by Christine Dornan | 11 Dec, 2020 | Rural
Steven Wilkinson and Carey Ashwell at the closed Masterton stock sales yard. PHOTO/GRACE PRIOR Many Wairarapa farmers rely on the Masterton Saleyards to sell their livestock, but with continued closure after covid-19, farmers have not been able to use the yards. GRACE...
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by Christine Dornan | 28 Sep, 2020 | Local News, Rural
Waylon Shadlock makes a 10-hour round trip every weekend to take part in the Agricultural Contracting course being run at Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre near Masterton. PHOTO/SUPPLIED GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke@age.co.nz Enthusiasm is the key to...
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by Christine Dornan | 26 Sep, 2020 | Local News, Rural
Gladstone arable farmer and Federated Farmers vice-president Karen Williams. PHOTO/FILE GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke@age.co.nz A company involved in the eradication of pea weevil in Wairarapa, credited as a world first, has been named a finalist in this...
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by Christine Dornan | 25 Sep, 2020 | Local News, Rural
Forestry and log sawmilling will be one of the topics focused on by the group. PHOTOS/FILE ‘A really good bunch of guys’ GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke@age.co.nz Rural ratepayers in the Masterton district have found their voice, with a diverse line-up of...
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by Christine Dornan | 21 Sep, 2020 | Local News, Rural
Wairarapa’s recently appointed Deputy Principal Rural Fire Officer Renee Potae. PHOTO/GIANINA SCHWANECKE GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke@age.co.nz Wairarapa’s recently appointed Deputy Principal Rural Fire Officer Renee Potae is one of few women to hold such a...
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by Christine Dornan | 12 Sep, 2020 | Local News, Rural
Raewyn Voice, of Mataikona, is grateful to LifeFlight who rescued her after an accident with her horse last year. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke@age.co.nz Mataikona residents know only too well the value of the LifeFlight Westpac Rescue...
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by Christine Dornan | 11 Sep, 2020 | Local News, Rural
Martinborough’s Ata Rangi was founded 40 years ago when Clive Paton bought an underused 5ha plot of land. It’s now a thriving vineyard best known for its pinot noir. PHOTO/FILE GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke@age.co.nz Forty years ago, when Clive Paton made the...
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by Christine Dornan | 8 Sep, 2020 | Local News, Rural
Ben McNab, of Matahiwi Estate near Masterton, has been named this year’s Tonnellerie de Mercurey North Island Young Winemaker of the year. PHOTO/GIANINA SCHWANECKE Already preparing for the final GIANINA SCHWANECKE gianina.schwanecke@age.co.nz The first of three...
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