by Luci | Oct 6, 2023 | Default
NIWA anticipates warmer-than-average temperatures are most likely for the east of both Islands until Christmas. The remainder of the country is equally likely to experience near-average or above average temperatures over the same period. Above-normal rainfall is...
by Luci | Oct 6, 2023 | Default
Patients in one rural Northland town have to wait at least a month for appointments or travel more than 45 minutes to Whangārei, thanks to “a perfect storm” of doctor shortages. The Dargaville Medical Centre has temporarily stopped its Sunday GP, urgent and emergency...
by Luci | Oct 6, 2023 | Default
Changes to forestry rules announced this week will put power back into the hands of local communities according to Federated Farmers forestry spokesman Toby Williams. Slash regulations have been tightened to reduce the risk of damage to downstream communities, as...
by Luci | Oct 5, 2023 | Default
For the second year in a row a heavy frost hit some Kiwifruit orchards in the Bay of Plenty. Fortunately growers were prepared this time and managed to avoid any serious damage to the crops at a pivotal time of their growth. Seeka Kiwifruit Industries has farms and...
by Luci | Oct 5, 2023 | Default
Timbersports competitors would refer to Jason Wynyard as “the Michael Jordan of the sport”, a family man and incredibly humble despite his success in the sport. The Kiwi wood-chopping great died aged 49 following a brief battle with an aggressive form of cancer....
