Settlement approach ‘slap in the face’
Ngati Kahungunu’s settlement bill’s first reading reading at Parliament on May 11, 2022. PHOTO/FILE GRACE PRIOR grace.prior@age.co.nz Wairarapa Moana has called the Crown’s approach to the WAI85 settlement a “slap in the face to natural justice” after Friday’s Maori...
Belgium honours consul Staples
Don Staples with wife Adrienne Staples after receiving the honour of Knight in the Order of the Crown for Belgium. PHOTO/SUPPLIED GRACE PRIOR grace.prior@age.co.nz Featherston man Don Staples has received Belgium’s second highest honour, the honour of Knight in the...
Sharma labels McAnulty a bully
Gaurav Sharma. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES MARY ARGUE mary.argue@age.co.nz Labour Party MP Gaurav Sharma has come out swinging in a scathing social media post labelling Kieran McAnulty a bully and accusing the Wairarapa MP of gaslighting and derogatory behaviour. The 2600-word...
Wai-Bush win wraps up preseason
Ryan Knell, right, scored on fulltime to secure victory for Wai-Bush. PHOTOS/FILE RUGBY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Wellington Samoans 14 Wairarapa-Bush 22 Farriers Wairarapa-Bush wrapped up their preparation for the Heartland Championship with a hard fought...
Dalefield denied in last second
Dalefield player-co-coach Benedict van Woerkom. PHOTOS/FILE HOCKEY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Indians 4 Dalefield 3 An Indians’ goal in the dying seconds ended Farriers Dalefield’s late charge in a controversial sudden death playoff for a place in the...
Mark makes 11th hour bid
With residents and ratepayers knocking on his door asking him to put his hat in the ring, Ron Mark was more than happy to run against Greg Lang.
Beijen wants another term
Incumbent South Wairarapa Mayor Alex Beijen is seeking re-election, vowing to fix the district’s problems, not hide them.
A scholarship bound in reading
Professor Lydia Wevers ONZM was an academic, public intellectual, writer, and voracious reader. A scholarship in her name, hopes others might do the same.
Prices drop, but don’t be alarmed
PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM PROPERTY MARKET MARY ARGUE mary.argue@age.co.nz For the first time in a decade, annual median house prices in New Zealand have tumbled. For some, it will be the first time in living memory that the inexorable price rise has halted. While one...
Top four teams in premier championship all but sorted
Gladstone Gladiators, black and gold, need to win both games to have a chance of making the semifinals. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV NETBALL CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz There is little to play for in the final two rounds before the semifinals in the Wairarapa premier...
Do or die for Dalefield
Dylan Price [7] and Zac Caldwell hot on attack against Hutt United last Saturday. PHOTOS/JADE CVETKOV HOCKEY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Black Stick Dane Lett’s return can’t come at a better time for Farriers Dalefield as they push for a place in the final...
Roadworks come to a sudden stop
The seventh crash near roadworks on SH2, taking the total to 15 cars wrecked in a week and a half. PHOTO/MARY ARGUE HELEN HOLT helen.holt@age.co.nz Waka Kotahi NZTA is halting roadworks on State Highway 2 after yet another crash in the area. Emergency services...
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