Te Puke
Inside New Zealand's Kiwifruit Breeding Centre
It takes years to perfect cultivars and to keep New Zealand's kiwifruit industry ahead of the game. Country Life takes a tour of the Kiwifruit Breeding Centre in Te Puke and meets those helping create… Audio
Sniffing out a new life at Trufflewood
Indie the Springer Spaniel has just finished her first harvest as a truffle hunter, showing outstanding skills for a pup. Her owners Nikki & Lance Dodd of Trufflewood have just finished their first… Audio
The full circle journey for this avocado orchard manager
After pursuing a career in fashion, dabbling as a yoga instructor and a snowboard instructor, Laura Schultz has found where she was meant to be, was actually where she had been running from. Audio
The full circle journey for this avocado orchard manager
After pursuing a career in fashion, dabbling as a yoga instructor and a snowboard instructor, Laura Schultz has found where she was meant to be, was actually where she had been running from.
AudioPolice arrest member of far-right movement in Te Puke
Police have arrested a man involved in New Zealand's far-right movement in Te Puke.
Te Puke school lunch programme provider
The pilot programme for school lunches in Aotearoa is well into its first year and there are lots of different providers working out how to do it. One of those is The Daily in Te Puke in the Bay of… Audio
The End of a Golden Career
Russell Lowe has spent almost 50 years selecting, observing, propagating and tasting kiwifruit at Plant and Food Research in Te Puke. Earlier this year Russell was recognised for his role in… Audio
The End of a Golden Career
Russell Lowe has spent almost 50 years selecting, observing, propagating and tasting kiwifruit at Plant and Food Research in Te Puke. Earlier this year Russell was recognised for his role in…
AudioRomancing the tome: Te Puke author on the NYT bestseller list
Covid-19 has ravaged many industries, but romance novel sales have been soaring through the lockdown period, including titles from Te-Puke based mother of four Joanne Wadsworth. Audio
Danny Ing: Te Puke High School kid to tech millionaire
Danny Ing is the founder of Start-up Cin7. The Auckland based connected inventory management company has recently sold a majority stake to US firm, Rubicon Technology Partners. The deal exceeds $100… Audio
Two killed after car, train collide in Bay of Plenty
Two people have died, and three others are seriously injured after a car was hit by a train on a rural crossing near Te Puke, Bay of Plenty. Our reporter Nita Blake-Persen is at the scene. Video, Audio
From Lancaster Park to Te Puke
How a small Bay of Plenty rugby club is repurposing seats from the condemned Lancaster Park Audio
MPI failed to engage over myrtle rust - Bay of Plenty iwi
The Ministry for Primary Industries failed to properly engage with Māori in its response to the fungal myrtle rust outbreak, some Bay of Plenty iwi say.
Father, sick son desperate to find housing
A Te Puke man living in a $200 a week cabin with his sick four-year-old son says he's desperate to find them a home. Audio
Giant Slices of Kiwifruit - Mark Boyle
Last month we caught up with Geoff Maber from Morrinsville, who has plans to introduce a colossal cow, to represent 'The Cream of the Country'. This week, it looks like visitors to Te Puke could be… Audio
Te Puke freezing worker won't back down over Facebook post
A Te Puke freezing worker who's been threatened with the sack because of a Facebook post says she's not backing down. Audio
Filming of new action comedy movie starts in Te Puke
The Bay of Plenty town of Te Puke will be teeming with actors, cameras and gaffer tape for the next month as filming for a new action comedy gets underway today. The Z Nail Gang is about a community… Audio
Christine Clement - Genealogy
In the Bay of Plenty town of Te Puke, a new memorial has been unveiled. It bears the names of fifty locals the town was previously unaware served in the First World War - the reason they're there now… Audio
