by Christine Dornan | May 23, 2019 | Opinion
Carterton [red jerseys] and Masterton Red Star – two of the bottom four in premier club rugby this season. PHOTO/FILE COGGIE’S CALL RUGBY Is it time for six teams in our premier club rugby competition? As pointed out by one of the premier club coaches, there...
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by Christine Dornan | May 9, 2019 | Opinion
FLASHBACK: Pita Rabo heading home the winning Chatham Cup goal passed Napier City Rovers goalkeeper Shaun Peta in 2011. PHOTO/FILE FOOTBALL CHRIS COGDALE How important is Wairarapa United to the Wairarapa sporting scene? And how important is it that Wairarapa United...
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by Christine Dornan | Feb 27, 2019 | Opinion
Wetlands at the Pounui Lagoon . . . there is less than three per cent of the original wetlands still remaining in our region. PHOTO/FILE ALEX PEZZA Climate change is slowly changing our awareness and perceptions of what’s right and what’s acceptable. On one hand, the...
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by Pam Graham | Jan 13, 2019 | Local News, Opinion
The demise of Taratahi Institute of Agriculture that has wrecked the lives of more than 1000 students and close to 200 staff is the result of a short-sighted and a cynical politically-motivated decision, OPINION by TINA NIXON. While there has been much talk in the...
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by Christine Dornan | Aug 22, 2018 | Opinion, Rugby, Sport
Martinborough’s Tristan Flutey has been a standout player this season. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV RUGBY JAKE BELESKI jake.beleski@age.co.nz With the Heartland Championship starting this weekend hopes will be high that Wairarapa-Bush can improve on last year’s disappointing...
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by Christine Dornan | Jul 23, 2018 | Opinion, Sport
Wellington Phoenix players running drills with local children. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV JAKE’S TAKE JAKE BELESKI jake.beleski@age.co.nz The football was entertaining, but the events that occurred during halftime of Tuesday’s match between Wairarapa United and the...
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by Christine Dornan | Jul 2, 2018 | Opinion, Rugby, Sport
Masterton Red Star players celebrating their win in last year’s senior reserve final against Tuhirangi. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV JAKE’S TAKE JAKE BELESKI jake.beleski@age.co.nz It was clear after hearing the respective views of the Tuhirangi and Puketoi rugby clubs...
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by Jake Beleski | Apr 30, 2017 | Opinion
By Jake Beleski jake.beleski@age.co.nz James Broadhurst’s retirement from rugby due to the ongoing effects of concussion is the latest chapter in a worrying trend that continues to envelop the sport. The former All Blacks’ and Hurricanes’ lock...
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