by Christine Dornan | 17 Feb, 2020 | Local News
Project engineer Enrique Orellana putting in a water meter on Andrew St, Masterton for Murray Patterson. PHOTOS/KAREN COLTMAN KAREN COLTMAN karen.coltman@age.co.nz The first of Masterton’s water meters were installed last week, and 9000 will follow in the next six...
read more
by Christine Dornan | 17 Feb, 2020 | Local News
Artist’s impression of the Abbeyfield expansion. IMAGE/SUPPLIED KAREN COLTMAN karen.coltman@age.co.nz A $1 million upgrade and construction of four new rooms for over 65-year-olds in hardship is expected to get under way at Abbeyfield Masterton in a few months....
read more
by Christine Dornan | 17 Feb, 2020 | Local News
The bridge over the Waipoua River in Masterton has been closed. PHOTO/ELI HILL The Waipoua River bridge in Masterton was closed on Friday after walkers reported its boards were “moving”. Masterton District Council closed the bridge for the weekend ahead of an...
read more
by Christine Dornan | 17 Feb, 2020 | Local News
Firearms and cannabis plants [below] seized in this weeks raid. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED Meth still high priority for police EMMA BROWN and MARCUS ANSELM The danger of illegal firearms in the hands of criminals was a major factor in last week’s cannabis busts in South...
read more
by Christine Dornan | 15 Feb, 2020 | Local News
Joel Watson winemaker at Luna Estate in Martinborough. PHOTO/NZME Increasing property prices and demand for holiday accommodation is making it harder for Martinborough wineries to find worker accommodation, GIANINA SCHWANECKE reports. Joel Watson from Luna Estate said...
read more
by Christine Dornan | 15 Feb, 2020 | Local News
Wairarapa Police Area Commander Scott Miller at Featherston’s new Police Connect system. PHOTO/MARCUS ANSELM MARCUS ANSELM marcus.anselm@age.co.nz Featherston became home to Wairarapa’s first “Robocop” yesterday. New Zealand police opened a three-month pilot for their...
read more
by Christine Dornan | 15 Feb, 2020 | Local News
A toddler was flown to Wellington Hospital after being hit by a car in a Carterton driveway. PHOTO/EMMA BROWN EMMA BROWN emma.brown@age.com It is every parent’s worst nightmare when parking a car. A mother is believed to have accidentally run over her toddler in a...
read more
by Christine Dornan | 15 Feb, 2020 | Local News
PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM Police net $2m worth of cannabis plants in raid Further arrests could be made MARCUS ANSELM marcus.anselm@age.co.nz Nine people were arrested and millions of dollars’ worth of cannabis, firearms, and thousands in cash were seized in South...
read more
Electrical and Refrigeration Services. PO Box 141, Carterton
Richmond Funeral Home (Peter & Jenny Giddens) 10 Richmond Road Carterton (06) 379-7616