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04:47pm Fri 30 Oct, 2015
Robots pollinating flowers and picking kiwifruit, drones monitoring orchards from above and management decisions made on 'virtual orchard” models are coming... Read More
12:56pm Fri 30 Oct, 2015
Elder statesman Sir Brian Elwood has been awarded the kiwifruit industry's highest accolade - the 2015 Fresh Carriers Hayward Medal in recognition of 10 years of... Read More
11:26am Fri 30 Oct, 2015
Bay of Plenty Lions Clubs are inviting people to visit their Lions Tree Grove at the TECT All Terrain Park this Saturday afternoon. Since September 2012, more than... Read More
02:29pm Thu 29 Oct, 2015
Wood chopping will return to the Katikati A&P Show in February after several years in the wilderness The 2016 event will feature demonstration chopping and sawing... Read More
12:52pm Thu 29 Oct, 2015
Leading kiwifruit industry science is being showcased at Zespri in Mount Maunganui today at the marketer's inaugural Kiwifruit Innovation Symposium. 'This is an... Read More
09:41am Sat 24 Oct, 2015
Spring is in the air at the Tauranga Farmers Market with a variety of festive stalls and activities to match. Tauranga Farmers Market manager Trixie Allen says the... Read More
05:09pm Fri 23 Oct, 2015
Do you have a photograph that captures the beauty and splendour of Mercury Bay? Then Whitianga local Sue Collins wants to hear from you. She and Mercury Bay Museum... Read More
10:32am Fri 23 Oct, 2015
Labour Weekend is a popular time to get back in the garden, pull out the weeds you've been avoiding all winter, and plant veggies to enjoy over the warmer months.... Read More
10:12am Wed 21 Oct, 2015
The Kiwifruit Claim class action by 212 growers and a post-harvest operator will go to the High Court next year, seeking $400 million in damages from the government. The... Read More
12:57pm Tue 20 Oct, 2015
People visiting bush areas in the Waikato are being urged to take care to help prevent the spread of kauri dieback disease. The disease has been detected at five... Read More
04:08pm Mon 19 Oct, 2015
The key to growing the Bay of Plenty's economy is in harnessing its natural resources - that's the view of a Regional Economic Activity Report that was released... Read More
08:22am Mon 19 Oct, 2015
Ratings service Standard and Poor's has downgraded Fonterra's credit rating from A to A-minus, but the co-operative insists their underlying financial strength and... Read More
15-Dec 18:00
Turning animal tricks into teen confidence
15-Dec 17:00
Cool snap hits in final week before Christmas
15-Dec 15:45
Cocaine haul worth $5.6m seized at Tauranga
15-Dec 14:30
Top riders set for Cemetery Circuit showdown
15-Dec 14:13
Former BOP man tells of terror minutes from home
15-Dec 12:26
Thick smoke billows as crews tackle house fire
15-Dec 12:13
Woman in court as police probe Tauranga homicide
15-Dec 11:45
Last week at work brings rain ahead of Christmas
15-Dec 11:45
Tauranga 'Rocketman' tackles Games challenge
15-Dec 10:34
Tauranga homicide: Scene guard remains in place
15-Dec 10:00
Karangahake crash leaves family shattered
15-Dec 08:00
Trainee surgeon shares her life online
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