Ashleigh Collis drinks in the atmosphere at Wairarapa's wine festival.

Bill English tries out rickshaws, chocolate and washing machines in the Wairarapa.

Five years after a savage attack left him nearly dead, Peter is thankful to be alive.

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Ashleigh Collis checks into the Martinborough Hotel.

An elderly man reported missing from Martinborough last night was found dead this morning, police say.

Children were caught setting fire to astro turf at a South Wairarapa school this afternoon.

A life has been lost on a South Wairarapa road this morning.

Martinborough offers 25 wineries, good tucker and a buzzy nightlife.

The family of a volunteer firefighter who was savagely beaten say they feel like they can move forward now his attacker has been jailed.

A Martinborough man who pleaded guilty to a savage attack against a volunteer firefighter has been sentenced to over six years in prison.

Taps ran dry in Martinborough last Friday after water reservoirs ran out and an alarm supposed to alert the council when supply is low, failed to go off.

Three-wheel pedal power can lead to a perfect pinot noir, writes Paul Rush.

Life & Style Editor Nicky Park shares her insider tips for making the most of Toast Martinborough ahead of ticket sales for this year's food and wine festival.

It isn't just wine that Martinborough excels at, discovers Sharon Stephenson.

Heather Tyler finds a small town making the most of some fabulous vineyards.

Relatives of a missing Martinborough man are yet to return home from a makeshift camp at the south Wairarapa bay where he went missing more than a week ago.

Police have praised crowds at Toast Martinborough wine festival, despite making eight arrests and a woman being hit by a bus.

A 3-year-old girl who was badly burnt after she was believed to have lit a candle in memory of her twin sister is fighting her horrific injuries, her uncle says.

A three-year-old girl fighting for her life with burns to half her body is stable after surgery, after a fire that may have started while she was playing with matches or a lighter at home..

Sharon Lundy settles into an easy bike-riding tour of Wairarapa's award-winning wineries.

Martinborough's reputation for wine production grows stronger with newcomers seeing fit to prove that small can not only be beautiful but affordable as well.

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