Median barriers on State Highway 2 near Katikati are 'severely limiting” access and hurting horticultural and agricultural businesses, farmers say. NZTA... Read More

Scion scientists have identified a unique microbiome associated with pine pollen, a significant step forward in forest research. Led by microbiome scientist... Read More

A Welcome Bay couple are on a mission to revive sustainable traditions and make gardening accessible to everyone - no matter what size home they live in. Andrea... Read More

A remarkable Waikato woman in her 90s has become a 'townie” for the first time. Lalla Loeffen is coming to grips with life in the Radius Matamata Country... Read More

A self-employed Te Puke builder twice convicted for allowing an implement shed to be lived in without resource consent has been censured by the Building Practitioners... Read More

Bay of Plenty hosted hundreds of horticulture leaders, growers and those from support sectors in Mount Maunganui for the Horticulture New Zealand and Recognised... Read More

This year's Conservation Week is running from September 2-8, with the theme ‘Take action for nature'. And since we know not everyone is quite ready... Read More

The Kōpūrererua Valley Rotary Centennial Trust needs 200 volunteers to plant 4500 native trees and shrubs on September 29. This milestone event - part of... Read More

An area of Thompson's Track is being used as a dumping site, a regular track walker says. The public conservation area on Thompson's Track is strewn with... Read More

Kate Scott has been appointed chief executive officer of Horticulture New Zealand and will be attending the HortNZ conference in Mount Maunganui this week. Kate... Read More

Video: Paeroa Towing Services. Reports are coming in from members of the public saying the Ohinemuri River in Karangahake Gorge has turned orange. Hauraki... Read More

Emergency services are at the scene of a crash on SH29 near McLaren Falls Road. "Police were notified of a crash on SH 29 at 3.05pm today," says a police... Read More