Rider survives 160kmh crash

Local News > Rider survives 160kmh crash

by Christine Dornan | 26 Mar, 2020 | Local News

Jacob Davies one day before the competition, at Gladstone getting familiar with the road. PHOTO/ALEYNA MARTINEZ ALEYNA MARTINEZ aleyna.martinez@age.co.nz “I just remember hitting a bump in the road, then the handlebars jittered, and everything went blank after that.”... read more

Restrictions on outdoors

Local News > Restrictions on outdoors

by Christine Dornan | 26 Mar, 2020 | Local News

Ross Collings, owner of Hunting and Outdoor Supplies expects to go into debt. PHOTO/ALEYNA MARTINEZ ALEYNA MARTINEZ aleyna.martinez@age.co.nz Ammunition has been flying off the shelves at Hunting and Outdoor Supplies Carterton since New Zealand’s imminent lockdown was... read more

Feeding people, not landfills

Local News > Feeding people, not landfills

by Christine Dornan | 26 Mar, 2020 | Local News

Waiwaste Food Rescue co-ordinator Elise Sadler, collecting bread from a Masterton supermarket with Waiwaste volunteer Henriette Tulloch. PHOTOS/HAYLEY GASTMEIER Wairarapa Midweek has partnered with Planalytics to shed light on food poverty in our region and highlight... read more

Iwi rallies around vulnerable ones

Local News > Iwi rallies around vulnerable ones

by Christine Dornan | 25 Mar, 2020 | Local News

Rangitane cultural adviser Mike Kawana says the priority for iwi is to ensure they are well-informed. PHOTOS/RNZ TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI A Wairarapa iwi is rallying around its most vulnerable amid the threat of covid-19, preparing food packs and other essentials for... read more

Local returns from Fiji with warning for New Zealand

Local News > Local returns from Fiji with warning for New Zealand

by Christine Dornan | 25 Mar, 2020 | Local News

Ian Martin has returned from a trip to Fiji with a warning. PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM ARTHUR HAWKES arthur.hawkes@age.co.nz Ian Martin had a dream holiday planned. He and his wife were going to Fiji to experience the best of the island paradise. Fast forward four days:... read more

Complex problems for pharmacies

Local News > Complex problems for pharmacies

by Christine Dornan | 25 Mar, 2020 | Local News

A six-customer limit has been imposed at Life Pharmacy, with patrons asked to sanitise hands at the door. PHOTO/ARTHUR HAWKES ARTHUR HAWKES arthur.hawkes@age.co.nz Pharmacies across Wairarapa are essential services which are allowed to remain open during the Level 4... read more

Guscott family’s deep roots

Local News > Guscott family’s deep roots

by Christine Dornan | 24 Mar, 2020 | Local News

Father and son Mark and Phil Guscott check the lambs. PHOTOS/ROZ MASON. GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke@age.co.nz For Mark and Susannah Guscott, the roots to their South Wairarapa farm are deep. Glen Eden, just outside Martinborough, has been in Mark’s family... read more

Burglary resilience

Local News > Burglary resilience

by Christine Dornan | 24 Mar, 2020 | Local News

Owner of Stirling Sport on Queen St, Quentin Henderson, 35, encourages more young entrepreneurs in Wairarapa to give business a go. PHOTO/ALEYNA MARTINEZ ALEYNA MARTINEZ aleyna.martinez@age.co.nz As colder months approach, Wairarapa business owners are preparing for... read more