Research reveals lack of fountains in playgrounds
Local and Central Government should increase the number of drinking fountains.
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Welsh narrowly beat New Zealand pair at A & P Show
Fierce competition in shearing and woolhandling at the Taihape A & P Show
Trains slow down as heat risks rails
There are speed restrictions on the Wairarapa line in cause the heat misaligns the tracks.
Ardern answers pregnancy critics
PM says she will donate part of her salary during her maternity leave to Plunket.
Police praise kind Masterton strangers
The man had nowhere to spend the night and was 'distraught and upset'.
Kidnapping and arson charges 15 months after car fire
A man was found by the burning vehicle with serious head injuries and burns.
Revealed: Lotto's luckiest regions in 2017
On average, South Wairarapa locals won around $2,119 per capita in Lotto wins in 2017
Vintage bike sold in 30 sec for Greytown store
Pashley has called the Greytown store its most beautiful retailer in the world.
Heavily tattooed teen arrested after week on the run
Matthew McRae has distinctive tattoos on his face and neck.
Martinborough winery's major overhaul
A Martinborough winery is going through the pricey process of swapping its vines.
Wild weather latest: Road disruptions at Eastbourne
7.5 metre waves recorded off Wellington; firefighters deal with 543 weather-related calls.
Wairarapa shine in the rain
Unbeaten Wairarapa win rain-affectd Whanganui girls' under-18 cricket tournament
Atkinson smashes them out of the park
Hinds player Georgia Atkinson bats Wairarapa into the finals of the under-18 tournament
Women's cricket is the winner
Under-18 girls learn the art of cricket at Whanganui tournament
Local Focus: East Coast the place for women in chains
Nearly half of NZ's female mayors are on the East Coast. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Cricket Whanganui's Festival of Cricket is upon us
Cricket Whanganui's Festival of Cricket kicks off with U18 Girls tournament on Tuesday
White kiwi's mating dance melts hearts
A dance few humans ever get to see has been captured on film.
'I just grabbed him and ran': Mum leaps to action
The burns weren't serious thanks to the quick actions of the boy's mum.
Person hit by own car at cemetery
A rescue helicopter has been sent to retrieve the injured person.
Local Focus: Freedom and hitchhiking
Paragliding from Te Mata Peak and thumbing it home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Locus Focus: Freedom and hitchhiking
Paragliding from Te Mata Peak and thumbing it home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Motorcyclist killed in crash named as German tourist
Motorcyclist killed in the Wairarapa named as tourist Arnold Alfred Thomas Zehner Jr.
Stingray victim: 'I thought it was a shark'
Diver Reece Atkinson says he had no warning before he was struck on his leg by a stingray.
Agent fails to tell family of house's meth status
Real estate agent knew property had tested positive, but family says they weren't told.
Mates save diver after stingray strikes
Rescuers used weightlifting belt to stem blood loss from man stabbed in leg by stingray.
Body found in search for diver off Wairarapa coast
The 31-year-old went missing around 1pm on Sunday afternoon.
Search for missing diver continues in Wairarapa
The man was one of a party of three people diving at Flat Point, Wairarapa.
Search for diver resumes off Wairarapa Coast
Conditions are set to hamper a search for a diver missing for nearly 24 hours.
Search for missing diver continues
Diver went missing off Flat Point, Wairarapa, yesterday.
Stingray attack at Riversdale Beach, Wairarapa
Emergency services were called to the scene just after 1pm.
Teacher who stopped head-banging incident censured
Teachers' union concerned after teacher censured for stopping boys hurting each other.
The school with no students
Tuturumuri School has lost all its students, but is determined to remain open.