Rising underage use sparks new vape measures
PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM A remit by Local Government New Zealand [LGNZ] is calling for tougher laws around vaping as underage use continues to rise, but Wairarapa vendors say the measures could be counterproductive. The remit requests the government to restrict the sale...
Police bust nets drugs, cash, cars
A Police bust has seized a quantity of cash, cocaine, and cars in two operations in 12 hours.
Who is behind the hoax bomb threat?
An intelligence expert believes anti-mask circles are behind a hoax bomb threat at a Masterton school on Thursday morning.
Work is starting on the construction of three new roundabouts
Controversial upgrades to State Highway 2 have officially begun, as construction on the road’s three new roundabouts begins.
Gift packs giving back
Jude Clark [right] gives gift packages to Wairarapa Hospital staff, with duty nurse manager Sue Presow. PHOTO/HELEN HOLT A real estate agent is going the extra mile to thank Wairarapa nurses. Jude Clark has been a regular at Wairarapa Hospital with a terminally...
School’s lockdown lesson
There was a strong police presence at St Matthew’s Collegiate yesterday. PHOTO/MARY ARGUE MARY ARGUE mary.argue@age.co.nz A threatening phone call plunged a Masterton school into lockdown on Thursday. St Matthew’s Collegiate on Pownall St joined a raft of...
Solway safety upgrades require consultation
State Highway 2 High St. PHOTO/MARY ARGUE Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency [NZTA] is seeking consultation on changes it is proposing to State Highway 2 in Solway. The changes include no-stopping areas along a short section of the highway from South Belt...
Robbed store strikes back
Kuripuni Lotto and Post Shop is no longer selling cigarettes after a robbery on Tuesday. PHOTO/MARY ARGUE MARY ARGUE mary.argue@age.co.nz A Kuripuni store is refusing to sell cigarettes after a targeted smash-and-grab raid. Kuripuni Lotto and Post Shop was the...
GP shortage delivers more problems
GRAPHIC/TIMES-AGE HELEN HOLT helen.holt@age.co.nz Wairarapa’s GP shortage spares no one, with a newly pregnant woman forced to seek medical treatment in Upper Hutt. The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, found out she was pregnant last week and was told by...
NZTA: The road to redemption
NZTA has signalled significant resurfacing, and reconstruction work will begin on Masterton’s Chapel St before the end of the year. PHOTOS/FILE/MARY ARGUE MARY ARGUE mary.argue@age.co.nz A day after a Times-Age story on the poor condition of Masterton’s state...
ECE classes to start next year
Next year will see Wairarapa UCOl open its doors to a new Bachelor of Early Childhood Education. PHOTO/FILE MARY ARGUE mary.argue@age.co.nz Finally, there is some good news for parents and people seeking a career in early childhood education. After years of...
McClintock appointed as Aratoi museum’s new director
Sarah McClintock, Aratoi’s new director. PHOTO/SUPPLIED MARY ARGUE mary.argue@age.co.nz Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History has made a call on who will lead the jewel of Masterton’s cultural crown into the future. Sarah McClintock has been appointed...
Unlucky hit for Lotto shop
A Wairarapa forensics police officer dusts the store for fingerprints. PHOTO/MARY ARGUE It’s an unlucky blow for a lucky Lotto shop after being targeted by an early morning smash-and-grab robbery. Two masked individuals raided Kuripuni’s Lotto and Post Shop on...
Dugan aims high at World Cup
Tui Dugan playing for Wairarapa United in 2021. PHOTO/FILE FOOTBALL CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Tui Dugan is still pinching herself over her selection for next month’s Women’s Under-20 World Cup in Costa Rica. The former Wairarapa United captain was...
Gyno clinic closes for two weeks
Wairarapa Hospital has canceled gynaecology appointments. PHOTO/GRACE PRIOR Wairarapa is without a gynaecology clinic. Staff shortages closed the clinic at Wairarapa Hospital on Tuesday and Wednesday and it would also be shut on Tuesday and Wednesday next week....
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