The prospect of passenger air travel returning to Wairarapa has received overwhelmingly positive support from businesses and residents, but questions still remain about who would pick up the service – ...

In a move designed to improve access to healthcare for South Wairarapa’s ageing population, three general practices in the district will be joining forces next year. From April 1, Featherston Medical ...

A Masterton man took matters – and a baseball bat – into his own hands when he discovered a trespasser on his property on Saturday night after several thefts in the neighbourhood. “I was already on ...

TDC Creative Communities Scheme has allocated funding to seven art-based projects in Tararua as a part of its September funding round.

Wairarapa-Bush will go in as outsiders in the Central Zone Sevens tournament to be played at Massey University tomorrow.

Boil water notice issued Tararua District Council has issued a boil water notice to Woodville residents after a possum was found in the water treatment tank. A spokesperson said that routine sampling ...

Rubbish, debris, and overgrown leaves are what surround the now-empty St Mary’s church on the corner of King St and SH2 High St. Shards of stained-glass windows, which had been donated by parishioners ...

Molewood Orchard in Greytown opened for its 2024 Pick Your Own [PYO] season earlier this month. The family-run orchard opened to the public for the first time last year, with its PYO apples season ...

Masterton support and advocacy service CCS Disability Action [CCS] has “major concerns” about whether Budget 2024 will deliver better outcomes for disabled people living in Wairarapa. CCS community ...

A Masterton man’s 12-year wait to sell an iconic fedora worn by international pop star Michael Jackson has been well worth it, as the memorabilia has now fetched what he regards as a big premium. As ...

With one solar farm in Wairarapa already granted and four other projects in various stages of the consent process, the region’s landscape may be flush with solar panels in the years to come. Combining ...

Martinborough-based Annika Salenjus has claimed the title of Wairarapa Young Viticulturist of the Year for the second year in a row. The Wairarapa competition was held at the Escarpment Winery in ...