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Church gets with the beat of fundraiser

The inaugural Jazz at St Marks concert in Carterton has raised $2000 for the planned Carterton Events Centre.The concert last month at the historic church, ... More

Genesis aims to tap potential with wind farms

Wairarapa could soon have its second wind farm with a decision by Genesis Energy to push ahead with plans to build turbines 20km northeast of Masterton.The energy giant yesterday announced ... More

Race on for $1m all-weather track

The finish line is far from fading for the group battling to make Masterton's planned all-weather athletics track a reality.The next big push in the Wairarapa All Weather Track Trust's ... More

Car bursts into flames in weekend of mayhem

Three groups of Wairarapa travellers escaped injury during a weekend of traffic calamities that included a vehicle bursting into flames on the Rimutaka Hill Rd.A family were travelling over the ... More

Wairarapa shows NZ how it's done

A unique Wairarapa methadone programme is showing the rest of the country how it's done.Wairarapa Addiction Services' methadone programme is the only one in New Zealand run by a community-based ... More

Station characters alive in print

Seven years of reading books from the 1800s paid off at the weekend for Wellington author Lydia Wevers, who launched her new book on Saturday.Reading on the Farm, Victorian Fiction ... More

Where's the justice?

Shaun Miller and Linda Murphy say they are gutted that a manslaughter charge has been dropped against Daniel George Ewen, who yesterday admitted supplying methadone to their 17-year-old son last ... More

'Sickie disputes no place for GP'

The director of Wairarapa's largest medical practice has raised worries the Government's proposed crackdown on ''sickies'' could drag GPs into workplace disputes.Masterton Medical general manager Jeff Ryan said the National ... More

Tragic mum's words of love

Doctors have given Maria Kilmister until Christmas to live.But today the 38-year-old Bideford mother is rejoicing in her community and celebrating memories of her only son, Jayden Kilmister, 15, who ... More

Masterton plays host to Lady Luck

Masterton is the luckiest town of its size in New Zealand _ accruing $80.4 million in prizes since Lotto began.The golden trough was topped up last week by a $500,000 ... More