by Hayley | Nov 26, 2017 | Life & Leisure, Local News
The spectacular night sky above Cape Palliser lighthouse. PHOTO/MARK GEE HAYLEY GASTMEIER hayley.gastmeier@age.co.nz South Wairarapa is on the cards to become one of the world’s top destinations for star gazing. A group of astronomy enthusiasts in Martinborough...
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by Hayley | Nov 2, 2017 | Life & Leisure, Local News
Animal expert Mark Vette, right, with his dog Reggie, Paper Plus owner Warwick Delmonte, and fans John Murphy and Possum, a nine-week-old Jack Russell. PHOTO/HAYLEY GASTMEIER HAYLEY GASTMEIER hayley.gastmeier@age.co.nz Mark Vette has proved that you can in fact teach...
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by Hayley | Oct 27, 2017 | Life & Leisure, Local News
Hiran Patel, who became a New Zealand citizen on Wednesday, with wife Hemlata outside their Martinborough business. PHOTO/HAYLEY GASTMEIER HAYLEY GASTMEIER hayley.gastmeier@age.co.nz When Hiran and Hemlata Patel moved to Martinborough, they thought it would be a...
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by Hayley | Oct 6, 2017 | Life & Leisure, Local News
Joanna and Mike Howard are opening the Dragon Inn, a Welsh tapas bar, in Featherston. PHOTO/HAYLEY GASTMEIER HAYLEY GASTMEIER hayley.gastmeier@age.co.nz Joanna and Mike Howard are bringing a piece of their homeland to Featherston. The South Wairarapa couple, who moved...
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by Emily | Oct 5, 2017 | Life & Leisure, Midweek
National Council of Women members Sharynne Fordyce, left, Halina Kania, and Lynette Stutz. PHOTO/EMILY NORMAN EMILY NORMAN Exactly 50 years ago this week, the first meeting was held for the Wairarapa branch of the National Council of women. Sixty women attended,...
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by Emily | Oct 5, 2017 | Life & Leisure, Midweek
EMILY NORMAN It was 2007 when vivid dreams of Aotearoa’s landscapes began calling Holly Winterwood home. She had never been to New Zealand, but she knew it was where she belonged. Now based in Greytown with her husband Zac, she has used her journey into her own...
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