by Emily | Sep 19, 2018 | Midweek
Rugby injuries kick off fundraising journey EMILY IRELAND Most people only have to learn to walk once in their lifetime. But Bevan Brown, 23, of Masterton, has had to learn it four times. The keen rugby player and former Wairarapa College student has suffered a raft...
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by Emily | Sep 19, 2018 | Midweek
Ladies enjoying a spring day out shopping in Greytown. PHOTO/Mike Heydon Greytown’s reputation as New Zealand’s Most Beautiful Small Town will be amplified this spring with the launch of a new social media campaign on Instagram. With a $1000 shopping...
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by Emily | Sep 19, 2018 | Midweek
Tattoo artist Raine Mackenzie with Aaron De Burgh from Wellington. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV EMILY IRELAND Ryan Crook was 18 years old when he took his own life in July. His life was one of “too many” to be honoured at Saturday’s suicide awareness fundraiser in Masterton....
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by Emily | Sep 19, 2018 | Midweek
Today marks the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand. JAN MCLAREN pays tribute to the lives of three Masterton women who ensured Wairarapa women’s voices were heard. Sylvia Howden, Margaret Christensen and Helen Dashfield were strong advocates...
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by Emily | Sep 19, 2018 | Midweek
The landing on Altair 4 from the film ‘Forbidden Planet’. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES NICK SAULT – SKY WATCH The bright planets are really hanging around. At 7.30pm, Mars and Saturn keep company with the moon right overhead, as Jupiter starts to creep up on...
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by Emily | Sep 13, 2018 | Midweek
Jonas Koukl, originally from Czech Republic, has started a men’s group in Wairarapa. PHOTO/SUPPLIED. Emily Ireland Looking at Jonas Koukl, you would assume he has a strong sense of identity. Confident and worldly, he is most known in Wairarapa for his music...
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by Emily | Sep 13, 2018 | Midweek
Silena Martin, a counsellor with her own anxiety journey. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND Emily Ireland Silena Martin, of Masterton, has experienced “a lot of brokenness” in her life. Because of her experiences, for a long time she believed that she was “useless”. Chronic...
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