11 Nov 2025

Around the motu: Piers Fuller in Wairarapa

From Nine To Noon, 10:45 am on 11 November 2025
Man in workshop woodworking in a photo shot through the spokes of a wooden wheel

Gladstone Wheelwright Greg Lang at work working on a spoke for a carriage wheel, he is one of only a few that handles this type of work in NZ. Photo: Andrew Gorrie /Post

Piers discusses three accidental or unexpected deaths in the region over the weekend, one of Wairarapa's most successful businesses, Tranzit, marks 100 years, a student battle's with his school over his moustache and keeping wheelrwighting alive. 

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