HOCKEY CHRIS COGDALEchris.cogdale@age.co.nz Men Indians vs Dalefield NHS 1.15pm Farriers Dalefield are without two of their most influential players, Dane Lett and Benedict van Woerkom, for this ...

In this second article on volunteering in Wairarapa in recognition of National Volunteer Week, reporter LUCY COOPER explores some of the challenges facing organisations that rely on volunteers. The ...

Commuters catching the Wairarapa Line may have to wait for another four months before the track’s bad vibrations are dealt with and until next year for speed restrictions to be completely lifted.

I visited the Fieldays in Hamilton last week. I used to go there in the 1970’s as a rural journalist for the old New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation and then Radio NZ. It’s changed. My memories from ...

A Masterton man took matters – and a baseball bat – into his own hands when he discovered a trespasser on his property on Saturday night after several thefts in the neighbourhood. “I was already on ...

Today’s DHL Super Rugby Pacific semi-final between the Hurricanes and the Chiefs in Wellington is a near sell-out, but fans travelling from Wairarapa will need to use their cars to get there. Metlink ...

A new emergency night refuge for people experiencing homelessness in Masterton needs to plug a $40,000 funding shortfall before it can open. The Kim’s Way project – named after Masterton resident and ...

Wairarapa Wahine Toa 22 Kia Toa 50 The scoreboard shows another heavy defeat, but Wairarapa Wahine Toa continue to improve from week to week in the Manawatū Premier Women’s Championship. The result at ...

Wairarapa ratepayers could see as much as a 15 per cent drop in rates if local mayors have their way and the GST collected on rates is returned to the community. Local Government NZ is urging central ...

Masterton-based Māori business Wairarapa Moana has won the top spot at New Zealand’s most prestigious Māori farming awards. Kingi Smiler, chair of Wairarapa Moana ki Pouakani Incorporation, said he is ...

A local “ history buff and concerned resident” has turned to the crowdfunding platform Givealittle to help members of the local Rātana Church [Te Haahi Rātana] in Masterton raise funds to complete the ...

Wairarapa tourism operators are being represented at an industry convention in Wellington that could provide a much-needed boost for the region. Run by Tourism Industry Aotearoa, Trenz is a three-day ...