by Christine Dornan | 23 Jan, 2021 | Local News
Martinborough’s hospitality businesses are struggling to find experienced workers. PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM While Martinborough’s restaurants, cafes, and bars cry out for experienced workers, accommodation and transport remain the biggest hurdles for potential...
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by Christine Dornan | 23 Jan, 2021 | Local News
A lack of air-conditioning at Wairarapa Hospital buildings has been noted as a ‘static risk’ to health and well-being over summer. PHOTO/FILE Wairarapa Hospital staff and patients at risk of heat-related incidents can expect no breath of fresh air, as ventilation...
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by Christine Dornan | 23 Jan, 2021 | Local News
GRAPHIC/WAIRARAPA TIMES-AGE Government’s ‘deliberate, place-based approach’ for new public housing plan excludes Wairarapa MP: Wairarapa’s need for housing is ‘desperate’ GRACE PRIOR grace.prior@age.co.nz Wairarapa is out in the cold after the government’s...
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by Christine Dornan | 22 Jan, 2021 | Local News
Cannabis and firearms seized during Operation Piano in Wairarapa last year. PHOTOS/FILE JOHN LAZO-RON john.lazo-ron@age.co.nz South Wairarapa Mayor Alex Beijen has faith in police to keep illegal cannabis growth under control but will be observing how things unfold in...
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by Christine Dornan | 22 Jan, 2021 | Local News
A car crashed into the bedroom of a Masterton flat early on Tuesday morning. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED Masterton man walks away from car v bed crash ‘He should not have been driving’ The occupants of a Masterton house say they are lucky to be alive after a person drove over a...
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by Christine Dornan | 21 Jan, 2021 | Local News
Tinui Rural Fire Force crew Sam Johnston, Piki Paku, Donna Schofield, Nick Balfour, and Richard Laing. PHOTO/EVIE MURRAY JOHN LAZO-RON and EVIE MURRAY john.lazo-ron@age.co.nz It was 2.07pm on a hot Thursday afternoon in Tinui. Resident and Tinui Rural Fire Force rural...
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by Christine Dornan | 21 Jan, 2021 | Local News
Wairarapa coast at Tora. PHOTO/GRACE PRIOR The biggest animal to ever roam the earth has been discovered using Wairarapa as part of its migration route. A study led by a University of Auckland scientist found New Zealand waters provided an important migratory route...
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by Christine Dornan | 21 Jan, 2021 | Local News
PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM Population increase driving demand GRACE PRIOR grace.prior@age.co.nz House prices across Wairarapa have increased significantly in the past 10 years, according to a Realestate.co.nz report. Carterton house price houses jumped the most with an 82...
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