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A visiting German farm worker had to be cut free from the mangled wreckage of his car after a head-on collision with another vehicle on a rural road near Masterton yesterday morning.

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Wairarapa farm worker cut from crash

Nitrogen-based fertiliser is being placed on paddocks throughout the Bay but Federated Farmers warns some farmers may be over-estimating pasture recovery after the rain.

Rural

Farmers should be prepared

Last year Rick Powdrell received $127 a head for his lambs. The current return has nose-dived to $85.

Rural

Our uncertain future

Wairarapa's farmers are keeping a close eye on the local government amalgamation debate, determined to ensure any decision is in the best interests of the district.

News

Two-tier model favoured

British comedy always has a point to make and sometimes it's a bitter and sharp one.

News

Meltdown fuel for a British comedy

Young drivers escaping Masterton to wheel spin their cars are pushing further into rural areas, prompting a warning from police.

News

Warning as boy racers arrive

A number of issues were raised at the Federated Farmers Dairy Council meeting at Waitangi in February.

Rural

Dairy council and sharemilkers' meeting

Drought is the economy's Achilles heel and we cannot emphasise enough the impact of "the big dry" on NZ Inc.

Rural

The big dry's economic toll on farmers

A game of musical woolsheds played out on Wairarapa roads yesterday.

News

Drivers give woolsheds a wide berth

The world's first transsexual Member of Parliament and former Carterton mayor Georgina Beyer, 55, has been diagnosed with chronic kidney failure.

News

Kidney failure casts shadow for Beyer

The Primary Industries ministerial portfolio is a large, challenging one. For Horowhenua farmer and Otaki MP Nathan Guy the first few weeks on the job have been hectic, with the most severe drought since the 1940s striking the North Island and parts of the South, reports Felicity Wolfe

Rural

The farming Cabinet: Who you need to know

In the six months since the first interim decision on the One Plan was released, there has been a second decision, released on Christmas Eve, and both Federated Farmers and Horticulture New Zealand lodged a second appeal.

Rural

Horizons' One Plan six months on

I've just got off the phone with a gentleman who had read my column on whether Wellington was really "over there" in terms of Wairarapa's emotional mindset.

Opinion

Outside view can help too

The Wairarapa Times-Age has not voiced its opinion on the concept of unitary authority or Wellington super-city.

Opinion

Capital is 'over there'

Every time I look out my window my heart sinks; the barren land a sign of more hardship to come.

Rural

Support each other through the dry weather

An East Taratahi Rd woman is fuming over household rubbish, cartons, cans and bottles dumped illegally along her rural road.

News

Dumpers anger rural resident

Leaders call for more facts

News

Council idea has 'merit'

The Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme will give Central Hawke's Bay farmers the confidence to invest in infrastructure for their farming future

Rural

Water scheme gives farmers confidence

The Wairarapa and South Wairarapa Young Farmers Clubs have joined forces for the first time to put together their inaugural Swazi to Swish ball this Saturday, at the Gladstone Complex.

News

Ball set for glittering night

Shirley Spick used to do calf club at school, but her passion for Dexter cattle, A&P; Shows and championship ribbons didn't kick in until she retired.

Rural

Small but well formed

The benefits of keeping stock out of waterways with fencing can be boosted by a planted margin, which will help improve water quality.

Rural

Plants make ideal filters

Waipukurau's Colin Wood received a standing ovation when he received an award for Service to Shooting at the recent NZ Clay Target Association annual awards dinner held in Hamilton.

Rural

Good sport hailed for service to shooting

Rural fire forces and provincial volunteer brigades will be significantly affected by a suite of recommendations by the Fire Services Review Panel

Rural

Federation has say on rural fire services

Interest rate swaps have become a hot topic with a Commerce Commission investigation and an inquiry by Parliament's Primary Production Select Committee.

Rural

Lifting the lid on interest rate swaps

A rural postman who caused a crash at an intersection in rural Eketahuna has been convicted of careless driving causing injury, disqualified from driving for six months and fined $800.

News

Wairarapa postman accepts total responsibility for crash

Britain's most senior agriculture minister heaped praise on New Zealand and its work in controlling bovine tuberculosis (TB) during a fact-finding visit to Wairarapa this month.

News

British minister has look at TB strategy

Labour MP Louisa Wall's marriage equality member's bill is due to have its third reading today.

News

Praise over gay marriage bill

The New Zealand Transport Agency is reviewing the level of contribution it makes to local or non-state highway roads. But what's wrong with the current approach and how should it be fixed?

Rural

NZTA road funding review under way

I averaged 7.1l/100km of fuel during my fang-happy test stint, a figure no hard-driven performance car could match, though it could be better.

Motoring

Yamaha FJR1300: A rocket with an armchair ride

With local elections in October, the Time-Age checks in with our Masterton district councillors to find out if they are up for another term, and what is on their minds.

News

Who of Masterton councillors is standing

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