by Hayley | 23 Mar, 2019 | Life & Leisure, Local News
An artist impression of the proposed retirement community, The Orchards, in Greytown. PHOTO/SUPPLIED HAYLEY GASTMEIER hayley.gastmeier@age.co.nz The planned Orchards retirement village in Greytown is one step closer to reality with the resource consent now lodged with...
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by Hayley | 28 Feb, 2019 | Life & Leisure, Local News
Masterton District Council has released its updates plans for a town centre revamp, which includes Park St becoming a vibrant link between the CBD and Queen Elizabeth Park. IMAGE/SUPPLIED HAYLEY GASTMEIER and PAM GRAHAM Proposals to spruce up Masterton’s town centre...
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by Hayley | 30 Jan, 2019 | Life & Leisure, Local News
Happy Tora Bombora goers. PHOTO/FRANCIS SCRIMGEOR While surfing in the Philippines, Louis Murhpy-Harris got a brainwave. Why not hold a music festival at the family farm in Tora? Last weekend, despite powerful winds, 400 attended the inaugural Tora Bombora Festival....
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by Christine Dornan | 19 Nov, 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 | 9 Nov, 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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