by Hayley | 28 Mar, 2018 | Life & Leisure, Local News
Claire Bleakley and Joseph Bolton (back left), with Featherston School pupils proudly holding up the new town signage, featuring Anzac poppies. PHOTO/SUPPLIED HAYLEY GASTMEIER hayley.gastmeier@age.co.nz Featherston school pupils are embracing an opportunity to...
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by Hayley | 20 Mar, 2018 | Life & Leisure, Local News
Greytown farmers Frank van Steensel and Josje Neerincx in one of their greenhouses, abundant with produce. PHOTOS/HAYLEY GASTMEIER On an 8ha block in South Wairarapa is a sustainable ‘food forest’, with people lining up to get a taste of what’s on offer, writes...
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by Hayley | 14 Mar, 2018 | Life & Leisure, Local News
Hella Coenen with her kombucha brew at home in rural Masterton. PHOTO/SUPPLIED Kombucha – is it just another strange-looking health drink or does it really work? HAYLEY GASTMEIER endeavours to find out from expert makers of the fermented drink, while wondering if...
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by Hayley | 13 Mar, 2018 | Life & Leisure, Local News
This photo, which appeared in the Times-Age on November 17, 1971, shows Standard Four pupils of Hadlow pondering a map of New Zealand the day after meeting the Prime Minister. Andrina Goodwin points at the map, while John Murphy looks on in the front row, fifth from...
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by Hayley | 7 Mar, 2018 | Life & Leisure, Local News, Midweek, Rural
Meet the rural policing team – Constable Michele Clarke, Community Sergeant Ian Osland, and Senior Constable Yancy Hawkins. PHOTO/HAYLEY GASTMEIER HAYLEY GASTMEIER The rural community will be the centre of attention for a new policing team. Wairarapa police...
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by Hayley | 4 Mar, 2018 | Life & Leisure, Local News
The house built in 1905 for the old Palmerston North Mayor James Alfred Nash has been relocated to rural Carterton in pieces. PHOTOS/HAYLEY GASTMEIER HAYLEY GASTMEIER hayley.gastmeier@age.co.nz Not many people can say they live in a century-old mansion that was...
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