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 ...

Genesis Energy has narrowly dodged a lapsed resource consent for its proposed wind farm development on Castle Hill, south of Eketāhuna. A time extension has been granted, giving life to the consent ...

Wairarapa shoppers’ fresh produce options have grown a little, with The Warehouse in Masterton expanding into selling fruit and veggies last week. The new range is a seasonal selection of produce that ...

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 ...

In a move designed to improve access to healthcare for South Wairarapa’s ageing population, three general practices in the district will be joining forces next year. From April 1, Featherston Medical ...

A new emergency night refuge for people experiencing homelessness in Masterton needs to plug a $40,000 funding shortfall before it can open. The Kim’s Way project – named after Masterton resident and ...

Dearly loved husband and soulmate of Karen. Much loved father and father-in-law of Anna and Aaron, Sarah and Steve. Treasured Poppa of Danielle, Shayne, Melissa, Matthew, Emma, Laura, and Jack. We ...

Masterton District Council [MDC] has issued a reminder that the eels in Queen Elizabeth Park don’t need extra sustenance after several dismembered pigeons were reportedly spotted floating in the water ...

A Masterton man took matters – and a baseball bat – into his own hands when he discovered a trespasser on his property on Saturday night after several thefts in the neighbourhood. “I was already on ...

In an attempt to save critically endangered native bird populations through Greater Wellington’s restoration and predator control efforts, the matuku-hūrepo, or Australasian bittern, has been given a ...

A Wairarapa couple is breathing new life into an old Greytown Main St property that was a maternity hospital, aged care home, and a “social welfare home” for children. Builder Tim Iro and his partner ...

Carterton writer Andrew Wright shares some observations from his visit to Israel and Palestine – and insights about the decades-long conflict within. In February 2020, I spent two weeks in the ...