10:00am Tue 05 Dec, 2023
Western Bay of Plenty's much-loved annual Wander Dog series is this summer offering three walks around the district and a Doggy Day Out party, where pets are... Read More
06:30am Thu 30 Nov, 2023
Edgecumbe farmers say large scale solar farms on some of the Rangitaiki Plains' most elite soil is shortsighted. Six neighbouring landowners, who submitted... Read More
10:45am Tue 28 Nov, 2023
There's a new look and experience to be had at Pāpāmoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional Park this summer. A blessing by mana whenua on Saturday officially... Read More
04:00pm Sat 25 Nov, 2023
Farmers are being reminded to take care when hay bailing this season to avoid fires. Fire and Emergency's national wildfire manager Tim Mitchell says... Read More
07:00am Fri 24 Nov, 2023
An innovative tourism business located in Katikati is breaking new ground by offering tours of a working avocado orchard, the first-of-its-kind in New Zealand.... Read More
10:45am Thu 23 Nov, 2023
Zespri has released its November forecast for the 2023/24 season, with Green, Organic Green and RubyRed per tray returns forecast at record levels, and Zespri... Read More
08:00pm Mon 20 Nov, 2023
Forecasting grape yield is tough and errors can be costly, so University of Canterbury researchers have been awarded $6.1 million to blend viticulture with robotics,... Read More
06:30am Mon 20 Nov, 2023
Police are praising a school group for keeping calm and doing all the right things after getting lost in bush in Western Bay of Plenty this last week. Fourteen... Read More
03:00pm Sat 18 Nov, 2023
A Te Puke woman is climbing her way towards international victory after winning the NZ Women's Arborist Tree Climbing Championship title last weekend in Invercargill. Stephanie... Read More
07:00am Fri 17 Nov, 2023
It is all go at Waihī Beach with the northern New Zealand dotterels settling in all sorts of weird and wonderful places to breed, the latest nest this season... Read More
02:00pm Thu 16 Nov, 2023
In a bid to tackle the severe lack of health professionals in rural communities, two teams of tertiary students are heading to Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, and... Read More
01:00pm Thu 16 Nov, 2023
Adding mushrooms to avocados has proved a recipe for success for a Northland couple. Greg Rathbun and Tann Duangprasit originally purchased an existing avocado... Read More