27 Nov 12:58
SH5 resurfacing works planned for Sunday
27 Nov 12:47
Trees to be removed from Ngongotahā stream
27 Nov 08:18
Monday might be a wind warnings kinda day
27 Nov 07:30
Project to probe large-scale spirulina production
27 Nov 06:52
New Year border exception for seasonal workers
27 Nov 06:30
Summer officially begins on December 1
26 Nov 15:05
White Island eruption death toll rises to 22
26 Nov 14:00
New interactive map to help explore NZ by bike
26 Nov 13:00
One new COVID-19 case in managed isolation
26 Nov 12:55
Jury deliberations begin over 2014 baby death
26 Nov 11:50
Police name SH5 fatal crash victim
26 Nov 09:10
CovidCard a win for elderly in BOP trial
26 Nov 07:25
The final showdown for 2020 Dirt Guide Honours
26 Nov 07:00
NZ-based soldier charged with espionage
26 Nov 06:50
Temperatures forecast to drop in the coming days
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6:52am Friday 27 Nov, 2020
From January next year, up to 2000 experienced seasonal workers from the Pacific will be able to travel to New Zealand to address labour shortages in... Read More
7:00am Sunday 08 Nov, 2020
Zespri is considering co-operation with Chinese kiwifruit growers who are illegally growing New Zealand's gold G3 kiwifruit. Since... Read More
7:03am Friday 16 Oct, 2020
A Rotorua dairy farmer has been fined $3364 for not registering 424 cattle under the National Animal Identification and Tracing scheme. The court sentenced... Read More
11:46am Tuesday 13 Oct, 2020
More than 14,500 people will be required on kiwifruit orchards across the Bay of Plenty over the coming summer months to prepare vines for the 2021 season. This... Read More
7:54am Wednesday 07 Oct, 2020
A new initiative is being launched to attract people into the kiwifruit industry. The NZKGI-led, Ministry for Primary Industries funded initiative has... Read More
10:45am Monday 05 Oct, 2020
Fonterra has agreed to sell its China farms for a total of $555 million, after successfully developing the farms alongside local partners. Inner Mongolia... Read More
10:15am Wednesday 30 Sep, 2020
The deaths of four people, including a Bay of Plenty child, is a sobering reminder for farm safety, says WorkSafe. WorkSafe has been... Read More
7:45am Tuesday 22 Sep, 2020
To mark the start of Mental Health Awareness Week in New Zealand, the dairy sector is calling for rural mental health to be a priority. DairyNZ, Federated... Read More
6:50am Sunday 13 Sep, 2020
In the lead up to the titipounamu/rifleman’s nesting season, it’s not uncommon to find Barry Pethybridge in the Aongatete forest... Read More
3:30pm Saturday 12 Sep, 2020
Police are seeking the public’s help in finding Phillip Wadsworth of Matamata, aged 52, who has been reported missing from Taupo. He was last... Read More
3:00pm Monday 07 Sep, 2020
Kiwifruit growers across the eastern and western Bay of Plenty are digging deep to help support local food banks. “There is unprecedented demand... Read More
4:00pm Sunday 30 Aug, 2020
Rotorua Lakes Council, CNI Iwi Holdings and Te Arawa Lakes Trust have agreed to work together towards a new long-term solution for discharge of wai tatari... Read More
12:45pm Saturday 29 Aug, 2020
Bay of Plenty’s Bay Conservation Alliance and Coromandel’s Predator Free Hauraki Coromandel Community Trust are just two of the community... Read More
8:30am Saturday 15 Aug, 2020
An invention that could save lives has taken the top spot at the NIWA Waikato Science and Technology Fair. Lachlan Coleman, a student at St. Paul's... Read More
7:30am Saturday 15 Aug, 2020
An inconspicuous bit of land near Pongakawa in the Bay of Plenty has been transformed after hands big and small joined together to give natives a new... Read More