Half-price fares keep rolling on
The period for half-price transport fares was extended in Thursday’s Budget announcement. PHOTO/GEORGE SHIERS New trains face a setback A two-month extension to public transport fares and the 25-cent fuel tax freeze were part of yesterday’s Budget 2022 announcement,...
Covid vaccination dispute ends in Family Court
A dispute over vaccinating children led to a Masterton Family Court order. PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM Kids given choice in their vaccination A dispute over vaccinating children against covid-19 dragged a divided family to court earlier this year. In a recently released...
Councillors call out clocktower principles
Carterton District Council’s town clock. PHOTO/FILE “It beggars belief that an organisation would proceed on projects without project management 101 in place.” These were the words of Carterton councillor Dale Williams regarding an independent review of two major...
Poor process pursued in clock project
PHOTO/FILE An independent review of Carterton District Council’s clocktower project has found several issues, despite a previous internal report stating otherwise. The project, which involved the earthquake-strengthening and painting of Carterton’s town clock, was...
Flooding furious
Flooding along SH2 in Featherston after Donald’s Creek breached its banks in February. PHOTOS/FILE Featherston residents air grievances Lobby group seeks flooding solution MARY ARGUE mary.argue@age.co.nz Featherston flood victims are taking steps to combat the town’s...
Covid delays civic facility decision
PHOTO/FILE Councillors have four options for facility Pause, review, progress, or refresh. Masterton councillors have been given four options for the future of the council’s civic facility project, which could cost more than $70 million. But the decision paper and...
Performing arts proposal revealed
A possible future for Wairarapa performing arts was revealed in a public meeting on Sunday. PHOTO/ MARY ARGUE ‘Imagination’ is the limit MARY ARGUE mary.argue@age.co.nz Masterton Theatre Company’s [MTC] vision for transforming the town into the envy of the performing...
Couple get blown off track
A couple had to be rescued after taking a wrong turn on Mount Holdsworth. PHOTO/FILE A couple was rescued from a ridgeline on Mount Holdsworth on Saturday night, seven hours after getting stuck and calling the police. Extreme weather conditions and strong winds swept...
Redress for future of iwi
Ngati Kahungunu whanau at Parliament bear witness to the first reading of the iwi’s treaty settlement bill on May 11, 2022. PHOTOS/HAGEN HOPKINS Reading at Parliament celebrated MARY ARGUE mary.argue@age.co.nz The first reading of an historic treaty settlement for...
Wastewater options hazy
Hodder Farm in Featherston, where land-based wastewater irrigation trials would be under way. PHOTO/FILE Shortlisted options for Featherston’s long-term wastewater treatment range from $30 million to $215m, a Wellington Water report states. But the details of these...
Josh happy to be behind the wheel
Josh Taylor with Kevin Harrick, his driving mentor. PHOTO/GEORGE SHIERS GEORGE SHIERS george.shiers@age.co.nz Josh Taylor, who made headlines for being Wairarapa’s sole representative at the 2021 Special Olympics, has gained his restricted licence after 10 months of...
And still we wait
PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM Taskforce to tackle long hospital surgery lists HELEN HOLT helen.holt@age.co.nz Wairarapa District Health Board [DHB] has welcomed a new health taskforce to reduce hospital waiting times, but the surgeons’ union says it won’t make a difference...
Dave decides it’s time to retire
Dave Sinton enjoys putting on a record at home. PHOTO/JADE DAVIES JADE DAVIES jade.davies@age.co.nz The first time Dave Sinton moved to Masterton, it was 1986. The second time was 1994, and there wasn’t a third – he is still here. Sinton has handed in his notice at...
The civic saga continues: Is it pause, or push play?
Masterton’s controversial civic centre saga continued yesterday with the latest request to pause the project scrapped.
Police believe two Masterton toilet fires are linked
Police believe there could be links between two fires that were lit inside a Masterton toilet block earlier this week. The first fire took place at 11am on Monday, with fire officers from Masterton police station responding to a report of smoke coming out of a...
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