Rural

NetSuite transforms Vetora Bay of Plenty operation

Vetora Bay of Plenty has transformed its operations with NetSuite ERP, improving efficiency and financial oversight across its four clinics. Verde Group's... Read More

Car fire in Lower Kaimai spread to nearby bush

What started as a car fire on State Highway 29 in the Lower Kaimai on Saturday afternoon quickly spread into the surrounding bush, said a Fire and Emergency... Read More

Bay of Plenty braces for burning threats of fire

Rising temperatures and dry conditions in the Bay of Plenty have led to over 69 vegetation fires in November, resulting in the implementation of a restricted... Read More

Fonterra converting two coal boilers

Fonterra to convert two coal boilers at South Canterbury plant to wood pellets. The dairy giant said it is the co-op's biggest decarbonisation investment... Read More

Te Puke gambling harm: Poutiri supports community

Poutiri Wellness Centre has put its town-centre street frontage to good use. A massive billboard on the shopfront of its under-renovation premises carries... Read More

BOP kiwifruit fined for underpaying workers

A labour supply company to the Bay of Plenty kiwifruit industry and its sole director have been fined $100,000 after underpaying three employees over several... Read More

Kiwifruit growers support offshore expansion

More New Zealand-branded gold kiwifruit will be grown overseas from next year after global marketer Zespri received strong support from the industry to expand... Read More

Shearing: Digger Balme, 60, wins at Rotorua Show

Age ain't doing nothing to slow down veteran competition shearer, commentator and sometimes judge Digger Balme. Balme, who quietly turned 60 on October... Read More

Milking does & making cheese, all in a day's work

Thanks to goat milk, Andrea Gauland's son's eczema cleared up within two weeks. "He was a walking rash at seven years old because he drank a lot of... Read More

Rural artist inspired by the beauty of birds

For Jenny Moed-Korpela, birds are more than just a subject for her paintings - they are a lifelong passion. Growing up in Finland, Jenny's love of birds grew... Read More

Hearing set for controversial worm farm expansion

A submissions hearing has been set for next week to help determine the expansion of an industrial scale worm farm on the outskirts of Kawerau, which has been... Read More

Raise leg-hold traps to protect Coromandel kiwi

Backyard trappers are being reminded to keep leg-hold traps off the ground to protect Coromandel kiwi from injury or death. Department of Conservation Senior... Read More