Greytown’s ‘Iceman’ takes out major science award

Local News > Greytown’s ‘Iceman’ takes out major science award

by Christine Dornan | 2 Jul, 2020 | Local News

Nick Golledge, of Greytown, is one of the five leaders of the large Melting Ice and Rising Seas team at Victoria University that has won the overall Prime Minister’s Science Prize. PHOTO/SUPPLIED Sea level – a problem for all ALEYNA MARTINEZ aleyna.martinez@age.co.nz... read more

Rare bat recorded at Pukaha reserve

Local News > Rare bat recorded at Pukaha reserve

by Christine Dornan | 1 Jul, 2020 | Local News

PHOTO/SABINE BERNERT A critically endangered bat has been discovered at Pukaha National Wildlife Centre. The New Zealand long-tailed bat was detected on an acoustic recorder set up to record Pukaha’s wild birds. It was the first time the bat had ever been recorded at... read more

Generosity after blaze destroys home

Local News > Generosity after blaze destroys home

by Christine Dornan | 1 Jul, 2020 | Local News

This Judds Rd house was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. PHOTO/SUPPLIED ALEYNA MARTINEZ aleyna.martinez@age.co.nz Kushla Anderson has set up a Givealittle page for her partner Keith Pullman and his three children after they lost their Judds Rd, Masterton home and... read more

Injured hunter rescued at Aorangi

Local News > Injured hunter rescued at Aorangi

by Christine Dornan | 1 Jul, 2020 | Local News

The Aorangi Forest Park where an 18-year-old hunter was rescued after taking a fall on Sunday night. PHOTO/FILE GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke@age.co.nz Wet weather and poor visibility made the rescue of an injured hunter in the Aorangi Forest Park on Sunday... read more

Sheep killed in truck roll

Local News > Sheep killed in truck roll

by Christine Dornan | 1 Jul, 2020 | Local News

Fire crew remove a dead sheep from a stock truck trailer that rolled on East Taratahi Rd on Monday. PHOTO/KAREN COLTMAN Rainfall a factor in crash KAREN COLTMAN karen.coltman@age.co.nz The trailer of a fully laden stock truck rolled and crashed on East Taratahi Rd on... read more

Flying fox ‘zipping along’

Local News > Flying fox ‘zipping along’

by Christine Dornan | 30 Jun, 2020 | Local News

Construction worker Scotty Oldfield gets to work on Queen Elizabeth Park’s new flying fox. PHOTO/ARTHUR HAWKES ARTHUR HAWKES arthur.hawkes@age.co.nz Workers were spotted on Thursday constructing Queen Elizabeth Park’s new flying fox. The coming installation is part of... read more

Service aids well-being at work

Local News > Service aids well-being at work

by Christine Dornan | 30 Jun, 2020 | Local News

Sarah Donaldson of TEA Retreats. PHOTO/SUPPLIED ARTHUR HAWKES arthur.hawkes@age.co.nz While covid-19’s impact on business revenue has been well-accounted for – with wage subsidies and government bailouts – the well-being of employees is something that can’t be patched... read more

No excuse to lack PLB

Local News > No excuse to lack PLB

by Christine Dornan | 30 Jun, 2020 | Local News

Sam Milligan holds the Wairarapa Rescue Trust’s poster advertising the importance of carrying a PLB. PHOTOS/ARTHUR HAWKES ARTHUR HAWKES arthur.hawkes@age.co.nz Can you put a price on your safety? Probably not, but if you were to, it would likely be higher than $5 –... read more