Rural

Liquidation hits BOP students

Bay of Plenty students are among 1600 nationwide affected by education provider Agribusiness Training Limited going into liquidation. The liquidator, Iain Nellies,... Read More

New HortNZ role for Tauranga man

Tauranga's Mike Chapman has been appointed to the role of chief executive for Horticulture New Zealand. Currently CEO with New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc, he... Read More

Up the Garden Path in Katikati

Katikati Rotary Club members will be leading visitors 'Up the Garden Path” again this month, when they hold the popular garden ramble fund raiser. Some 13... Read More

584 properties affected: TCDC

A variation to Thames-Coromandel District Council's Proposed District Plan to reintroduce the Natural Character will be publicly notified on Friday, November 6. The... Read More

Injured man's long walk for help

A Coromandel farmer endured a long walk to reach help after he was seriously injured following a quadbike accident on Monday afternoon. An Auckland Westpac Rescue... Read More

Rare frog under protection

A haven for wildlife in the Te Puke hills is providing a great boost for conservation in the Bay, and Forest & Bird members are pleased to see protection on the... Read More

Open invite for North Island farmers

North Island farmers are being invited to update their cropping knowledge at a new, one-day field event on Thursday, December 10. The field day, run by FAR, is being... Read More

What future for Hayward green?

Hayward green, the fruit which launched and sustained the New Zealand kiwifruit industry for 63 years, looks set to be superseded by a new variety. And according... Read More

Conservation week underway

A seal found in Karangahake Gorge is a timely reminder that Conservation Week has begun, and encountering seals and penguins is part of the natural coastline environment. This... Read More

DMS rebate up by 10 cents

DMS kiwifruit grower shareholders will receive an increased rebate of 30 cents for the 2015/2016 year. Bay of Plenty kiwifruit management company, says the 10 cents... Read More

New director for Fonterra

Clinton Dines, a fluent speaker of Mandarin, is Fonterra's new independent director, taking up the board position made vacant when Sir Ralph Norris steps down at... Read More

Kiwifruit's exciting future

Robots pollinating flowers and picking kiwifruit, drones monitoring orchards from above and management decisions made on 'virtual orchard” models are coming... Read More