About 100 Greytown people "unanimously" cast a vote of no confidence in Greater Wellington Regional Council's flood protection plans

James Cameron is fronting a new $11 million-plus campaign to market this country overseas.

Thirty Masterton District Council staff have been moved out of the Municipal Building on Chapel Street for safety reasons and the

Up to $25,000 worth of jewellery has been stolen from a house in Carterton - one of seven burglaries in the region over the weekend. The

Wairarapa is getting its own TV channel. From October 24, Freeview channel 41 will be the home of Wairarapa TV, a regional station

In a few weeks' time, Allyson Lock's fate will be left "swinging in the wind". The Masterton mother of three has Pompe disease, a

Carterton residents are questioning a new floodplain management plan which they say will protect Greytown from flooding while increasing

At an age when most children spend all year anticipating their birthday presents, a Masterton boy has selflessly asked for foodbank

Before she knew how to speak the language of her own land, Marama Fox was taught French and Latin. It eventually took the death of

Five teams remain in contention for the top four in the Wairarapa-Bush Rugby Tui Cup premier rugby championship going into the penultimate

Samsung says it has apologised to an Otaki mother who lost a load of baby clothes after her recalled washing machine burst into flames.

The smell of burning food has led to the discovery of a body at a Masterton property. Police were called to Miriam St after being

A young Otaki mother has lost a load of baby clothes after her washing machine that she did not know had been recalled years ago burst into flames.

Poor job prospects and an overly "white" culture mean refugees are unlikely to resettle in the Wairarapa, claims a church leader.

News that initial assessments show six Land Trust Masterton owned business buildings have failed to reach earthquake safety standards

Average house values in Masterton and Carterton have fallen in the last three months, despite house values rising around the country

Six near-new commercial buildings in Masterton, all owned by Lands Trust Masterton, have failed to meet new building standards and

A giant kiwi has briefly taken flight in the tiny town of Eketahuna - just long enough to find a new nest.

Water pipes froze over and temperatures plummeted across Wairarapa over the weekend, sparking a couple of stunning frosts. But the

Miraculously no one was injured on Thursday afternoon when a car rolled forward on Opaki Rd, Masterton, and crashed into a bus. The

Police were called to Herbert St in Masterton on Thursday after a power pole was knocked down by a car, with the driver then driving

A woman thought to be the oldest person in Wairarapa has died at the grand old age of 105. Esther May Booth (nee Palmer), of Middle

Many places along rivers in Wairarapa are good for swimming except after rain, a new Recreational Water Quality report card shows. The

Wairarapa Road Safety Council is highlighting road safety in more ways than one, giving 700 rural pupils throughout Wairarapa high-vis

Wairarapa College's new principal could be the pick-me-up that school and staff are waiting for, after a rocky start to the year. Shelley

Masterton has been tagged in Parliament as a classic example of the serious impact the Government's six-year police "funding freeze"

Music, arts, workshops, and all things delightful will be bursting out of a newly created cultural hub, Ventana Creative Collective

All's well that ends well in the case of Benji the beagle. After having been surrendered to the Masterton District Council last month

The plot thickens over the actual spelling and pronunciation of the name Kahutara. In the wake of a news story published this week

A Greytown-born Jack of all Arts will be moving on from Wairarapa, leaving his second-hand bookshop behind to turn a new page in the