by Bevan Wills | 26 May, 2022 | Featherston, Greytown, Local News, Martinborough, South Wairarapa District Council
Emily Ireland emily.ireland@age.co.nz All three of South Wairarapa’s urban wastewater treatment plants are non-compliant, documents from Wellington Water [WW] show. While wastewater issues in Featherston had taken the spotlight in recent years, a WW report...
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by Bevan Wills | 25 May, 2022 | Cape Palliser, Martinborough, South Wairarapa District Council
GEORGE SHIERS george.shiers@age.co.nz Repairs to South Wairarapa’s Cape Palliser Rd have lasted less than one month, with large swells once again taking chunks out of the tarmac. The road saw similar damage at the same location after a storm made South Wairarapa...
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by Bevan Wills | 24 May, 2022 | Business, Featherston, Greytown, Martinborough
HELEN HOLT helen.holt@age.co.nz A power outage halted weekend trading on Saturday morning after a magpie flew into a transformer. The trip happened just before 9am, and Transpower restored power at 10.45am. However, some residents were still waiting for power at 4pm....
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by Christine Dornan | 5 May, 2022 | Cape Palliser, Local Government, Local News, Martinborough, South Wairarapa District Council
In October 2015, South Wairarapa District Council issued a notice to the owner of this bach affected by erosion on Cape Palliser Rd, stating that it must be removed or demolished as it was deemed dangerous under the Building Act. PHOTO/WAIRARAPA ARCHIVE The Wairarapa...
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by Christine Dornan | 4 May, 2022 | Featherston, Martinborough, Midweek
Some of Bidwill’s past ceramics work. PHOTO/SUPPLIED Erin Kavanagh-Hall erin.kavanagh-hall@age.co.nz When promoting Sophie Bidwill’s latest exhibition online, Featherston gallery owner Campbell Kneale describes her artworks as “staggering displays of ceramic...
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by Christine Dornan | 4 May, 2022 | Local News, Martinborough
PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM Fireplace warnuings Aerosol cans and wood burners can be an explosive combination, and a fireball in Martinborough has Wairarapa’s firefighters issuing warnings going into winter. Martinborough chief fire officer Jake Hawkins said the volunteer...
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by Christine Dornan | 29 Apr, 2022 | Cape Palliser, Local News, South Wairarapa District Council
Heavy swell has eaten chunks out of Cape Palliser Rd. PHOTOS/MARY ARGUE MARY ARGUE mary.argue@age.co.nz Heavy waves have ripped chunks out of Cape Palliser Rd, prompting road closures and warnings to motorists on the south coast. Consistently large swells on South...
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by Christine Dornan | 14 Apr, 2022 | Martinborough, Sport
Makaia Campbell skipped the pair for Martinborough. PHOTOS/FILE BOWLS CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Martinborough pulled off a major upset to qualify for the national women’s interclub finals. The Wairarapa interclub sevens champions headed off some of the...
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