03:00pm Sun 02 Mar, 2025
Two new awards will help New Zealand dairy farmers overcome financial barriers and progress towards farm ownership, strengthening the industry's future. The... Read More
07:00am Sat 01 Mar, 2025
Katikati's Heleina Jones has been riding high since taking the show hunter high points top award at the 100th Katikati A&P Show. The 16-year-old excelled... Read More
08:30am Thu 27 Feb, 2025
Whakamārama School PTA is starting the year off with a bang after an incredible 2024, where they raised $35,000 through donations, sponsorships, grants, and... Read More
04:00pm Wed 26 Feb, 2025
Farmers around the North Island are being warned to prepare for drought conditions as the late summer dry period continues. In Taranaki, it's being described... Read More
05:40pm Tue 25 Feb, 2025
Update, 5.58pm: A shelter belt fire on Matakana Island has now been extinguished by Fire and Emergency NZ services. 'The fire is extinguished but they're... Read More
10:10am Tue 25 Feb, 2025
The largest producer of kiwifruit in New Zealand and Australia started its 2025 kiwifruit harvest on Monday with the RubyRed kiwifruit variety. Seeka Limited... Read More
07:00pm Mon 24 Feb, 2025
Police say they will be present 'alongside council staff” at a tapu Rotorua lake tonight as work on a controversial pipeline resumes. It comes as protesters... Read More
10:10am Mon 24 Feb, 2025
A Bay of Plenty woman made a massive mushroom find during her regular walk. Julie Gallagher stumbled upon two mushrooms measuring 30cm-plus across the cap... Read More
11:00am Fri 21 Feb, 2025
Twenty heritage sheep were 'ripped to bits” by dogs in Mamaku and their heartbroken owner says the 'killing machines” could attack children next. In... Read More
07:00am Thu 20 Feb, 2025
Police have confirmed the group sighted on State Highway 4 around 8.30am, Sunday, February 16, who were believed to potentially be Tom Phillips and his children,... Read More
02:00pm Wed 19 Feb, 2025
Hugh Jackson is back in the running for the FMG Young Farmer of the Year title after securing victory in the Waikato Bay of Plenty Regional Final. The 27-year-old... Read More
07:00pm Tue 18 Feb, 2025
Dairy farmers are being warned about the dangers of their cows eating metal which can kill them - and some farmers are using magnets to detect the fragments. Metal... Read More