by Christine Dornan | Sep 11, 2018 | Local News
A large slip along Te Parae Rd, near Masterton, closed the road on Thursday. PHOTO/FILE BECKIE WILSON beckie.wilson@age.co.nz Most farmers will be doing it “pretty tough” after the devastation caused by last week’s adverse weather, Federated Farmers Wairarapa...
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by Christine Dornan | Sep 11, 2018 | Local News
Carterton District Council’s corporate services manager Marty Sebire standing with the Te Kotahitanga or ‘unity’ sculpture, symbolising the joining of cultures in Carterton. PHOTO/ELISA VORSTER Bringing te Reo to council The Times-Age is entering in to the spirit of...
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by Christine Dornan | Sep 11, 2018 | Local News
About 50 supporters turned out to Sunday’s Hope Walk in Featherston. PHOTO/BECKIE WILSON Bereaved: ‘One thing we are not lacking is hope’ BECKIE WILSON beckie.wilson@age.co.nz It has been seven years since Toni Ryan last saw her son smile. She lost her son, Sam...
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by Christine Dornan | Sep 11, 2018 | Local News
The Empire Lodge on Queen St has asbestos in its roof. PHOTO/FILE Dump not accepting asbestos CAL ROBERTS cal.roberts@age.co.nz Ongoing costs to bring the landfill up to code means anyone handling asbestos will have to head out of town if they want to dispose of it...
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by Christine Dornan | Sep 10, 2018 | Local News
Hugo Manson with a photograph of his father Cecil in uniform. PHOTO/SUPPLIED Gallipoli holds a special place in the history of New Zealand. Masterton’s Hugo Manson heard first-hand from his father what it was like to be there. STEVE RENDLE talked to him about how...
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by Christine Dornan | Sep 10, 2018 | Local News
Tony Murphy serving up a top pint. PHOTO/CAL ROBERTS CAL ROBERTS cal.roberts@age.co.nz A Greytown publican is Auckland-bound, going head-to-head with the nation’s best in the semi-finals of Heineken’s Star Serve competition this week. Tony Murphy and his wife, Ursula,...
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by Christine Dornan | Sep 10, 2018 | Local News
New bike trails could boost tourism in the region, if the Department of Conservation approves. PHOTO/ FILE CAL ROBERTS cal.roberts@age.co.nz Proposed mountain bike trails could bring more riders to Wairarapa, if they can get the Department of Conservation onside. The...
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by Christine Dornan | Sep 10, 2018 | Local News
Penny, one month after being rescued. PHOTO/CAL ROBERTS CAL ROBERTS cal.roberts@age.co.nz Last month, the Times-Age brought you the story of Penny, a kitten left to die in a rat trap, surrounded by filth at Masterton’s landfill. She was rescued after a member of the...
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