Tararua District Council’s [TDC] Creative Communities Scheme has allocated funding to seven art-based projects in Tararua as a part of its September funding round. According to a TDC spokesperson, ...

Brown is under no illusion of the challenge ahead, saying a good result would be to stay close to the top teams and possibly pick up a win. Wai-Bush women’s coach Brent Gare also expects a tough ...

MILBURN, Peter John. 24.10.1951 – 4.01.2024 Loved father of Dean and Kate, Jody and Stephen Lamb, and Craig. Loved husband of Irma (nee Peetoom) and loved Poppa of Cade, and Ryanne; Phoenix, and Piper ...

The new station being built in Masterton by Wellington Free Ambulance [WFA] has a new backer supporting it, in the form of a donation for $100,000 from regional grocery business Moore Wilsons. Moore ...

A century is a long time to be in the same job – and South Wairarapa District Council [SWDC] is celebrating four team members this year who have, between them, clocked up even longer. SWDC staffers ...

Masterton support and advocacy service CCS Disability Action [CCS] has “major concerns” about whether Budget 2024 will deliver better outcomes for disabled people living in Wairarapa. CCS community ...

Tree trimmings The Soldiers Memorial Sports Field in Greytown will be closed today and tomorrow for tree maintenance between 8am and 4pm. The sports field will be closed again on Monday and Tuesday ...

As 21-year-old Elizabeth Okey arrived in Wellington Harbour in winter 1903, she took notes on her first impressions of the country she would live in for the rest of her life. Elizabeth had left her ...

A local “ history buff and concerned resident” has turned to the crowdfunding platform Givealittle to help members of the local Rātana Church [Te Haahi Rātana] in Masterton raise funds to complete the ...

The prospect of passenger air travel returning to Wairarapa has received overwhelmingly positive support from businesses and residents, but questions still remain about who would pick up the service – ...

Noting a significant increase in gang numbers and gang violence over the past six years, police minister Mark Mitchell told media that he would not be lectured by “the Labour Party of academics”. “All ...

Heavy rain and strong winds lashed the lower North Island yesterday, prompting a two-hour closure of State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill. On Sunday, the MetService issued a strong wind watch for Wellington ...