by Christine Dornan | 19 Nov, 2019 | Local News
Shaun Wallace, known as ‘The Dark Destroyer’, was among the Toast Martinborough crowd. PHOTO/ELI HILL Despite weather ‘one of better ones’ ELI HILL eli.hill@age.co.nz It was more than just another day at the office for a star of the popular British television game...
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by Christine Dornan | 18 Nov, 2019 | Local News
Penny Kirkup of Paperhands, the Martinborough company creating handcrafted wallpapers. PHOTO/MARCUS ANSELM MARCUS ANSELM marcus.anselm@age.co.nz A century on from the birth of a Wairarapa design guru, a talented team of handcrafters have brought his designs back home....
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by Christine Dornan | 18 Nov, 2019 | Local News
Tilly the dog. PHOTO/SUPPLIED EMMA BROWN emma.brown@age.co.nz Kuranui College pupils had a surprising visitor on the bus ride to school on Wednesday morning when Tilly the dog decided she wanted to go on an adventure. The three-year-old fox terrier who lives on...
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by Christine Dornan | 18 Nov, 2019 | Local News
PHOTO/FILE GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke A mixed sheep and beef farm in South Wairarapa was identified with cases of M.bovis in August, the fourth and most recent property in the region to be identified with the disease. A total of $479,159 has been paid out...
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by Christine Dornan | 18 Nov, 2019 | Local News
Matt Henderson, left, and George Littlejohn enjoying their moustaches. PHOTOS/EMMA BROWN Exercise as a health tool EMMA BROWN emma.brown@age.co.nz Matt Henderson and George Littlejohn had different motivations going into Movember. But soon they will share the same...
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by Christine Dornan | 16 Nov, 2019 | Local News
Collectors gathered at Masterton Fire Station. PHOTO/ELI HILL ELI HILL eli.hill@age.co.nz Masterton Food Bank has declared a “record” Annual Food Bank Collection on Wednesday night. Emergency services, community organisations, school students, businesses, clubs, and...
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by Christine Dornan | 16 Nov, 2019 | Local News
Volunteer Graeme Pederson laying a trap. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED KAREN COLTMAN karen.coltman@age.co.nz More rats roaming the Tararuas will be pierced in the skull with an additional 300 A24 self-resetting traps being set up. The government has announced an $8 million...
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by Christine Dornan | 16 Nov, 2019 | Local News
Vic Gadsby has picked up four wayward golf balls in the past week. PHOTOS/GIANINA SCHWANECKE Trust House hints at progress GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke@age.co.nz The bombardment of golf balls on Vic and Carolyn Gadsby’s Solway home is nearing an end, “most...
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