Quake fallout lingers for city
I still remember clearly how I first heard about last year's February 22 earthquake. It was on Twitter. Someone tweeted that Christchurch had suffered another shake, and the cathedral spire had come down. I didn't quite believe it. After surviving the quake in September, and all the many shakes since, the idea that the spire had...
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Thanks to those who do dirty jobs
If you wanted to wear out an old cliche, you'd start this column with: It's a dirty job, but ...
Season skips a beat to autumn
Something unusual caught my eye on my regular Henley Lake walk on Saturday.
Shifting face of justice
You have got to feel for the legal profession in Wairarapa right now and the staff of Masterton District Court as they are virtually homeless.
Wairarapa power hike will hit hard
The looming increase in power price rises - up by 5 per cent for most Wairarapa customers - will come as a blow for anyone struggling to stretch their pennies...
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Opera and Masterton court share
I imagine the paddy wagon is not often needed outside ...IT'S AN odd sight, looking across at the Masterton Town Hall and seeing the Operatunity bus parked...
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Having a say on children
Call me a cynic if you like, but every time I attend a seminar or workshop on some important social issue I get the feeling those who are calling the shots are...
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Romance doesn't need to be pricey
Happy Valentine's Day. I know it's Valentine's Day because my email has been flooded over the past few days with dating and love-related research - some dubious,...
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Masterton theft is 'lower than low'
There's been a pretty clear reaction to the thief who robbed a 91-year-old on a mobility scooter outside the Masterton council offices.
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Prioritise basics of childcare
It hasn't been an easy week to be a parent.
'Huge' clock travels 17,700km to come home to...
A Wellington man never expected a seven foot tall clock to turn up on his doorstep, and yet there it was, the huge grandfather clock his great-great-grandfather had...
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- Arrests made in aggravated robberies of phramacies
- Lower clouds may lower global temperature - study
- Truce could be served up in Tui beer ad...
Should the 2012 Wairarapa balloon festival go ahead after the ballooning tragedy?
This poll ended on 31 January 2012.
Yes
No
Only as a memorial for the 11 victims
This is not a scientific poll. The results reflect only the opinions of those who chose to participate.
Editorial: Puzzled by beach parking
I had some visitors at the weekend and grabbed the chance while the weather wasn't too rubbish to take them for a walk around Castlepoint.
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Benefits for all entrants in awards
BRADY Mitchell went into farming only because he needed somewhere to house his pig dogs.
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- Teaming up to reduce the work toll
- Global volatility continues into 2012
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