by Christine Dornan | Jul 11, 2019 | Local News
Sharpshooters, from left, Esther Bunning, Sharisse Eberlein and Rebecca Kempton with their winning photos. PHOTO/SUPPLIED GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke@age.co.nz There was a Wairarapa focus at this year’s Nikon and New Zealand Institute of Professional...
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by Christine Dornan | Jul 11, 2019 | Local News
Lakeview School principal Tim Nelson and pupils give the thumbs-up for their new school van. PHOTO/SUPPLIED Old bomb to fresh wheels A van with ‘no grunt’, which stalled, ‘would spew out smoke’ and was difficult to lock and unlock is no longer an embarrassment for...
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by Christine Dornan | Jul 11, 2019 | Local News
The famed Castlepoint lighthouse and reef will soon become an island as the lagoon would be flooded if sea levels rise by less than 1m. PHOTO/FILE Castlepoint to Castle Island GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke@age.co.nz Rising sea levels may force residents out...
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by Christine Dornan | Jul 10, 2019 | Local News
PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM While education is free from the ages of five to 19 at state schools, that doesn’t mean it’s cheap. ELI HILL looks at how much Wairarapa schools spend to educate the next generation. The cost of education is stiff, if figures made public for the...
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by Christine Dornan | Jul 10, 2019 | Local News, Midweek
PHOTO/STOCK ADOBE.COM Prolong life with healthy habits Emily Ireland Wairarapa people are expected to live to the ripe age of 81, a solid five years longer than our Hawke’s Bay counterparts, according to life expectancy statistics. The Wairarapa Midweek obtained data...
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by Christine Dornan | Jul 10, 2019 | Local News
Britt Leveridge. PHOTO/SUPPLIED PAM GRAHAM pam.graham@age.co.nz At 23, Britt Leveridge is the first young person to stick her hand up as candidate for Masterton District Council in this year’s elections, but there may be more. Leveridge is from Masterton and went to...
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by Christine Dornan | Jul 10, 2019 | Local News
One of the signs in Martinborough supporting Shirley Nightingale, below, a librarian for 10 years at Martinborough Library known for her shoe collection. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED Librarian a catalyst for range of issues PAM GRAHAM pam.graham@age.co.nz A series of quirky signs...
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by Christine Dornan | Jul 10, 2019 | Local News
PHOTO/FILE Three fundraisers planned STEVE RENDLE steve.rendle@age.co.nz The group fighting to save Wairarapa College’s Poto House boarding hostel remains confident it will have a viable plan to present to parents by the time boarders return to the school at the end...
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