Treaty deal backed but counter claims remain
Robin Potangaroa. PHOTO/FILE STEVE RENDLE steve.rendle@age.co.nz A 71.7 per cent vote in favour of accepting a $93 million Treaty of Waitangi settlement has been hailed as “strong support” by Ngati Kahungunu’s Settlement Trust, but the deal remains a contentious issue...
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Driving for full tummies
St Matthew’s students stepped up to help, Kate Seymour, left, 16, Amanda Harris, 16, Claire McFetridge, 16, Amy Wood, 16, and Charlotte Hewitt, 15. PHOTO/HAYLEY GASTMEIER HAYLEY GASTMEIER hayley.gastmeier@age.co.nz Masterton Fire Station was a hub of activity for the...
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Synthetic cannabis taken off our streets
Synthetic cannabis seized from a Masterton property on Thursday. PHOTO/HAYLEY GASTMEIER Man and woman arrested HAYLEY GASTMEIER hayley.gastmeier@age.co.nz Synthetic cannabis with a potential street value of about $18,000 was seized from a Masterton property on...
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Property market stabilises
PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES PAM GRAHAM pam.graham@age.co.nz The Wairarapa property market remains strong but there is more talk of stability rather than craziness. It’s a tough call though, because a two-bedroom 80m2 house in Martinborough sold for $550,000, according to one...
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Business future safe in graduates’ hands
[From front to back] Jamie Griggs (mentor), Matai Byl (foreman), Jayden Carter (building apprentice), Kawiti Paewhenua (building apprentice) at last night’s graduation and awards. PHOTO/ELI HILL Apprenticeships give youth more opportunities ELI HILL eli.hill@age.co.nz...
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Action over asbestos dump
Asbestos contaminated wall cladding wrapped up for safe disposal after being dumped at Kokotau Reserve. PHOTO/SUPPLIED ELISA VORSTER elisa.vorster@age.co.nz A surge in fly tipping incidents in recent months has led Carterton District Council officers to resort to new...
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Waka ama a new classroom tool
A new waka ama will be a learning tool for Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Wairarapa students both outside the classroom as well as inside, says principal Hohepa Campbell, right. PHOTO/SUPPLIED WALT DICKSON While the resurgence of waka ama in recent years has been in the...
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Eketahuna lad quacks with the best
Eketahuna duck caller Ben Schnell trained up to two hours daily before gaining a third place in the world championships. PHOTO/SUPPLIED ELI HILL eli.hill@age.co.nz A Tararua College student quacked his way to third in the World Waterfowl Calling Championships in...
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Plan to cut down old oak tree creates angst
An oak tree on Featherston’s main street survived plans to fell it on Tuesday. PHOTO/HAYLEY GASTMEIER HAYLEY GASTMEIER hayley.gastmeier@age.co.nz Emotions were running high on Tuesday as an old oak tree on Featherston’s main street was set to be felled. It survived...
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Rail key to log jam
At Waingawa’s log storage and rail yard: [back row, from left] Southern North Island Wood Council CEO Erica Kinder, C3 area manager Steve Chapple, Forest Enterprises CEO Bert Hughes, Labour MP Kieran McAnulty, Guy Farman of Farman Turkington Limited; [front row, from...
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Emerging artists heading home
Mild Orange: Josh Reid (standing), Tom Kelk, front, Josh Mehrtens and Jack Ferguson. PHOTO/RUPERT OLLIVIER Two high-performing bands with Wairarapa roots are coming back to the region to give hometown fans a taste of how far they’ve come. BECKIE WILSON...
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Cable duct no secret, says Chorus
The land in Featherston, owned by South Wairarapa District Council, that features an easement over a cable duct vital to Chorus’ telecommunications infrastructure network. PHOTO/HAYLEY GASTMEIER HAYLEY GASTMEIER hayley.gastmeier@age.co.nz Chorus says it’s doing all it...
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Tent theft devastates owner
The stolen marquee. PHOTO/SUPPLIED Owner hoping for public assistance BECKIE WILSON beckie.wilson@age.co.nz A former Masterton man is gutted about the theft of a $12,000 marquee in his home town but hopes the community will help get it returned. Christchurch-based...
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Aviation centre cleared for takeoff
Vintage Aviator Ltd, which is planned to feature as part of the aviation centre. PHOTO/FILE BECKIE WILSON beckie.wilson@age.co.nz A multi-million-dollar vintage aviation centre and museum is at the heart of plans to boost tourism in the region. The development of a...
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Pen pals united at school
Ian Hodge, right, showing Cody Purnell and Tane Jenkinson his medals. PHOTO/ELISA VORSTER ELISA VORSTER elisa.vorster@age.co.nz There may be an eight-decade age difference between some of the Opaki School students and their respective pen pals, but that did nothing to...
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