Rural
10:01am Sun 18 Oct, 2015
Good and positivity can come of personal disaster. Ask the Jones girls - Caitlan (or Cat), Ashleigh, Megan and Angela. They have vowed to make it happen for their... Read More
02:45pm Fri 16 Oct, 2015
Volunteer firefighters on the Port Charles Rural Fire Force have a new ‘smoke chaser' thanks to the Thames-Coromandel District Council and the National Rural... Read More
05:15pm Wed 14 Oct, 2015
If anyone has $10,000 to donate to Opoutere School near Whangamata, principal Clare Humphreys-Grey would love to hear from you. This is how much the primary school... Read More
11:33am Wed 14 Oct, 2015
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) are predicting El Nino will continue throughout summer and urge farmers to put a pasture and stock... Read More
06:49am Wed 14 Oct, 2015
There's still time for secondary students with an interest in furthering their studies in agriculture or engineering to apply for a helping hand from a Ballance... Read More
06:01pm Tue 13 Oct, 2015
New Zealand's beef export returns reached a record high, exceeding lamb and mutton returns for the first time in 20 years, according to analysis by Beef + Lamb New... Read More
11:54am Tue 13 Oct, 2015
A Rotorua man failed to learn his lesson after being booked for trout poaching offences, and 'foolishly” went on to commit more just over a month later. Joshua... Read More
07:01am Mon 12 Oct, 2015
Farmers and orchardists have until Friday October 16, to enter the Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards. This year's national winner John Ford is encouraging... Read More
12:05pm Fri 09 Oct, 2015
Spring hay fever sufferers may have a privet-eating bug to thank in future following their release at a trial site in Bethlehem this week. And while it will be a... Read More
08:48am Thu 08 Oct, 2015
A Whakatane farmer has been fined for starving cows to death. Gareth Wordsworth, 42, was sentenced in the Whakatane District Court on Wednesday after being found... Read More
04:46pm Tue 06 Oct, 2015
Across the board, New Zealand's primary industry leaders have generally applauded the Trans Pacific Partnership signed in Atlanta last night, despite the controversy... Read More
08:45am Tue 06 Oct, 2015
New Zealand's dairy leaders have welcomed the conclusion of the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement, but expressed disappointment it did not achieve more for their... 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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