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Creative business booming in south
Ceara Lile and Mario Gregor in their newly opened Featherston business. PHOTO/ GRACE PRIOR GRACE PRIOR grace.prior@age.co.nz Featherston has a new creative addition in the works with Mario Gregor and Ceara Lile opening their two joined businesses, Konstantin, a fine...
Parent gives stranger danger warning
Kylie Wilson and Kyra Pye say a man in the white van was acting suspiciously on Wednesday after school. PHOTO/ALEYNA MARTINEZ ALEYNA MARTINEZ aleyna.martinez@age.co.nz Kyra Pye from Douglas Park School has only just started walking home to practice for next year when...
Aviation trailblazer’s gong
Rona Fraser at Government House with Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy. PHOTO/SUPPLIED KAREN COLTMAN karen.coltman@age.co.nz Delayed by the covid-19 lockdown and a later than planned general election, Rhonda [Rona] Renyl Nga-Tiawa Fraser was excited to finally be...
Ucol links with keen employers
The Ucol reception entrance in Masterton. PHOTO/SUPPLIED ARTHUR HAWKES arthur.hawkes@age.co.nz Ucol in Masterton and Business Wairarapa, the chamber of commerce, teamed up to provide an exciting new opportunity for industry figures to engage with the college on...
Olive Press triumphs in Oz awards
Katrina Bach, left with Rachel Priestly in Greytown at The Olive Press with their award-winning oils. PHOTO/KAREN COLTMAN KAREN COLTMAN karen.coltman@age.co.nz Greytown’s The Olive Press has scooped a major award at this year’s Australian International Olive Awards....
Fire risk in region rising
Dry paddock in Masterton. PHOTO/ FILE GRACE PRIOR grace.prior@age.co.nz Extreme fire risk has increased in Masterton due to climate change, an environment ministry report shows. Masterton has gained an extra week of warm days each year due to climate change from 1972...
Money-troubled Budget Advisory to close
Susan Brader, chairwoman of the Wairarapa Free Budget Advisory Service. PHOTO/ARTHUR HAWKES Big blow for the region ARTHUR HAWKES arthur.hawkes@age.co.nz In a crushing blow to Wairarapa residents with money worries, the Free Budget Advisory Service is closing its...
Awardees celebrate with high tea
Gareth Winter with Dame Patsy Reddy at Government House. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED KAREN COLTMAN karen.coltman@age.co.nz Four Wairarapa recipients of Queen’s Birthday Honours were treated to a high tea at Government House after receiving their investitures at government house...
Footpath checks under way
Footpath and road inspector Russell Sanson getting ready to do an inspection down Cole St. PHOTO/KAREN COLTMAN KAREN COLTMAN karen.coltman@age.co.nz At a warm 20 degrees Celsius in Masterton on Tuesday morning, Russell Sanson began his inspection of the asphalt...
Have your say on speed
The 70kmh signs on the approach to Featherston. PHOTO/FILE ARTHUR HAWKES arthur.hawkes@age.co.nz The New Zealand Transport Agency is inviting people to voice their thoughts on speed limit changes in Wairarapa, with a focus on State Highway 2 between Masterton and...
Maunsell’s ‘Magnificent Seven’
John Bartlett, left, and Bill Maunsell with the feral sheep. PHOTOS/ARTHUR HAWKES Rogue sheep returned – after six years They say lightning never strikes twice, but the same can no longer be said for enormous, feral sheep, Arthur Hawkes reports. After the emergence of...
Students planting ideas of environmental careers
Makoura College students planting native trees. PHOTO/SUPPLIED ELI HILL eli.hill@age.co.nz A community planting programme in Wairarapa is a win-win for students and the environment. This year, students of all ages from Makoura College, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o...
Preparation was key for Greytown father and son’s epic adventure
Dave and Baxter Murray just clocking off 2000km. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED After completing New Zealand’s Te Araroa trail, Greytown father-son duo Dave and Baxter Murray gave the Mountain Safety Council’s BECKIE WILSON an insight into their five-month 3000km adventure walking...
Showing rookies the ropes
Kieran McAnulty with his parents Marie and Mike McAnulty. PHOTO/KAREN COLTMAN KAREN COLTMAN karen.coltman@age.co.nz No longer a parliamentary newbie, McAnulty showed throngs of new entrant Labour MPs around the corridors of power on Monday. At the weekend, Labour...
Justice at last for Sandi-Lee
Sandi-Lee Field and her son Lachlan. PHOTO/ALEYNA MARTINEZ ‘Don’t be scared, ask for help’ ALEYNA MARTINEZ aleyna.martinez@age.co.nz Colour has returned to Sandi-Lee Field’s face this week. On Friday, she received the news that the Accident Compensation Corporation...
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