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Meth, $450,000 worth of cash found in crashed vehicle
The haul is estimated to be worth up to $450,000.
Masterton man remembers meeting Prince Philip 67 years ago
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh spent the day in Masterton on Friday, January 15, 1954.
Small Business: Masterton firm explores personalised coffee subscriptions
Bean Merchant has built a quiz to determine personalised coffee flavour preferences.
Masterton woman's appeal for medical funding rejected
Allyson Lock is just one of 11 people in New Zealand with the disease.
'Im dreading winter': More than 800 Wairarapa homes at risk of flooding
The cost to Masterton homeowners could exceed $40 million in the event of a flood.
Fluoridation: Wairarapa mayors back 'consumer choice'
Two mayors facing water fluoridation as default said they prefer consumer choice.
'Visionary' former mayor of Masterton dies, aged 98
Former Masterton Mayor Frank John Francis Cody has died at the age of 98.
Born with cancer: 'Every parent's worst nightmare'
Baby Kaihautu's mum says she is holding strong but is "screaming and broken inside".
'The situation is urgent': Local council unsatisfied with climate change response
Wairarapa want to lead the way on climate action in rural New Zealand.
Masterton man the first in New Zealand to conquer the 100 peaks
It's taken the 62-year-old 30 years to conquer New Zealand's 100 Peaks Challenge.
Ready to ride: Masterton school bike track opens
The track would be 1250m within the school grounds, connected to nearby farm and wetlands.
Honey optimism a 'red herring', say Wairarapa beekeepers
A statement from the agriculture minister does not ring true for Wairarapa beekeepers.
Wellington events affected by alert level 2 this week
What's on, what's off and what's changed in the capital under alert level 2.
Iconic Golden Shears cancelled for 2021
The event has been cancelled for the first time in history, as Covid 19 alert levels rise.
Disgruntled accountant's reason for $170k tax evasion revealed
Robert Sinclair first began offending after a phone call with IRD went badly.
Planes on plug-in power: Electric future for Wairarapa air travel
Larger electric planes could be a feature on the timetable within 10 years.
Sixth person arrested in relation to death of Rau Tongia appears in court
A 47-year-old woman was charged in relation to the homicide.
Month's worth of rain a brief relief for Wairarapa farmers
Wairarapa had three times the rainfall on Tuesday than it did all of last month.
'I should be a vegetable or dead': One year on from horrific workplace accident
'I didn't even think I was alive. I woke up in hospital thinking I wasn't existing.'
Castle Hill could become country's largest windfarm, creating 200 jobs
Project would build up to 286 turbines at Castle Hill, southeast of Eketahuna, Wairarapa.
Man accused of cleaning shotgun used to kill Rau Tongia in his Karori home
Police have now charged five people in connection with murder.
Wairarapa home RVs rise again
Homes in Carterton, Masterton, and South Wairarapa have seen another giant leap in value.
How Wellington will be celebrating Waitangi this weekend
Sample a delicious hāngi, be delighted by a kite festival, and enjoy local music.
Tree jobs take root after cash injection in Wairarapa
A $1 million tree pruning project aims to create long-term employment in Wairarapa.
Earthquake rattles windows in Lower North Island
GeoNet reported the quake was magnitude 4.1, hitting 30km northwest of Levin.
How to teach skills for workplace of next generation
Teachers aim to lift students' aspirations above mere grades.
'I just about died': Car ploughs through fence into wall of Masterton home
"It could have been a fatality ... His head was right where that big imprint is."
'We have nothing to hide': Police photographing policy under review
The review follows reports of young Māori being photographed illegally in Wairarapa.
Analysis: Water becomes a commodity
A UN special rapporteur says water should not be treated as a traded commodity.
'It's come home': Wairarapa woman reunited with lost ring 36 years later
The farm's current owner found it in her vegetable garden while weeding her tomatoes.
Low rainfall sees water restrictions extended across Wairarapa
Residents are being urged to curb water use as the dry season looms.
'Your body wants to panic': Woman on day she saved husband's life
Every week, four people go into cardiac arrest in the Wellington and Wairarapa regions.
Pensioner left homeless after rental sells amid housing shortage
The 78-year-old has a month to vacate her property and nowhere to go.