New Zealand'We had to use the jaws of life'Emergency services in southern Wairarapa are busy today dealing with three car crashes, the most serious of which saw a woman flown to hospital by helicopter.12 Jun 05:07 AM
New ZealandSearch operation sparks warning to trampersNature lovers heading into the bush are being urged let someone know where they're going following a major search and rescue operation north of Wellington.05 Jun 08:17 PM
New Zealand'It was chaotic and surreal'A man who rushed to a fatal crash last night recounted the horror that awaited him after a car plunged into a flooded river.21 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandOne dead in river rescueOne person has died and three others were left clinging to a car roof after the vehicle ended up in a river.20 May 07:34 PM
New ZealandThe real reason NZ gets earthquakesWere the quakes that struck Wairarapa today and Christchurch last night caused by the weather or planets ... or neither?12 May 03:04 AM
New ZealandMasterton runaways foundPolice and family searchers have found two young runaways near a lake several kilometres from their Masterton home after the pair went missing two nights ago.03 May 02:31 AM
New ZealandBones in box may belong to 1918 flu victimVolunteers discovered the largely intact skeleton while cataloguing items at the old hospital in the museum grounds last week.15 Apr 07:46 AM
New ZealandTree-climbing banned as new act loomsSchool says ban will stay until there is certainty around new Health and Safety at Work Act comes into force.28 Mar 09:00 PM
New ZealandTeen admits arson attempt at gas stationA Featherston teenager has pleaded guilty to attempting to set fire to the town's petrol station.03 Mar 04:02 AM
New ZealandLight Entertainment: 2016 Wairarapa Balloon FestivalThe skies above Carterton were a riot of colour as participants from New Zealand and around the world took to the air for the 2016 Wairarapa Balloon Festival, which wrapped up on Monday. 01 Mar 04:56 AM
New ZealandVineyard storage shed fire in WairarapaA Fire Service spokeswoman said the blaze broke out just before 11pm at the Murdoch James Estate Winery in a building that housed tractors.27 Jan 05:55 PM
TravelMartinborough: The main squeezeMartinborough offers 25 wineries, good tucker and a buzzy nightlife.04 Dec 07:00 PM
TravelCape Palliser: Illuminating viewsA roadtrip to Palliser Bay can take a traveller's breath away, writes Richard Moore.01 Dec 11:00 PM
New ZealandTilted house all in a day's workDrivers travelling along a rural Wairarapa road could be forgiven for imagining the worst when they came across a cottage perched on the side of a bridge.30 Nov 01:25 AM
New Zealand35-year-old beard shaved for WWI re-enactmentWairarapa farmer Bill Hallett is taking a World War I commemorative march so seriously he's shaved off his distinctive, 35-year-old beard.20 Sep 10:41 PM
New ZealandWhitebaiter swept to sea had lifejacketA whitebaiter who died when he was swept out to sea at a river mouth in Wairarapa yesterday was wearing a lifejacket.18 Aug 06:25 PM
New ZealandRecovered yacht towed back to harbourA yacht which came into trouble in seas outside Wellington this morning is being towed into Wellington Harbour.01 Aug 10:29 PM
TravelThe Martinborough HotelShandelle Battersby checks in to a charming hotel in the Wairarapa's wine district.24 Jul 03:00 AM
New ZealandTwo car collision in WairarapaTwo cars have collided at a Wairarapa intersection today, closing the road.18 Jul 01:03 AM
TravelKia ora: MartinboroughThis Wairarapa town isn't just for wine lovers and weekending Wellingtonians.02 Jul 09:30 PM
New ZealandRapist and kidnapper loses appealsA Wairarapa man found guilty of repeatedly raping a teenager and abducting her to the countryside has had his appeal against his conviction dismissed.10 Jun 11:09 PM
New Zealand'Super city' plans rejectedWellington and Northland will not be reorganised into "super cities" but Hawkes Bay will follow in Auckland's footsteps.09 Jun 03:01 AM
New ZealandMayor against Wairarapa's inclusion in super cityWhile there was an appetite for a lower North Island super city, the Wairarapa should not be included within it, Wellington's Mayor Celia Wade-Brown told the Local Government Commission today.02 Apr 05:30 AM
