Des Samuels has been growing blueberries on Matakana Island for six years. The 2ha farm has almost 11,000 blueberry plants, growing varieties from a world-renowned Australian breeder. Last week the ...

Marlene Samuels has lived on Matakana Island for more than 50 years and in all ... she says it has been wonderful to see the island family and the Tauranga community "band together" ...

The rescue chopper at Burt's Farm. Photo/supplied. A toddler having difficulty breathing was airlifted off Matakana Island yesterday. The two-year-old boy was taken to Tauranga Hospital for ...

TAURANGA, Wednesday 18th December 2019: Local whānau on one of New Zealand’s most intriguing islands have just received a licence* to grow medicinal cannabis. Grown outside in the Matakana ...

Firefighters continue to work on containing a fire on Matakana Island near Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty, with extra resources being sent to the island today. Fire and Emergency District Commander ...

“Fire and Emergency New Zealand was alerted to a forest fire on Matakana Island near Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty at 7.36pm last night.