Wairarapa
Small Wairarapa community pulling together after floods swept through
Families cut off for days in the hardest hit part of Wairarapa after Cyclone Gabrielle have been flown out by chopper.
Speed limit between Masterton and Featherston drops to 80km/h
Wairarapa commuters are outraged at proposed speed reduction plans for a major stretch of highway through Wairarapa, from Featherston to Masterton.
Out-of-the-box beef farmer aims for no waste
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"… Audio
Wairarapa residents assist police in catching youths fleeing stolen car
Ten Wairarapa residents have helped the police catch seven youths who fled from a stolen car on Tuesday.
Masterton District Council approves climate change plan
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.
South Wairarapa District Council set to add official information requests to fees list
A South Wairarapa council committee has recommended official information requests be added to the list of fees and charges in the coming financial year.
21 Years making Olive Oil - 'It's New Zealand in a cup'
Country Life joins Lot 8's twenty first olive harvest and talks to the olive oil brand's owners Nalini and Colin Baruch who are among the Wairarapa's pioneering olive oil producers. Video, Audio
'They are relatively hygienic as flies go': Expert on cluster flies
A pest control expert says winter will soon bring relief for homeowners under siege by plagues of cluster flies. Audio
Wairarapa mayors hope three waters recommendations will be accepted
A working group, comprising of local government leaders, presented their three waters reforms recommendations to the government this week.
Civic centre: Masterton council ditches land purchase efforts
Masterton councillors have unanimously voted to ditch efforts to buy a piece of land from Masterton Trust Lands Trust for its $31 million civic facility.
Golf course may go to the dogs
South Wairarapa District Council is looking at building its new dog pound at Featherston's old golf course, killing two birds with one stone.
Water resilience on the way for Carterton
Water tanks that will hold an additional 4 million litres are due for delivery in Carterton mid-February.
Council boss and councillor apologise for 'derogatory' emails
A council chief executive and a councillor have been caught making derogatory comments about a community board chairwoman in an email exchange one of them later forwarded to her.
Calling Home: Tracey Rackliff in Sideman, Bali
It was during a deployment to the Solomon Islands in 2013 that former Wairarapa detective sergeants Tracey and Rob Rackliff decided they were going to resign from the police and try something new… Audio, Gallery
Wairarapa DHB investigating staff function payment
Wairarapa DHB is investigating where Prezzy cards used to pay for a staff function came from.
‘Bad eggs’ ruin surface of Masterton's new $1.3 million skatepark
Impatient skaters have damaged the surface of Masterton's new $1.3 million skatepark, weeks out from its official opening.
Masterton youth hub on the way
Masterton youth will have a place to call their own soon, thanks to Masterton District Council.
Five Towns Trail: ‘Where there is a will, there’s a way’
Implementing Wairarapa's $32 million Five Towns Trails network will require the consent of "hundreds of landowners", and there have been "heated conversations" already, a mayor says.
Grumpy, white, old men, or critics?
Masterton's deputy mayor has slammed criticism of the proposed $30 million civic centre, labelling detractors as a group of "grumpy, old, white men".
Wiltshires without wool
Massey University is looking at the costs and benefits of farmers moving out of the wool business and into farming fleece-shedding Wiltshire sheep.
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