The group felt it was important that the newsletter continue after the retirement of Mr Poulsen, she said.
"We definitely didn't want to see it go. It's a great community resource and there are so many good things happening in the community here."
"Several of us wanted to take it over and so I got a group of six of us together and we talked to Lamb-Peters in Greytown and they agreed to do all of the layout and advertising, so all we are doing is getting the copy and photos together, so we don't have to do any of the hard stuff.
"Because it is such a good community we all get involved somehow in different ways and we all realise how important something like the Crier was."
When she first moved to the district she had found the newsletter an invaluable resource, she said.
"That's the way we got to know people in the new community. It's absolutely essential in a community like this."
The Crier will be taking on a new look similar to the Greytown Grapevine and will feature a different artwork by a Carterton artist every month.
A new database has been established to help consolidate the newsletter's contacts and each member of the group will take on responsibility for a different facet of the publication, from delivery to proof-reading and editing.
The newsletter will be prioritising news from community groups and events that affect the community, Mrs Farr said.
Established in 1998, The Carterton Crier was started by the Carterton Town and Country Development group, with the aim of helping to develop the Carterton community.
Mr Poulsen said he had complete faith in Mrs Farr's abilities to carry on the Crier and he "wouldn't be worrying about anything". Retiring from the Crier would give him more time to spend on his gardening, he said.
"I've a lot of other interests and sometimes my work was so full-on I didn't have any time to do anything else."
He would still be available to help with deliveries if needed, he said.
The first issue of the new Crier is due out next week.
