Rural
04:10pm Tue 15 Mar, 2011
A drop in trays packed last season, along with restructuring to reduce debt, are believed to be the reasons for Satara's $4.9 million loss for the year ending December... Read More
11:09am Tue 15 Mar, 2011
Mount Maunganui based company Zespri is assessing what impact the devastation in Japan could have on the company's export earnings. In the 2009/2010 season, Zespri... Read More
02:08pm Tue 08 Mar, 2011
Pyes Pa Kiwifruit grower Campbell Wood is headed for Italy on a three month exchange as the 2011 participant in the Zespri-funded, Bruce Stowell Work Exchange Programme. Campbell,... Read More
11:34am Mon 07 Mar, 2011
Kairua Road residents are angered by a helicopter spraying operation conducted at a neighbouring orchard this morning. Sharon Holmes was 50m from the spraying and... Read More
01:44pm Fri 04 Mar, 2011
The 2011 kiwifruit harvest is underway following the Zespri Industry Challenge held at Centennial Park. The event saw nearly 200 kiwifruit industry members come... Read More
10:01am Fri 04 Mar, 2011
Zespri is donating $100,000 to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal to support victims of the February 22, 6.3 magnitude earthquake. Chief financial officer Merv Dallas... Read More
08:49am Thu 03 Mar, 2011
Campbell Wood, 21, is the Bay of Plenty Young Grower of the Year; beating three older competitors to claim the award. The four finalists competed on Wednesday in... Read More
01:55pm Wed 02 Mar, 2011
The quest to find the Bay of Plenty Young Fruit Grower of the Year is underway at Baypark with four finalists competing in a range of tasks. As well as practical... Read More
11:46am Wed 02 Mar, 2011
The Fonterra Earthquake Relief Fund has contributed more than $3 million to the Canterbury earthquake relief effort. In the five days since the fund was set up,... Read More
04:19pm Tue 01 Mar, 2011
Bay of Plenty Young Fruit Grower of the Year is back again - with four contestants fighting it out for the title on Wednesday. Hayden Russell, who works on a kiwifruit... Read More
11:45am Tue 01 Mar, 2011
Fonterra CEO Andrew Ferrier is stepping down from his role in the second half of 2011. The announcement comes after the world's biggest dairy exporter last week... Read More
10:27am Thu 24 Feb, 2011
Fifty years of hard work and innovation on their kiwifruit orchard near Tauranga has earned Graham and Mavis Dyer the supreme title in the 2011 Bay of Plenty Ballance... 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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