by Christine Dornan | Nov 19, 2018 | Life & Leisure
Ella Sims driving an inflatable boat at Riversdale Beach. PHOTO/SUPPLIED National school ‘cream of the crop’ ELI HILL eli.hill@age.co.nz After six years patrolling Riversdale Beach, a Wairarapa lifeguard has been picked to attend a crash-course in some of the most...
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by Hayley | Nov 9, 2018 | Life & Leisure, Local News
Papatahi homestead. PHOTO/PROPERTY TOUR NZ HAYLEY GASTMEIER hayley.gastmeier@age.co.nz A historic homestead that lies in between Lake Wairarapa and Lake Onoke is on the market. Papatahi homestead was built in 1905 on a sprawling country estate that overlooks the...
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by Hayley | Oct 3, 2018 | Life & Leisure, Local News
Masterton district councillor Chris Peterson teaches the next generation how to plant. PHOTO/FILE PAM GRAHAM pam.graham@age.co.nz Thousands of plants have been planted along the Lansdowne recreation trail in Masterton during winter, and some trees will literally bear...
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by Pam Graham | Sep 27, 2018 | Life & Leisure, Local News
A YouTube video St Patrick’s School student Elaine Kim Johnston starred in has been viewed 1.7 billion times. PHOTO/ELISA VORSTER ELISA VORSTER elisa.vorster@age.co.nz The star at the centre of the ‘Baby Shark’ video with 1.7 billion views on You Tube has been...
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by Hayley | Sep 27, 2018 | Life & Leisure, Local News
The Johnston St property, build in 1912 for former Featherston Mayor John Card, is up for sale. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED HAYLEY GASTMEIER Hayley.gastmeier@age.co.nz A house built more than 100 years ago for Featherston’s first mayor, John Card, is on the market. The...
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by Hayley | Sep 26, 2018 | Life & Leisure, Local News
2017 Youth Award recipient Rebecca Mobberley. PHOTO/FILE CAL ROBERTS Cal.roberts@age.co.nz If you know a young good sort and want to see their great work recognised, now is the time to sing their praises, as nominations for Masterton District Council’s Civic and...
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by Hayley | Sep 18, 2018 | Life & Leisure, Local News
Greytown’s Main St, looking south. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV What was once a sleepy little town with a booming fruit and vegetable industry is now a trendy retail centre and weekend hotspot. Reporter HAYLEY GASTMEIER talks to Greytown locals about the fashionable present...
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