Council names road after late transgender MP and mayor Georgina Beyer
Carterton District Council voted unanimously to name the road after her.
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Wairarapa farmers discuss climate change and explain how they're tackling it.
'Trimmed ya bush lately': Complaint over council's 'grubby' gardening advice
It was dubbed 'just plain grubby humour'.
Remutaka Hill Road reopens after truck breakdown
The closure caused traffic chaos for Wairarapa commuters.
Floodgates still open in Riversdale
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Local Focus: SPCA Masterton is having kittens
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Local Focus: Red Clay Tennis arriving in New Zealand
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Local Focus: Getting to know Craig Bowyer, new councillor in Masterton
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Local Focus: Getting to know Gary Caffell, new Mayor of Masterton
Improving the transparency of council work is one of Caffell's aims.
Aerodrome tragedy: Pilot of skydiving plane failed to give way to microlight
Changes needed as crash report reveals major safety issues at unattended aerodromes.
Local Focus: Masterton gets a fresh lick of paint
Murals are popping up around Masterton and bringing colour to the CBD.
Local Focus: Empowering young people with peer support
Piki peer supports mental health by not offering solutions - just listening.
'Armageddon': Neighbour's horror at multi-building blaze - arson suspected
Houses and barns are affected at two locations on the same road.
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Local Focus: Daphne Geisler on Candidate Camera
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Local Focus: South Wairarapa Mayor on why he's standing again
Alex Beijen is standing again in the upcoming elections, with a focus on infrastructure.
Local Focus: Jo Hayes on Candidate Camera
Masterton mayoral candidate Jo Hayes discusses the big local issues on camera.
Local Focus: Reducing drug harm means admitting for most of us drugs are harmless
The importance of testing drugs and being honest with young people to reduce harm.
Snowy start to school holidays expected
Between 15cm and 25cm of snow is expected on State Highway 73's Arthur's Pass.
Woman charged with selling weed to college kids
The woman will appear in court next week.
'Author of her own downfall' - Nurse fired for anti-vax Facebook posts loses ERA case
The nurse argued her dismissal was unjustified.
Police investigate assault of three-month old baby in Masterton
Baby was found with critical, non-accidental injuries.
11 deaths, 4404 new cases today amid nursing 'crisis' warning
The Covid case numbers update comes as a nurses' union warns of a chronic lack of staff.
Matariki: Aotearoa's time to shine
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Local Focus: NZ Music Month - Steve Rendle
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Three injured in single-vehicle crash in Martinborough
The crash happened on State Highway 53 in Wairarapa.
Man, 63, dies after boat over-turns in sea off Cape Palliser
Police were alerted at 10.30am after the boat over-turned with two people on board.
By God it's Dogs'n'Togs!
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