Rural
08:00pm Mon 25 Dec, 2023
Fire and Emergency's specialist drone crew will be working on Matakana Island overnight. They will be using thermal imaging to identify hotspots around the... Read More
02:00pm Mon 25 Dec, 2023
Firefighting is continuing on Matakana Island, where a vegetation fire has been burning in scrub and forestry slash since Saturday night. The fire was contained... Read More
07:55pm Sun 24 Dec, 2023
Firefighters will be on the ground overnight to monitor the fire on Matakana Island, says Fire and Emergency New Zealand District Commander Jeff Maunder. "They'll... Read More
02:50pm Sun 24 Dec, 2023
Fire fighters continue to work on containing a fire on Matakana Island, with extra resources being sent to the island today. Crews will be staying on the... Read More
09:50am Sun 24 Dec, 2023
Two helicopters, nine fire trucks and 24 crew are battling a forestry fire on Matakana Island near Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty this morning. Fire and Emergency... Read More
07:15am Sun 24 Dec, 2023
Fire and Emergency NZ says multiple fire crews are arriving at Matakana Island early this morning by barge following a large forest fire on Saturday night. Two... Read More
09:00pm Sat 23 Dec, 2023
Update, 11.20pm: Fire emergency services are responding to a large forestry fire on Matakana Island on Saturday evening. 'Fire and Emergency was alerted to... Read More
07:30am Tue 19 Dec, 2023
A Waikato farmer has been convicted on two charges and fined $70,000 for the unlawful discharge of dairy effluent into the environment and contravention of an... Read More
07:30am Mon 18 Dec, 2023
The work leading up to the launch of the next 100-year community resilience plan for the low lying areas of the Hauraki Plains is being described as a "labour... Read More
07:35am Thu 14 Dec, 2023
Zespri Board Chairman Bruce Cameron will step down in February after five years in the role and will retire as a Director of Zespri at company's next Annual... Read More
02:00pm Sat 09 Dec, 2023
Sentencing judges need to stop going lightly on those convicted of illegal hunting and the killing or stealing of livestock, says Federated Farmers rural policing... Read More
01:00pm Thu 07 Dec, 2023
'Stop. We cannot lose any more family members.” That's the message from Safer Farms follow three recent quad bike fatalities, including one in Tauranga... Read More
17-Mar 20:00
Provincial rugby rivalry takes centre stage
17-Mar 19:00
Why are Kiwis so obsessed with potato chips?
17-Mar 18:00
Fast-track consent: Retirement village approved
17-Mar 17:00
Spotlight on herb health
17-Mar 16:00
Getting funky at the Rotorua Lakeside Concert
17-Mar 14:46
Four-minute mile in Tauranga runner sights
17-Mar 14:00
Katikati’s cultural diversity on show
17-Mar 13:00
Mechanic fined for parking unlicensed car on road
17-Mar 11:45
BOP rider captures lap records
17-Mar 11:20
Driveways ‘extremely dangerous’ for kids
17-Mar 10:31
Five rescued after two boats sink in Lake Rotoiti
17-Mar 10:09
Tauriko enabling works: New road off SH29
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