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

Eric McIsaac must serve at least 14 years behind bars for bludgeoning 10-year-old brother with wood splitter while he slept.

A Featherston teenager who turned his life around after trying to set fire to the town's petrol station has escaped a prison sentence.

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.

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.

Rape allegations, drugs busts, and thrown punches were at the centre of police callouts over the weekend. Masterton Police Sergeant

A motorcyclist was seriously hurt after crashing into road barriers on the Featherston side of the Rimutaka Hill yesterday evening. The

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

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

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

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"

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

Compass Health's three-week smoke-free dining trial came to a close last week, with the majority of people filling out campaign surveys