Rural

Fatal crash in Taupō

A person has died after a crash on a farm near Rangipo, Taupō District. The single vehicle crash involving a motorcycle was reported to police just before 7pm,... Read More

Animal ID compliance on the rise

MPI push on NAIT compliance pays off with almost 90 per cent in 2021. The Ministry for Primary Industries is warning against complacency as rates of compliance... Read More

Native tree numbers on the rise in Bay of Plenty

The 775,000 native trees and shrubs planted by Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana and volunteers in the past financial year are expected to remove 307,515... Read More

Council finds solution for unsecured horses

Ōpōtiki District Council has voted to tighten animal control bylaws, but stopped short of banning the keeping of horses in the town centre altogether. After... Read More

Accidental career proves a winner

Melissa van den Heuvel has won the Young Grower of the Year award for 2021. Run by Horticulture New Zealand, Young Grower of the Year is an annual competition... Read More

Fruit exports dominated by gold kiwifruit

Gold kiwifruit continues to dominate fruit exports in an otherwise challenging market, Stats NZ says. In the year ended November 2021, gold kiwifruit made up... Read More

Company’s Christmas song for homeless charity

Staff at Ballance Agri-Nutrients have recorded a Christmas song with the hope of raising some money for a Tauranga homeless charity. Ballance have been... Read More

Blueberry prices set to drop before Christmas

The harvest for New Zealand blueberry varieties has now begun and growers are encouraging Kiwis to buy them as larger volumes come to market, with prices set to... Read More

Pest management plan now full operational

Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council's new Regional Pest Management Plan (RPMP) 2020 - 2030 is now fully operational. The RPMP sets the rules and framework... Read More

Seaweed farming trials in Hauraki Gulf and BOP

University of Waikato researchers' Dr Marie Magnusson and Dr Rebecca Lawton will receive $1.2 million to lead research into seaweed farming in the Hauraki Gulf... Read More

Calls for farmers to be selfish this summer

Farmers in Bay of Plenty are being urged to 'be a little bit selfish” to avoid fatigue and prevent quad bike injuries over the busy summer months. New figures... Read More

Roadmap launched to grow NZ’s robotics industry

With robotics and automation set to replace 46 per cent of day jobs by 2040, a new national strategy has been launched to grow the New Zealand sector that currently... Read More