by Christine Dornan | 31 Jul, 2021 | Life & Leisure
The New Zealand bush can be particularly harsh in winter. PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM A hiker reported missing on Wednesday evening in the Tararua Forest Park walked himself out safe and well on Thursday morning after spending a night in the bush. A 21-year-old man was...
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by Christine Dornan | 22 May, 2020 | Life & Leisure
A famous son of Greytown, Sir Kim Workman [centre], held a blessing ceremony at the site of the planned Orchards retirement village with South Wairarapa Mayor Alex Beijen [left] and developer Craig Percy [right]. PHOTO/GIANINA SCHWANECKE GIANINA SCHWANECKE...
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by Christine Dornan | 20 Apr, 2020 | Life & Leisure
Pukaha National Wildlife Centre is breeding New Zealand’s rarest parakeet. PHOTO/SUPPLIED LISA URBANI lisa.urbani@age.co.nz It is thought that there are only 300 orange-fronted parakeets left in New Zealand, the majority of which are found in four beech forest valley...
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by Bevan Wills | 11 Feb, 2020 | Life & Leisure, Midweek
Lucia Zanmonti, Odette Rowe, and Minty Hunter are members of the Carterton Film Society, known as Sunset Cinema. PHOTO/HAYLEY GASTMEIER Hayley Gastmeier Eleven unique films from different continents around the world will be shown on the big screen in...
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