by Christine Dornan | 19 Sep, 2019 | Local News
Koro Mullins in France during the Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhanding Championships in July. He died on Monday, aged 65. PHOTO/SUPPLIED DOUG LAING Well-known shearing commentator and Dannevirke shearer, farmer and businessman Koropiko Tumatahi Mullins died...
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by Christine Dornan | 19 Sep, 2019 | Local News
Helen Flett cuts the birthday cake at the Wairarapa Services and Citizens Club on Wednesday. PHOTO/GIANINA SCHWANECKE GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke@age.co.nz For Masterton woman Helen Flett who turned 100 yesterday, it’s “just another day”. Flett had an early...
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by Christine Dornan | 19 Sep, 2019 | Local News
A tree crashed on to a house in Churchill Cres, Featherston. PHOTO/RITCHIE WARDS Power outages and train driver injured A night full of ‘stupendous gusts’ KAREN COLTMAN karen.coltman@age.co.nz Gusts of 130kmh caused damage all over Featherston and Greytown early...
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by Christine Dornan | 19 Sep, 2019 | Local News
PHOTO/FILE DHB guilty of systemic failure Cardiologist lacked information ELI HILL eli.hill@age.co.nz The Wairarapa District Health Board has been found to be in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights for failures relating to the care...
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by Christine Dornan | 18 Sep, 2019 | Local News
PHOTOS/SUPPLIED HAYDEN MASKELL What do skeletons, bouncy balls and red cabbages have in common? They’re all part of the new House of Science blue boxes making their way into schools across Wairarapa. The House of Science Wairarapa – Te Whare Putaiao o Wairarapa, a...
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by Christine Dornan | 18 Sep, 2019 | Local News, Midweek
Makoura College student Seni-Isaia Iasona. PHOTO/SUPPLIED Young filmmaker takes on mental health Documentary to shed light on youth mental health concerns Erin Kavanagh-Hall It’s never an easy topic to broach – but, whether it’s over the airwaves or behind a video...
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by Christine Dornan | 18 Sep, 2019 | Local News
A shed was destroyed in a suspicious fire at Henley Lake. PHOTO/EMMA BROWN Crews faced difficulties with fire’s location EMMA BROWN emma.brown@age.co.nz A shed at Henley Lake burned to the ground in the early hours of Monday morning. Fire crews were called to the shed...
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by Christine Dornan | 18 Sep, 2019 | Local News
Dogs must be kept behind fences and gates. PHOTO/FILE Dog owners in Masterton have been urged to keep an even closer eye on their pets after a sharp increase in deaths over the past year. Masterton District Council said its Animal Services staff were concerned by the...
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