Rural
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
09:10am Thu 16 Nov, 2023
It took a lightbulb moment for Sustaina Grow's Rita Hammond to expand her own sustainable gardening practices into an environmentally sustainable business. Schoolteacher... Read More
07:00am Thu 16 Nov, 2023
Dr Annette Richardson has won the 2023 Kiwifruit Innovation Award for her work in exploring budbreak - a crucial stage in the growth cycle of kiwifruit. A... Read More
06:45am Thu 16 Nov, 2023
A Rotorua dairy farm has been convicted and fined $40,000 for an illegal dairy effluent discharge from a travelling irrigator. Chlorofield Limited pleaded guilty... Read More
06:30am Wed 15 Nov, 2023
A kiwifruit orchard has been convicted and fined $35,000 in the Tauranga District Court for unlawfully taking more than 18 million litres of water for irrigation.... Read More
11:00am Sun 12 Nov, 2023
A planting project for storm recovery in Fletcher Bay is giving youth opportunities in horticulture, as part of a grassroots employment programme in Thames-Coromandel. Four... Read More
15-Jan 18:00
Safety group urges buttons over car touchscreens
15-Jan 16:21
Thunderstorm cells tracking towards WBOP
15-Jan 16:00
Volunteers sought to support palliative care
15-Jan 14:18
BOP Lotto ticket wins $24k in second division draw
15-Jan 12:46
Three dead in 48 hours: Police issue plea
15-Jan 11:45
Hacked patient fears identity theft
15-Jan 11:09
New Tauranga event connects bosses and jobseekers
15-Jan 10:00
Five Whakatāne CBD buildings to be demolished
15-Jan 08:08
Weather warning: Thunderstorms for BOP
15-Jan 07:30
Two dead after SH30 crash near Rotorua
15-Jan 07:00
Tauranga riders to lead motocross 'showdown'
15-Jan 06:30
Operation Neptune: Jellybeans boost boat safety
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