by Christine Dornan | Jan 17, 2019 | Midweek
Emily Masters was the Young Vet for the Day at Vetcare in Masterton last week. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND Emily Ireland Wairarapa College student Emily Masters was able to realise her dreams of becoming a vet last week – even if it was just for a day. She was selected as...
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by Christine Dornan | Jan 16, 2019 | Midweek
Tessa Gibbs, 17. PHOTO/SUPPLIED Helping our youth succeed Emily Ireland The odds have been stacked against Tessa Gibbs most of her life. With parents “incapable” of looking after her, the 17-year-old has worked from a young age to keep herself afloat. Now, with the...
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by Christine Dornan | Jan 10, 2019 | Midweek
Hazel Wells, 7, with Qubit the Singular. He was found as a lone stray kitten in Featherston a few weeks ago and had been chased up a tree by a dog. PHOTO/SUPPLIED KittyCat Rehoming Wairarapa is going into its third year helping cats in Wairarapa. Originally the group...
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by Christine Dornan | Jan 9, 2019 | Midweek
Club captain Mike Taylor keeps an eye out for a keen boogie boarder. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND Emily Ireland If there’s any advice Mike Taylor can give to people planning on enjoying Wairarapa beaches this summer, it would be to ask locals for water safety tips, and to keep...
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by Christine Dornan | Jan 9, 2019 | Midweek
Laura Hutchinson and her daughter Ava Saba who is taking part in this year’s Nippers programme. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND Student looks up to lifeguards Emily Ireland If you ask Ava Saba who she looks up to in life, she’ll tell you it’s the lifeguards at Riversdale Beach....
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