Rural
12:58pm Tue 10 May, 2011
Forest and Bird's Central North Island field officer Alan Fleming says the government's new fresh water policy package is good for the Bay of Plenty - but it's not... Read More
05:20pm Mon 09 May, 2011
The government is making moves to improve management of the country's fresh water to better support farming and recreational use of waterways. Environment Minister... Read More
09:58am Sat 07 May, 2011
Eastern Region Fish and Game say there are plenty of game birds around for the start of the hunting season this weekend - if the weather plays its part. The season... Read More
10:50am Fri 06 May, 2011
Tauranga is hosting what is shaping up to be one of the biggest hunting competitions of its type in New Zealand. The Polaris Big Four competition in June is the... Read More
10:39am Wed 04 May, 2011
New Zealand kiwifruit industry export giant Zespri is grateful to the New Zealand Government for its support of the sector and the company's role in it. Meeting... Read More
02:50pm Tue 03 May, 2011
The Tauranga Farmers' Market is looking set to take out the top award at the 2011 Taste Famers' Market Awards. Tauranga currently leads, with Hawke's Bay creeping... Read More
02:18pm Mon 02 May, 2011
Updated: Turners & Growers has postponed the court case against Zespri which was due to begin in the Auckland High Court this week. The Turners & Growers legal team... Read More
11:13am Wed 20 Apr, 2011
The government has completed contract negotiations with Telecom and Vodafone for its Rural Broadband Initiative, which aims to deliver on the government's plan for... Read More
09:10am Wed 20 Apr, 2011
A Bay of Plenty business and a dairy farm trustee manager are the recipients of large fines for contaminating waterways in the region. CMH Contracting Limited is... Read More
10:22am Tue 19 Apr, 2011
Zespri is damning the findings of a Turners & Growers commissioned poll that shows the public is in support of ending its virtual monopoly on kiwifruit exports. In... Read More
10:49am Mon 18 Apr, 2011
The results from a Colmar Brunton poll commissioned by fruit exporter Turners & Growers show New Zealanders think Zespri's near export monopoly on kiwifruit should... Read More
12:53pm Sun 17 Apr, 2011
The national decline in farm property sales shown in the latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand figures is reflected in the Bay of Plenty market. Nationally,... Read More
16-Dec 10:05
Discovery Princess makes Tauranga debut
16-Dec 08:17
Asphalt: Pāpāmoa streets face $2000–$7000 bill
16-Dec 08:00
Tauranga runner lifts relay team at national games
16-Dec 06:30
How to spot smuggling at sea this summer
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
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