A just-released report has found that one in five participants in a major New Zealand study experienced long covid symptoms after covid infection and...

Between 1840 and the 1950s, abortions were illegal in New Zealand – they were commonly referred to as “back street abortions”.A government inquiry in...

Kraken, the apocalyptically named covid subvariant, is actually unremarkable, according to a Wairarapa-based epidemiologist. Last week saw the detection of New Zealand’s first two cases...

Arkie Celestine Suyan Zarate held out until the wee hours to become Wairarapa’s first baby of 2023. Arkie Celestine’s mother Jackie Lou said she was...

Covid-19 cases continue to drop in the region, but experts warn of a lack of reporting.

A new year is often a time for resolutions. Many of us want to drop a dress size, learn a new skill, quit smoking,...

Wairarapa’s popular tramping landmark, Powell Hut, recently had a makeover after it was struck by lightning in May.

Carterton woman Grace Yeats, 20, has died after a decade-long battle with a rare brain illness.

As the sun goes down on 2022, Masterton District Council will have alcohol bans in place for its coastal towns. From tomorrow, alcohol bans...

Te Whatu Ora Wairarapa interim district director Dale Oliff is stepping down after three and a half years in the hospital’s top seat, her last day on December 31.