Wairarapa

Much-loved writer Joy Cowley is to be honoured by having a children's playground named after her.

Two out of three Wairarapa councils are progressing merger discussions, with one council sitting it out for now.

South Wairarapa residents have told their council to "do better", draft results from the annual residents' report card on the South Wairarapa District Council (SWDC) show.

Wairarapa Hospital could be at risk of failing in a major earthquake, with almost 3000 structural defects found in the building, which does not comply with the building code, a court has heard.

A Masterton scrap yard has been reopened after workers found part of what is thought to be a mortar round.

A representative for train drivers is pleading with railway crossing signal jumpers not to take the risk of crossing while signals are going, after complaints about frequent false signals at the site…

A fleet of 18 new trains will be bought for Kāpiti and Wairarapa to replace the current ones and provide capacity for another 1.5 million trips, the government has announced.

An East Coast iwi is partnering with the government to give iwi and local groups more say in decisions about uplifiting children.

It is slow-going for motorists driving over the Remutaka Hill following a two-vehicle crash near the summit on the Wairarapa side.

Patrizia Vieno is originally from Italy but now farms sheep and beef at Tinui's Rewa Rewa Station. The farm has suffered after Cyclone Gabrielle but Patrizia has not given up her aim of establishing a…

Swings have been removed from a Carterton playground after a national standards survey, with concerns about items at four other playgrounds.

Only 9 percent of South Wairarapa residents are happy with council decisions and actions last year, a damning perception survey shows.

Families cut off for days in the hardest hit part of Wairarapa after Cyclone Gabrielle have been flown out by chopper.

Wairarapa commuters are outraged at proposed speed reduction plans for a major stretch of highway through Wairarapa, from Featherston to Masterton.

Claire Wells is one of few farmers who get to meet all their consumers face-to-face. The Gladstone beef farmer has just launched a gate-to-plate meat box business. Her subscribers pay for a "kinder"…

Ten Wairarapa residents have helped the police catch seven youths who fled from a stolen car on Tuesday.

A 76-point plan to tackle climate change has been given the tick by Masterton District Council. But it did not receive unanimous support from elected members.

A South Wairarapa council committee has recommended official information requests be added to the list of fees and charges in the coming financial year.