Rural
11:26am Tue 18 Jun, 2024
UPDATED: The family of a woman who went missing over the weekend have thanked police, search and rescue teams and local iwi for their search efforts. Pauline... Read More
06:50am Sun 16 Jun, 2024
Bay of Plenty landlords who piped human waste from an 'overflowing” home septic tank to a drain flowing into the Kaituna River for years have been fined. Couple... Read More
07:00pm Thu 13 Jun, 2024
DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb New Zealand welcome the Government's confirmed commitment to implementing a National Pest Management Plan for Mycoplasma bovis. DairyNZ... Read More
10:45am Thu 13 Jun, 2024
The gates are open and the crowds are streaming in for the 56th annual Fieldays - but there's concern this year could be quieter with farmers a little cash-strapped. About... Read More
07:00am Wed 12 Jun, 2024
FCC, one of the international shipping partners of Zespri, has successfully completed a trial using biofuel in a charter vessel operating between Hong Kong and... Read More
05:00pm Tue 11 Jun, 2024
After a five-year hiatus, the Te Ranga School Possum and Pest Hunt made a sensational comeback at the weekend. Principal Aimee Kennedy says the 2024 event... Read More
10:10am Tue 11 Jun, 2024
A Bay of Plenty kiwifruit worker's life 'changed in one second” after a forklift accident at work led to his leg being amputated below the knee. Two... Read More
05:00pm Mon 10 Jun, 2024
Avocado growers are hopeful for a better season after two unprofitable years. Bad weather in 2023 meant a lot of the fruit was not good enough to export -... Read More
02:00pm Mon 10 Jun, 2024
Bruce Leonard was raised on a dairy farm in Okoroire and is the first to say that he didn't like school at all and left at 16 to go hay baling. He didn't... Read More
11:45am Mon 10 Jun, 2024
New Zealand's kiwifruit industry is breathing a sigh of relief after the Environmental Protection Authority released its decision on Hi-Cane use on orchards. In... Read More
01:00pm Sat 08 Jun, 2024
The Acorn Foundation, in partnership with Tauranga City Council, inaugurated a new Memorial Grove at Gordon Carmichael Reserve on Wednesday 5 June. The day... Read More
05:00pm Fri 07 Jun, 2024
Kiwifruit growers are celebrating a record crop for the 2024 season. New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc, NZKGI, says with only small volumes left to be picked... Read More
15-Mar 16:00
New Zealand faces growing kidney health crisis
15-Mar 15:06
Imagination takes the lead at exhibition
15-Mar 14:00
YouthFest 2025: Calling all emerging talent!
15-Mar 13:00
Fish & Game New Zealand game bird licences on sale
15-Mar 12:00
QR codes explain new street names
15-Mar 11:45
Te Puke growers win Supreme Farm Award
15-Mar 11:00
Muslim community fears more shootings ahead
15-Mar 10:00
Multicultural festival: a vibrant celebration
15-Mar 09:04
Echo Walking Festival celebrates scenic trails
15-Mar 08:00
Zespri’s Kiwifruit charter departs for China
15-Mar 07:30
What's On: Saint Paddy's, orchestra and hungerball
15-Mar 07:02
A real head-turner
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