New train rules from today: Kiwirail bosses called into Beehive to explain
Speed restrictions and a reduced train timetable are in place today in Wellington.
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Passenger rail ripe for revival after hybrid trains announced
The announcement has sparked advocates' hopes of a nationwide rail revival.
'Here's the guts of it': Is Kieran McAnulty Labour's secret weapon?
OPINION: The hard-case minister who is infuriating National and Act.
Local Focus: Divine River responds to period poverty
Wairarapa charity turns old fabrics and plastics into eco-friendly sanitary towels.
'Chaotic': Fresh weather warnings as 40mm of rain an hour set to lash parts of NZ
Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty all in firing line for thunder tonight.
Local Focus: Feeding the hungry from South Wairarapa to the Tararua District
Community kitchen volunteers master the art of scraping together whatever.
Ngāti Kahungunu receive Crown apology in Wairarapa
'This is a momentous day for Ngāti Kahungunu and their settlement journey.'
Over $200,000 worth of meth seized in Wairarapa
A woman has been arrested and will appear in court tomorrow on a charge of possession.
Local Focus: Masterton’s pick of the litter
Local hero, Adam Anderson has been collecting litter off Masterton's streets for 20 years.
The doctor is out. New medical centre can’t find GP to run it
The centre has been looking for a new doctor for six to nine months.
Local Focus: How's mayoralty treating former Minister of Defence Ron Mark?
Carterton Mayor Ron Mark spoke to Local Focus about running local government.
Up to 5000 expected at Wairarapa festival
Top tips for 121 festival-goers: Bring water and snacks, put on sunblock and be friendly.
Council names road after late transgender MP and mayor Georgina Beyer
Carterton District Council voted unanimously to name the road after her.
WaiWaste food when you can feed people with it?
Masterton’s WaiWaste takes food from landfill and distribute it to hungry whānau.
Concerning levels of nitrate in 60% of NZ freshwater sources
GNS study reveals widespread cases of nitrate levels above key threshold for health risk.
Local Focus: Farming versus sustainability
Wairarapa farmers discuss climate change and explain how they're tackling it.
'It's like someone picked the district up and threw it around' - Tiny community flooded
Tinui has a huge clean up job on its hands after floodwaters swept through the village.
Serious assualt in Featherston, victim’s car found burnt out
Police said a member of the public found an injured man on their driveway early today.
Live: 'Our house is shaking like crazy' - Gabrielle's eye on NZ: Heavy winds, monster waves; trains, schools cancelled; thousands without power
Northland and Gisborne are also under red heavy rain warnings.
Live: Auckland Harbour Bridge closed to all traffic; Northland declares state of emergency; 11m high waves in Bay of Islands; Air NZ cancels flights
Northland and Gisborne are also under red heavy rain warnings.
An insider’s guide to the historic Castlepoint Beach Races
Visit the rugged Wairarapa coastal township of Castlepoint on Saturday 11 March.
Campground snapped up in property expansion drive
"This boom was happening before the pandemic."
MP to stop advertising mobile offices in his electorate due to ‘death threats’
McAnulty said the levels of abuse levelled at politicians was uncalled for.
'Dream come true': Ed Sheeran shocks Kiwi fan with surprise rural pub visit
She asked for ID thinking it was a doppleganger. Then Ed Sheeran began to speak.
Man in court for possessing, importing child sexual abuse material
Customs found abuse images and arrested a Filipino national who lives in Wairarapa
Floodgates still open in Riversdale
Cyclone Hale left Riversdale farms with metre-deep river sediment covering entire paddocks
Revealed: Killer state highway zone where speed limit could be cut by 40km/h
“You can hear the sirens go off with all the accidents, once a week or so."
‘Everything I had is gone’: Family mourn loss of son in car crash four days before Christmas
Vishal Anand, 26 died in a two-vehicle crash on Ponatahi Rd near Carterton last Wednesday.
Severe thunderstorm warning in place for parts of the lower North
Thunderstorms are expected to be accompanied by torrential rain and hail.
Weather: What happened to summer? More heavy rain, storms in chaotic forecast
It's a mixed bag of weather over the next few days.
Watch: Spare a thought for our dairy owners
Raj Patel says spare a thought for dairy owners.
Supreme Court rules in favour of Wairarapa Māori in power station wrangle
The Supreme Court says a previous decision was wrong.
Watch: Captivated at Summer Hummer
Four Wairarapa College students warmed up the crowd at Masterton's biggest music festival.