by Cal Roberts | Sep 19, 2018 | Local News
CAL ROBERTS cal.roberts@age.co.nz Postage stamps are no longer being physically postmarked by New Zealand Post, frustrating stamp collectors and raising the prospect of stamps being re-used. NZ Post insists it has ways of detecting if a stamp had been used before,...
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by Cal Roberts | Sep 19, 2018 | Local News
Tuturumuri School, which only has eight Students, was earmarked for closure in June. HAYLEY GASTMEIER and ELISA VORSTER Tuturumuri School pupils cheered yesterday at news their tiny country school was, against all odds, safe from closure. Education Minister Chris...
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by Cal Roberts | Sep 7, 2018 | Local News
A mandatory boil water notice is in place for Pongaroa. PHOTO/ GETTY IMAGES A mandatory boil water notice has been issued in Pongaroa, after the detection of E.coli during scheduled sampling of the reticulation. The notice was issued today at 3pm. Until notified,...
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by Cal Roberts | Jul 11, 2018 | Local News
Australian holiday makers made a splash at Henley Lake last night. A father and four children, one aged just three years old, were rescued from a campervan which ended up stuck 25m into the lake in Masterton last night. The incident happened at around 8pm, when the...
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by Cal Roberts | Jul 4, 2018 | Local News
Wairarapa Hospital does not meet earthquake standards, a new report reveals. Wairarapa District Health Board (DHB) announced today that aspects of the main hospital building’s infrastructure do not meet new building standards. Hospitals are required to meet the...
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