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RISKY: A crane recovers a truck that crashed on the Pahiatua Track in December.
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Track now dangerous

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Increased traffic along the Pahiatua Track, an alternate route to the closed Manawatu Gorge, has made the road dangerous for farmers, it's claimed. Traci Wheeler, who owns a farm off the road, said it used to be a quiet farming route. "It's a busy road now, certainly a lot more dangerous than it used to be," she...

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TERROR: A woman `thought she was going to be killed' when taken to another room, made to kneel and kiss the boots of an offender at gunpoint, the court was told.

Robber bashed after Masterton heist

A woman 'thought she was going to be killed' when taken to another room, made to kneel and kiss the boots of an offender at gunpoint, Masterton District Court has...

CRAFT: Linda O'Donnell took up drawing when she moved to Masterton.

Carterton artist blends art with craft

Carterton fibre artist Linda O'Donnell is excited but also nervous about holding her first-ever exhibition next week.

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Volunteer Fiona Fliss helps "victim" Eileen Traill with her head injury.

Disaster drill tests Featherston volunteers

Victims of the "Featherston earthquake" poured into Featherston Community Centre on Tuesday night, as part of an exercise scenario designed to use skills taught to...

ALL ON: Kevin Jephson has had a mixed response to his abysmal assessment of pupils as measured against National Standards.

Wairarapa standards feud goes digital

A Wairarapa Times-Age story about National Standards has taken a long-running feud over the education benchmark into our digital realms.

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Long, hard road for TB-busters

Richard Steele says the rata, tui and kereru are returning. Photo / supplied The Animal Health Board has just published a multimedia pack, which examines the financial and emotional impact of bovine tuberculosis on rural communities and the... Have your say

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