by Bevan Wills | 20 Jun, 2022 | Cape Palliser, Local News, Martinborough
GRACE PRIOR grace.prior@age.co.nz An Official Information Act request to Fire and Emergency New Zealand has revealed that two firefighters resigned following a brawl at Cape Palliser in October 2020. The Wairarapa Times-Age reported at the time that firefighters had...
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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 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 | 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 | 24 Jun, 2021 | Cape Palliser, Local News
Cape Palliser Rd took a battering this week. PHOTOS/GRACE PRIOR Community left to pick up the pieces GRACE PRIOR grace.prior@age.co.nz They say lightning doesn’t strike twice, but heavy rain and flooding has again destroyed a small rural community in a matter of...
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