by Elisa Vorster | Nov 18, 2018 | Local News
Haydee Allanson, 9, from St Patrick’s School in Masterton at the library drop-off box. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND ELISA VORSTER elisa.vorster@age.co.nz Last year, Hannah Rodgers’ Christmas card list had 32,000 people on it. This year, Rodgers and her son, Jayden, are hoping...
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 17, 2018 | Local News
Toast Martinborough is the place to be on Sunday. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV PAM GRAHAM pam.graham@age.co.nz Whether you’ve booked the $3995 Cottage Suite package for the weekend at Wharekauhau Country Estate or are staying in a campervan at Tauherenikau Racecourse,...
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 17, 2018 | Local News
Robin Potangaroa. PHOTO/FILE STEVE RENDLE steve.rendle@age.co.nz A 71.7 per cent vote in favour of accepting a $93 million Treaty of Waitangi settlement has been hailed as “strong support” by Ngati Kahungunu’s Settlement Trust, but the deal remains a contentious issue...
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 17, 2018 | Local News
St Matthew’s students stepped up to help, Kate Seymour, left, 16, Amanda Harris, 16, Claire McFetridge, 16, Amy Wood, 16, and Charlotte Hewitt, 15. PHOTO/HAYLEY GASTMEIER HAYLEY GASTMEIER hayley.gastmeier@age.co.nz Masterton Fire Station was a hub of activity for the...
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 17, 2018 | Local News
Synthetic cannabis seized from a Masterton property on Thursday. PHOTO/HAYLEY GASTMEIER Man and woman arrested HAYLEY GASTMEIER hayley.gastmeier@age.co.nz Synthetic cannabis with a potential street value of about $18,000 was seized from a Masterton property on...
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 16, 2018 | Local News
PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES PAM GRAHAM pam.graham@age.co.nz The Wairarapa property market remains strong but there is more talk of stability rather than craziness. It’s a tough call though, because a two-bedroom 80m2 house in Martinborough sold for $550,000, according to one...
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by Beckie Wilson | Nov 16, 2018 | Local News, Rural
The Mana Stud on-farm ram sale on Tuesday. PHOTOS/BECKIE WILSON BECKIE WILSON beckie.wilson@age.co.nz Offering up their 30 elite Romney rams at the annual on-farm auction shows Malcolm and Selina Wyeth of Mana Stud really back the stud’s genetics. Tuesday’s sale...
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 16, 2018 | Local News
[From front to back] Jamie Griggs (mentor), Matai Byl (foreman), Jayden Carter (building apprentice), Kawiti Paewhenua (building apprentice) at last night’s graduation and awards. PHOTO/ELI HILL Apprenticeships give youth more opportunities ELI HILL eli.hill@age.co.nz...
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