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Of Carterton. On 27th July 2024 peacefully after a short illness. Aged 66 years. Dearly loved wife of Stephen. Loved Mum and mother-in-law of Stacey and Mike, Mark and Daisy. Loved step-mum of Julie, ...
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’s iconic Ten O’clock Cookie Bakery and Cafe [TenCC] quietly changed hands on April 29, and now the new owners are gearing up to celebrate the transition in conjunction with ringing in the ...
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 ...
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 ...
A Wairarapa gin distillery is toasting its success at one of the world’s most prestigious wine and spirits competitions. Greytown Distilling Company [GDC] won gold for its Tweed gin while its ...
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 ...
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 ...
An increasingly chronic shortage of hormone replacement therapy [HRT] medicine for women in perimenopause and menopause is adversely affecting many Wairarapa residents. LUCY COOPER reports. Walking ...
Several winemakers and viticulturists from Wairarapa wineries have started a new learning exchange with their southern counterparts. Earlier this month, a group called Wairarapa Wines sent four of its ...
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 ...
A spokesperson for Higgins has confirmed to the Times-Age that the nationwide civil construction business, which has a local presence in the region, has begun a “consultation process with a small ...