by Christine Dornan | 16 Jan, 2020 | Midweek
New and improved Powell Hut in the Tararua Ranges. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED What’s up DOC? The Department of Conservation Wairarapa district office is based in Masterton and led by operations manager Kathy Houkamau. The Wairarapa DOC team is made up of 21 permanent and part...
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by Christine Dornan | 15 Jan, 2020 | Midweek
Alex (second from left) and Jake, both from Masterton, with their companions, and Camp Quality staff member David Montgomery (right), from Greytown. PHOTO/HAYLEY GASTMEIER Hayley Gastmeier Twelve-year-olds, Alex and Jake from Masterton say they can’t wait to...
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by Christine Dornan | 15 Jan, 2020 | Midweek
Masterton author Ali Foster with her children’s books. PHOTOS/HAYLEY GASTMEIER Life dedicated to empowering children ‘Finding yourself and finding your purpose in life’ Hayley Gastmeier Even though Ali Foster’s three children are all grown up, she continues to...
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by Christine Dornan | 9 Jan, 2020 | Midweek
Releasing the five kaka, Janeece Shieffelbien (left), Kay Noel, Murray Brown, Charlie Verry, and Kelvin Lochhead, with Pukaha Captive Breeding manager Raylene Berry. PHOTO/SARAH WATKINS/PUKAHA NATIONAL WILDLIFE CENTRE Dear friends, There is something very magical...
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by Christine Dornan | 9 Jan, 2020 | Midweek
Wainuioru School pupils cleaning up their school grounds and surrounding area. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED Hayley Gastmeier Wainuioru School is doing its part to keep the coastline and waterways rubbish free. Year 4 and 5 pupils ended 2019 on a positive note, collecting six large...
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by Christine Dornan | 8 Jan, 2020 | Midweek
From left: Tararua Mayor Tracey Collis, South Wairarapa Mayor Alex Beijen, Carterton Mayor Greg Lang and Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson. PHOTOS/FILE Region is set to forge ahead Plugging water woes once and for all, making roads safer with roundabouts, revamping CBDs...
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