Wairarapa News
Balloon event first of its kind in country
Masterton Mayor Garry Daniell, who confesses to being averse to even climbing onto the roof, clambered into the basket of a hot air balloon on Monday to lead a convoy of English sports cars across the Wairarapa countryside.Pre-season game attracts big audience
Wairarapa News
Rugby fans as far afield as Hong Kong will be in the crowd during this weekend's Super Rugby pre- season game between the Hurricanes and the Crusaders at Mangatainoka.
Students planning to leave region
Wairarapa News
More than 75 per cent of school leavers are planning to leave Wairarapa, according to a recent survey.
Kuranui College ready for the future
Wairarapa News
South Wairarapa secondary school Kuranui College continues its push to provide innovative 21st century teaching with the completion of a modern, custom-built building to help deliver its science and mathematics curriculums.
Caregiver keeps working despite her own injuries
Wheelchair no problem
PIERS FULLER - Wairarapa News
Just days after an accident that put Paula Booth in a wheelchair she was back to work training to care for other people with disabilities.
The land of the wrong white crowd
"It is a comfortable feeling to know that you stand on your own ground. Land is about the only thing that can't fly away." - Anthony Trollope I recall reading a newspaper article some years ago about a dairy farmer from Northland who had been forced into retirement because the majority of his land was on Maori leasehold and the owners had increased his rent twenty-fold. He wasn't bitter about this.
Ministerial secrecy negates open government
The briefings to incoming ministers written by departmental officials have always been a useful way of assessing what the various ministers intend to do once they've got the business of electioneering out of the way.
Do as I say, don't do as I do
Not all music hath charms
A big ask for Wairarapa
Wairarapa is facing a massive task if they are to end a more than 30-year drought in the Hawke Cup.
Sevens magic, but only for the men
Amid the euphoria of New Zealand's big sevens rugby win in Wellington, I did wonder where the women were.
Strong field ready for Pro-Am
Wairarapa United want your help
Wairarapa reach for the cup
Wairarapa is on the brink of a rare Hawke Cup challenge following another stunning performance in the representative cricket elimination series.
'War Horse' leaves sense of unease
Whenever the subject of a film or television series is an animal, it usually fills me with unease. The attribution of human characteristics to animals has seldom, in my experience, ever resulted in anything other than mawkish, sentimental storylines, which circumvent logic and credibility.
Exhibition has new take on cubism
Proof of the inexhaustibility of art materials available to those with the right inclination came when I visited the Salon de Refusé exhibition at the new Carterton Events Centre. This show marked the first use of the centre's generous light-filled foyer, and one of the works that stood out for me was Chris Miller's Nelson, a portrait of Nelson Mandela composed entirely of Rubik's cubes.
A rollicking good yarn
Tragedy forces focus on life's transience
Art exhibitions just a touch away
It was a head-exploding moment a few days ago when I got my hands on an iPad for the first time.
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Wellington woman found safe in motel
Glass crashes down from Terrace building
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Beer bottle bed sells for $3,000
Ethnic rights advice stuns communities
NZ, mate, you might have a drinking problem
Making your education investment pay
Prime Minister John Key wins hearts if not minds
Mayor wants panel to set pay rises
Hundreds of unfit teachers in class
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