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

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

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

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

People accused of bastardising the pronunciation of Kahutara could have been on the right path all along.

Six youths who might have thought a country town would be the ideal location to do burn-offs were swiftly brought down to earth after being told off by locals.

The last bottle of beer rolled off the old production line at the landmark Mangatainoka Tui Brewery site yesterday, bringing with it the end of an era.

A 19th century woven cloak, or korowai, originally belonged to Wairarapa iwi and has returned after being stored in the Rochester Historical Society collection in the United States for more than 100 years.

Devoted Harley-Davidson fan Gary McPhee saved the best to last -- taking his final ride yesterday as guest of honour at the head of hundreds of roaring motorcycles of all colours and all makes and models.