07:00am Sun 01 Dec, 2024
It will be a 'black Christmas” for the devastated owners of a citrus tree nursery after fire ripped through their orchard, causing more than $300,000 in... Read More
11:45am Tue 26 Nov, 2024
New additions to Pāpāmoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional Park is bringing in a record number of visitors. Pāpāmoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional Park... Read More
08:30am Tue 26 Nov, 2024
The muffled clattering of tractors reverberated throughout the Western Bay of Plenty countryside a few weeks ago. Nearly 30 tractors from the Tauranga... Read More
06:30am Tue 26 Nov, 2024
The weeks leading up to Christmas can be stressful for many Kiwi families, with rising costs and tighter budgets making it harder to put nutritious meals on... Read More
12:00pm Sun 24 Nov, 2024
With just two jobs in her résumé, Gaylia Bundle's successful and rewarding teaching career spanned a whopping 45 years. Those two appointments... Read More
07:00pm Thu 21 Nov, 2024
Zespri has released its November forecast for the 2024/25 season with forecast returns up across almost all categories from the last forecast in August. At... Read More
08:30pm Wed 20 Nov, 2024
The vegetation fire in the Snodgrass Road area at Te Puna, Bay of Plenty, remains contained and is now transitioning to the mop up phase, said a Fire and... Read More
07:00am Wed 20 Nov, 2024
It's been 12 months since Jordan van Deursen went missing in the Coromandel bush and his family still have questions over the man's disappearance. Jordan,... Read More
09:15am Tue 19 Nov, 2024
Zespri's counter-seasonal Zespri Global Supply programme is underway, supporting our efforts to deliver 12-month supply to key customers in key markets, to build... Read More
09:00am Sun 17 Nov, 2024
Te Puke arborist Steph Dryfhout has achieved a 2024 tree-peat in climbing events. The competitive tree climber has returned from Georgia in the United States... Read More
09:00am Sat 16 Nov, 2024
Whether it's enjoying the great outdoors or simply the pleasure of catching a fish on your line, angling has benefits far deeper than just netting a big one,... Read More
07:30am Thu 14 Nov, 2024
It was forecast to be a 'flat” day in Whangamatā last Wednesday - perfect conditions for two of New Zealand's leading surf photographers, Rambo Estrada... Read More