Rural
02:00pm Thu 20 Oct, 2022
Farmers are taking to the streets today to take part in a nationwide movement organised by the Groundswell NZ lobby group. The movement is calling for people... Read More
06:30am Thu 20 Oct, 2022
Farmers will converge on Te Puke's town centre today to protest the Government's latest proposal for emissions tax on food production. The Te Puke protest is... Read More
07:00pm Mon 17 Oct, 2022
Climate Change Commission reports and global studies show little reason to conclude that reducing New Zealand's agricultural output is certain to lead to increased... Read More
09:30am Sat 15 Oct, 2022
A project to transform 5.3 hectares of salt marsh and grazing land near Athenree is underway, restoring the Taiao (natural environment) providing a refuge for... Read More
05:00pm Fri 14 Oct, 2022
One of New Zealand's leading agricultural consultants says the Government's logic behind setting prices for farm-level emissions is flawed. Speaking on the... Read More
10:10am Thu 13 Oct, 2022
After a sleepless, frosty night that got down to minus five degrees, a Waikato family watched their blueberry crops dying in front of their eyes. Monavale Blueberries,... Read More
04:00pm Wed 12 Oct, 2022
After a few years of working alongside previous owner of Astek Stud Sue Fowler in December 2021, Taupo couple Katie Bird and Sophie Wilkinson fully took over the... Read More
02:00pm Wed 12 Oct, 2022
The government is celebrating its agricultural emissions pricing plan as a world-first, but it faces a battle winning over the sector, and few other political... Read More
07:30am Wed 12 Oct, 2022
Fruit growers across the central North Island are counting their losses after a heavy frost decimated crops. Strawberry Fields grows fruit across 22 acres in... Read More
07:26am Tue 11 Oct, 2022
It's here: the Government has unveiled its plan for pricing fertiliser and cow burps, which together form around half New Zealand's official climate tally. Farming... Read More
03:00pm Sat 01 Oct, 2022
A Scion scientist who helped to discover a biological control for the unwanted giant willow aphid is among the finalists of the 2022 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards. Stephanie... Read More
08:00pm Thu 29 Sep, 2022
Livestock exports by sea to cease following the passing of a bill in parliament this week. Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor says the end of livestock... Read More
27-Oct 08:55
Tauranga Lotto player wins $23,418 prize
27-Oct 08:00
A family game for all ages
27-Oct 07:41
Woman's body found as police probe car-train crash
27-Oct 07:00
Two principals look back on a 150-year legacy
27-Oct 06:38
Cancer survivor turns fear into support
26-Oct 16:00
Just WOW: Rare art exhibition in town!
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
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