05:47pm Thu 17 Apr, 2025
A section of State Highway 29 is closed after a tree fell, blocking the road. The tree is blocking SH29 at the Waiomou Stream Bridge between SH24 and Stopford... Read More
02:30pm Sun 13 Apr, 2025
Emergency services are responding to a vegetation fire at Matatā in the eastern Bay of Plenty. Fire crews from Edgecumbe, Eastern Bay and Matata are attending,... Read More
06:50am Sun 13 Apr, 2025
With autumn upon us, police are advising walkers, hikers or climbers to ensure they prep for their trip seriously before going outdoors. Senior Constable... Read More
08:00pm Thu 10 Apr, 2025
Legislation passed will support the continued safe operation of shooting clubs and shooting ranges, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee said. 'This is... Read More
04:00pm Wed 09 Apr, 2025
In 2018, Waikato farmer Raewyn Scott and her family enjoyed the first hazelnuts after a patient five-year wait for the trees they planted in 2013 to start producing. Further... Read More
11:20am Wed 09 Apr, 2025
Te Puke is now home to the county's second-best excavator operator. John Rohloff placed second at the Civil Contractors New Zealand (CCNZ) CablePrice National... Read More
04:00pm Tue 08 Apr, 2025
The Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment is urging everyone to check any bathroom heaters they have and remove them if they are included in last year's... Read More
01:00pm Tue 08 Apr, 2025
As New Zealand's much-loved TVNZ show, Hyundai Country Calendar, enters its 59th season, Coast & Country News was privileged to spend two days on set seeing... Read More
09:15am Tue 08 Apr, 2025
Nature is serving up a vitamin-packed feast of citrus, just in time to help boost immunity for the colder months ahead. Juicy, tangy and bursting with vitamin... Read More
04:00pm Mon 07 Apr, 2025
As the last of this season's hazelnuts fall off the tree, growers from across New Zealand are calling for more research into increasing production to crack... Read More
11:00am Sat 05 Apr, 2025
Te Puke's Young Farmers have been recognised at this year's Bay of Plenty Dairy Industry Awards. Three members of the club placed at the recent awards. Alana... Read More
07:00pm Wed 02 Apr, 2025
The industrial hemp sector is feeling unified and buoyant by a long-awaited regulatory review that it hopes will see more farmers adopt the crop and unlock its... Read More