Rural

Solar panels slash farmer’s power costs

A sunny summer has paid dividends for a Waikato farmer. Malcolm Jones' milking shed at Te Poi, near Matamata, is entirely powered by solar panels. Running... Read More

Awards celebrate top farmers amid protest plans

Plans are in place for a protest outside Mercury Baypark this weekend as Tauranga hosts the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards National Gala dinner. The gala... Read More

Tree felling on SH29 causes delays on Kaimai Range

Traffic will be detoured on State Highway 29 along the Kaimai Range today due to emergency tree-felling works. A NZTA Waka Kotahi spokesperson said work was... Read More

Meat firms fined $1.6m for tallow fraud

Firms altered tallow for profit, court hears after probe. New Zealand Food Safety said a group of meat processing companies, directors, and managers have... Read More

Find out what’s planned for the Kaimai Ward

Want to know more about key topics such as the SH2 Ōmokoroa Rd intersection upgrade, Te Puna/Lochhead/Pitua/Tangitu roundabout, and Te Puna Station Rd intersection... Read More

Hunters get set for opening weekend

Tens of thousands of Kiwis from the Far North to the Deep South are preparing for the start of the 2025 game bird season this Saturday, May 3. Fish & Game... Read More

Virus eradicated, controls lifted at poultry farm

Movement controls have been lifted from Mainland Poultry's Hillgrove Farm in Otago, after the successful eradication of H7N6 strain of high pathogenic avian... Read More

‘Disgusting’: Cow guts dumped by beach highway

Offal that appears to be from two cows has been dumped beside a lay-by at an Eastern Bay of Plenty beach. A resident using the cycle path that runs between... Read More

Family combines farming with conservation

Having carved out a career in finance until he was 42, Bay of Plenty sheep and beef farmer Brent Mountfort still had farming the land he grew up on in the... Read More

Farm death: Woman described as absolute gem

A woman who died after a farm vehicle accident near Taupō at the weekend has been described as an 'absolute gem” by a long-time friend. She was... Read More

One dead following Taupō farm vehicle incident

A person has died after a farm vehicle accident near Taupō on Saturday. Emergency services were called to the address on State Highway 5 in Wairakei shortly... Read More

Searchers recover man's body near Wairere Falls

The man who went missing on Saturday in water near Wairere Falls, northeast of Matamata, has been found deceased. Police, search and rescue staff located... Read More