Rural

Travellers’ tales from Te Poi

Brian Cotter and Joss Dippie turned up to a friendly neighbourhood Christmas Party on boxing Day dressed for the member's stand at Ellerslie, and a long story about... Read More

Prizes for talking up lakes

Share a video or photo about what you love about the Rotorua lakes on the Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Facebook page and go into the draw to win a GoPro HERO and two stand... Read More

RCCNZ still looking for trouble

If you are taking Christmas off the beaten track, in the back country or at sea this year, the Rescue Co-ordination Centre will be ready should it be necessary to... Read More

Farmers hoping for brighter year

Like a lot of dairy farmers, DairyNZ chief executive, Tim Mackle, is pretty happy about farewelling 2015, and looking ahead to a New Year with better prospects and... Read More

Police: ‘Back off’ and call 111

Police are urging Bay of Plenty and Coromandel residents not to confront thieves they discover on their properties because 'property can be replaced, people can't”.... Read More

TCDC approves Karaka track work

The Thames Mountain Bike Club has been given permission to construct two mountain bike and walking track bridges plus a boardwalk in the Karaka Valley. They will... Read More

Seeka strike land deal

Seeka Kiwifruit Industries Ltd has acquired land currently leased by Te Puke kiwifruit tour operator Kiwi360, for the site of their new corporate head office. The... Read More

Fonterra to sell Aussie business

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited intends to sell its Australian yoghurt and dairy dessert business to Parmalat Australia Pty Ltd. The transaction, which is conditional... Read More

Fruitful thanks to residents

Grey Lynn residents received a 'fruitful” thank you from the horticultural industry today - including representatives from Tauranga - for the part they played... Read More

Farmers prepared for El Nino

Kiwi farmers are in a good position to deal with what could be the biggest El Nino since 1998, says Deputy Prime Minister Bill English. Bill says the Treasury has... Read More

High hopes for Bay kiwifruit

The Bay of Plenty's kiwifruit industry will play an important role in supporting New Zealand's export growth to 2017, helping offset the recent year's fall in the... Read More

Help needed for drought affect

Federated Farmers is encouraging drought affected farmers struggling due to the dry El Nino weather pattern to continue destocking as necessary - and to think further... Read More