening of their newly expanded kōhanga. Trustee David Peters says... Read More

Cyclone recovery likely to be slow for farmers

The cleanup from Cyclone Hale is only just beginning - with the weather system causing damage from Northland and Coromandel on to Tairāwhiti, and down the North... Read More

Middle of the night rescue for injured tramper

An injured tramper has been rescued from a Waikaremoana Track location following collaboration with Tūhoe iwi and Police. About 11.30am on Friday January 6 Tūhoe... Read More

Cyclone: Tairāwhiti farmers, growers to get funded

The government is announcing $100,000 of funding support for Tairāwhiti farmers and growers impacted by Cyclone Hale. Rural Communities Minister Damien O'Connor... Read More

Going dairy pays off for young farmer - DairyNZ

Waikato dairy farmer Jimmy Cleaver is a 23-year-old farm manager who is passionate about his work in the dairy sector and looking after his team. "I went dairy... Read More

Plenty of fun ahead at the 99th Katikati A&P Show

Planning is well underway for Katikati's A&P Show in February 2023. The show regularly draws large crowds from the Bay of Plenty region. 'Being a qualifier show... Read More

Tramper “annoyed” at forgetting distress beacon

An experience tramper is "annoyed" at herself for not having all the right equipment when she went tramping and needed to be rescued. Police received a mobile... Read More

Bringing clean water to Tongan schools

Using technical skills and community engagement, a group of University of Canterbury (UC) Humanitarian Engineering students installed drinking water treatment... Read More

Katikati Twilight cancelled due to wet weather

Katikati Twilight, the concert scheduled for Saturday, January 7, has been cancelled due to flooding in the planned venue. "We're absolutely gutted, we had... Read More