Wild, wet Wairarapa

Local News > Wild, wet Wairarapa

by Christine Dornan | 4 Jul, 2020 | Local News

Surface flooding on Colombo Rd, Masterton. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV ALEYNA MARTINEZ aleyna.martinez@age.co.nz Torrential downpours, snow flurries on the Remutakas and wind speeds averaging 100kmh at the coast. Thursday marked the start of wild wintry weather in Wairarapa... read more

‘Cracker’ sells for $40k

Local News > ‘Cracker’ sells for $40k

by Christine Dornan | 4 Jul, 2020 | Local News

The highest selling Hereford bull, ‘Cracker’ [Lot 3], sold for $40,000. PHOTO/GIANINA SCHWANECKE GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke@age.co.nz The smell of burly bulls was strong, and the atmosphere warm and jovial despite the wintry weather at the 75th annual bull... read more

Candidate’s housing and poverty focus

Local News > Candidate’s housing and poverty focus

by Christine Dornan | 3 Jul, 2020 | Local News

Dr Elizabeth Kerekere, the Green Party’s candidate for the Ikaroa Rawhiti seat. PHOTO/KAREN COLTMAN KAREN COLTMAN karen.coltman@age.co.nz Dr Elizabeth Kerekere, the Green Party’s general election candidate for the Ikaroa Rawhiti seat, said a major reason she is... read more

Hayes hits back at GWRC

Local News > Hayes hits back at GWRC

by Christine Dornan | 3 Jul, 2020 | Local News

Taumata lagoon, an area replanted by Hayes over the past three decades and heavily reliant on trapping. PHOTO/SUPPLIED ARTHUR HAWKES arthur.hawkes@age.co.nz Carterton arms dealer and conservationist Neil Hayes has placed a trespass notice on the Greater Wellington... read more

In Charles we trust

Local News > In Charles we trust

by Christine Dornan | 3 Jul, 2020 | Local News

Charles Kaka [front row, second from right] was welcomed as Trust House’s new chief executive on Wednesday. PHOTOS/KAREN COLTMAN KAREN COLTMAN karen.coltman@age.co.nz A welcoming ceremony [powhiri] was held entirely in te reo Maori on Wednesday morning for incoming... read more

Metres from hail of bullets

Local News > Metres from hail of bullets

by Christine Dornan | 3 Jul, 2020 | Local News

Darren Moffitt on a prior hunting trip. PHOTO/SUPPLIED Heli-shooter ‘extremely reckless’ ARTHUR HAWKES arthur.hawkes@age.co.nz Masterton-resident Darren Moffitt was out stalking goats in the Tararua Forest Park on Monday morning. A few hours into his trip, a... read more

Hut left in a state

Local News > Hut left in a state

by Christine Dornan | 2 Jul, 2020 | Local News

The Totara Flats Hut. PHOTO/FILE ARTHUR HAWKES arthur.hawkes@age.co.nz Totara Flats Hut, popular among Tararua trampers, went viral on a popular New Zealand tramping page, when Tania Seward posted a picture of the dire state of the kindling box [pictured right] – it... read more

Fatter sewage pipes going in

Local News > Fatter sewage pipes going in

by Christine Dornan | 2 Jul, 2020 | Local News

Digging up the road and putting in new sewer lines on Renall Street, Masterton. PHOTO/KAREN COLTMAN KAREN COLTMAN karen.coltman@age.co.nz Bigger, longer PVC plastic sewage pipes are going in underground in Masterton to replace shorter, smaller, earthware ones. As the... read more