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Man seriously injured in early morning crash
A wooden power pole on Lake Ferry Rd was snapped in a crash which has landed a South Wairarapa man in hospital with serious injuries. PHOTOS/HAYLEY GASTMEIER HAYLEY GASTMEIER hayley.gastmeier@age.co.nz A 28-year-old South Wairarapa man is in intensive care after a...
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Scores attend vigil for murder victim
PHOTO/GIANINA SCHWANECKE A light drizzle wasn’t enough to stop around 100 people from gathering in Masterton Town Square on Wednesday for a candlelight vigil to honour British backpacker, Grace Millane, 22, who was murdered in Auckland this month. The people gathered...
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Dust-up at council over flower beds
Pansies at the northern roundabout in 2011. PHOTO/FILE Town needs flower power Missing pansies spark lively debate at meeting PAM GRAHAM pam.graham@age.co.nz The saga of the demise of the pansies in the northern traffic islands in Masterton has taken another twist –...
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‘Epidemic’ of expired car seats
Child restraint technician Holly Hullena showing where to check car seats expiry dates. PHOTO/STEVE RENDLE An “epidemic” of expired car seats for children has prompted the Wairarapa Road Safety Council to offer free checks and disposal of out-of-date seats. The offer...
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All go for mudfish move
Daleton wetlands, where the mudfish will be moved to later this month. PHOTO/SUPPLIED ELISA VORSTER elisa.vorster@age.co.nz Carterton’s meddling mudfish will finally move to their new home later this month thanks to a stroke of luck caused by recent severe weather....
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Matron takes leave after 26 years
Liz Eaton has retired after more than 26 years as matron to the boys of Repton Boarding House, Rathkeale College. PHOTO/ELI HILL ELI HILL Eli.hill@age.co.nz Liz Eaton has stepped down from her role as a matron, friend and occasional prankster. Eaton estimates she had...
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Man caught fire at hospital
Wairarapa DHB reports nine serious incidents, including a death ELI HILL eli.hill@age.co.nz One patient caught fire during surgery, and another died after a colonoscopy at Wairarapa Hospital between July 1 last year and June 30 this year, according to adverse events...
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Street shenanigans kick-start summer
Carterton residents dancing to music from Shenanigans at the Summer Street Party. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED ELISA VORSTER elisa.vorster@age.co.nz Hundreds of Carterton residents started their summer off right with sun, food and dancing at the annual Summer Street Party on...
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Christmas shop opens
PHOTO/KEVIN BALL Men’s Shed members: Chairman Murray Campbell, Dougie Hornygold and Matt Nolan are ready for customers at the Masterton Men’s Shed Christmas shop which opened on Monday. The shop gives the public a chance to buy unique handmade wooden items, ranging...
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Sculptor’s close ties marked
Helen, Lady Wilkins, partner of the late sculptor Ken Kendall, with some of the sculptures being donated to Aratoi, as part of the launch of a book about Kendall’s life. PHOTO/STEVE RENDLE GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke@age.co.nz Six years after the death of...
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Carterton thinks hotel
PHOTO/FILE Council’s approach to hotel ‘visionary’ ELISA VORSTER elisa.vorster@age.co.nz Carterton District Council is being asked to consider selling a 9700m2 plot of land for just $1 to attract an investor to build a hotel next to its events centre. The proposal,...
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Aspiring farmers given headstart by Laing Trust
Peter Laing Memorial Trust recipients Bridey Kiernan, Bradley Knowles, Rex Pearson, Kayla Burgess, Jake Hewitt, and Rei Reiri are a step ahead after each received a share of nearly $9000. PHOTO/ELI HILL ELI HILL eli.hill@age.co.nz Six aspiring farmers from Wairarapa...
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Shoeboxes of joy
Sophie Cosford from Wairarapa Shoebox Christmas, centre front, with the gifts donated by staff members from the Warehouse Masterton and Labour list MP Kieran McAnulty. PHOTO/ELISA VORSTER ELISA VORSTER elisa.vorster@age.co.nz Eighty Wairarapa school children will...
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Food truck set to rock on
Pink Floyd Experience co-founder and guitarist Darren ‘Daz’ Whittaker, with Featherston catering couple Paula and Aaron Peters. PHOTO/HAYLEY GASTMEIER HAYLEY GASTMEIER hayley.gastmeier@age.co.nz A Featherston couple are getting a taste of rock and roll life on the...
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Screen-time making life miserable
PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES Young people urged to take time to switch off ELISA VORSTER elisa.vorster@age.co.nz Wairarapa teens and pre-teens are being urged to ditch their devices for the sake of their mental health. Principals around the region are speaking out on the effect...
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