An advocate of "timebanking" in Wairarapa says the movement could strengthen the region to prepare for difficult times.

The annual Lake Ferry Excursion organised by the Sunbeam Car Club will celebrate its 36th anniversary on December 12.

Countdown Masterton celebrated 150 collective years of service from eight workers on Thursday.

Four choirs will join together and sing it out at a choir workshop in Carterton on November 14-15.

The Carterton Central Lions Club has overseen a Wairarapa-wide Lion and Lioness fundraising project for a new garden at Wairarapa Hospital.

Footballer Liam Hare was named supreme winner at the Wairarapa Secondary School Sports Awards 2015 at the Copthorne Solway Park in Masterton on Thursday night.

Peter Johns has won the vacant Tararua District Council seat over opponent Andy Thompson in the Tararua by-election.

I trust everyone enjoyed our front page story this week -- where the Carterton community rallied around a struggling family and showered an adorable five-year-old with birthday gifts.

A quick post on Facebook and a big-hearted Carterton community has ensured Aliyah Stammers had a birthday to remember.

Featherston historian and rail buff Pat Flynn can remember the buzz in the air at the Rimutaka Tunnel opening like it was yesterday.

A Wairarapa children's charity and a well known Masterton bar are joining forces to help fight poverty in the region in the lead up to Christmas.

A "reluctant hero" has been recognised nationally for her home-made flax cocoons - to house that which nourishes life and the lives that ended too soon.

A service for those struggling with a stigmatised and misunderstood addiction has opened in Masterton.

With death being one of the only two certainties on this planet, we're all going to lose someone special at some point. To mourn, some say, is the price we pay for love.

Paul Bates' array of novelty wands, colourful puppets, unmistakable orange and black costume and irrepressible live shows have won him many young fans -- and a prestigious entertainer's accolade.

A new settler in Wairarapa and a descendant of the first settlers have teamed up to help show off their "favourite little village".

A Masterton resident is turning to crowdfunding to take his adorable army of critters on the road.

This month's internet sensation is three-year-old Caiden Henson -- the adorable cherub who wanted to dress up as Queen Elsa for Hallowe'en.

Wairarapa has come up trumps at the 2015 David Awards, entrepreneurs from Martinborough and Featherston taking home two major accolades.

Camp Anderson's philosophy of nurturing and healing young people is to be reflected in its new name.

Apparently the key to stopping domestic violence is to "end the welfare trap', so broke folks can't breed with other broke folks. Pretty sure that's not it.

Katie Gracie is not ashamed to admit she enjoys colouring in more than her four-year-old daughter.

A national conservation award could help John Hart fulfil the dream of a pest-free New Zealand.

Their two home enterprises couldn't be more different, but their creativity, hands-on approach and home-sourced ingredients has landed two South Wairarapa women in the running for a national business award.

The fences at Greytown Kindergarten are bigger than they were 60 years ago, the old fort has been taken down, the playground equipment has changed several times, and the parents' fashions are different.

Whether it's as an officer in the army or founding an innovative power provider, Shannan Hargreaves credits her success to her industrious Wairarapa roots.

A Carterton resident is bringing the Royal New Zealand Ballet to the Wairarapa -- in the form of marionette outfits, embroidered peasant dresses and swan costumes with miles of lace and beading.

This week, as opposed to launching a critique of societal ills, I thought it was time to praise a sector of society instead -- and this edition gave me plenty of fodder.

By creating adorable miniature "Kiwi Kids" from discarded playthings, Tulletha Pollett-Scott's new business venture combines two of her passions -- handcrafts and "old school recycling".

For Catherine Whyte, a market was the perfect way to showcase "the clever people" living in her community -- and bring some new life to a "secret" green space.