Rising costs driving food prices higher
A just-released report indicates that, although food costs are rising at a less dramatic pace than a year ago, ongoing supplier costs are driving...
Dad chokes on needle in ice cream
A Masterton father-of-two has been left anxious and furious after biting into and choking on a sewing needle which allegedly came from a tub...
Nurses walk off the ward
More than 100 nurses downed tools and marched out of Wairarapa Hospital for a stop-work meeting yesterday to discuss pay and conditions.Wairarapa New Zealand...
Winter to arrive before refuge opens
Masterton’s long-awaited night refuge for the area’s homeless is unlikely to be up and running in time for the start of winter, despite the...
DHB contractor spend tops $1m
Wairarapa DHB spent more than $1 million on contractors in its final year, with holiday pay issues making up more than half of that...
Nurses to consider new ...
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation have announced nurses are to stop work for two hours in the coming weeks to consider a pay...
Weathering the storm in our minds
Although the number of people seeking mental health support through their general practitioner has jumped 30 per cent in Hawke’s Bay since Cyclone Gabrielle,...
A day in the life: Paramedics
Wellington Free Ambulance responded to 6836 calls in Wairarapa last year. During a recent ride-along on the day shift, BELLA CLEARY got an insight...
Nurses say the Budget falls short
Nurses are criticising budget funding for healthcare, saying the government is failing to respond to the frontline crisis.New Zealand Nurses Organisation president Anne Daniels...
Local ears for youth
The newest branch of one of Aotearoa’s longest-running youth services aims to be “all ears” for the young people of Wairarapa.Youthline, founded in 1970,...
