Rural
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 Fri 24 Nov, 2023
Egg producers are hopeful prices have peaked and the egg shortage of early-2023 will soon be a distant memory. The country's layer hen population is continuing... Read More
02:01pm 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
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
07:02am 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
05:00pm Tue 24 Oct, 2023
Whether you live in the North or the South Island, MetService forecasters share that based on current El Niño data, we're all in for a different kind... Read More
10:45am Thu 19 Oct, 2023
The search is on once again for New Zealand's top young farmers, with talented young individuals encouraged to throw their hat in the ring for a shot at rural... Read More
06:00pm Tue 17 Oct, 2023
Bay of Plenty landowners who are curious about how to improve the water quality of local streams, rivers and estuaries are being invited to take a first-hand... Read More
11:45am Tue 17 Oct, 2023
The donkey derives from the African wild ass and is adapted for living in harsh, hot conditions with sparse dry vegetation. Domesticated in Africa some 5000... Read More
01:00pm Thu 12 Oct, 2023
After a decade as Huntsman for the Rotorua and Bay of Plenty Hunt, Charlie Halley has retired and handed over to Jamie Bragg. Under the name of Rotorua Hunt... Read More
06:30am Tue 10 Oct, 2023
Fonterra has raised its farmgate milk price forecast for this season, as milk supply weakens and demand improves. The co-operative on Monday lifted its farmgate... Read More
11:45am Mon 09 Oct, 2023
Fonterra has raised its farmgate milk price forecast for this season, as milk supply weakens and demand improves. The co-operative on Monday lifted its farmgate... Read More
05-Dec 09:10
Head on a pest hunt this summer
05-Dec 08:30
Retail spending: Cost of living drives drop
04-Dec 20:00
$1.2M to boost NZ's resilience to natural hazards
04-Dec 19:00
KiwiSaver: financial strain doubles withdrawals
04-Dec 17:00
Tree-felling survivor begins 250km walk
04-Dec 13:02
New look for Rotorua youth centre
04-Dec 13:00
Davey impresses at first showing
04-Dec 11:26
Crumbling teeth or having a home?
04-Dec 10:45
FMBA Slopestyle World Championship now allow women
04-Dec 09:08
Thunderstorm watch issued for Bay of Plenty
04-Dec 08:30
King withdraws from NZ Open due to injury
04-Dec 08:00
SH2 Napier to Wairoa still closed
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