Politics
Rates proposed rise 4.7% – election year
Under its current plan, South Wairarapa council says it will raise rates an average 4.7 percent for the July 2025 – June…
Under its current plan, South Wairarapa council says it will raise rates an average 4.7 percent for the July 2025 – June…
Wairarapa Library Service – WLS – ends 24 years of joint community service to South Wairarapa and Cartertondistricts on July 1 –…
Three down, one council to go. South Wairarapa, Carterton and Masterton are finally lined up to create a new combined water services…
In George Pain, Martinborough has a great deal to be thankful for. He would be easily seen as an entrepreneur in today’s…
Jazz in Martinborough has booked the Royal New Zealand Airforce Jazz Orchestra as its feature act for 2025. “We’re delighted to be…
Nine years ago, the idea of an annual classical music festival in Martinborough may have seemed far-fetched. Not anymore. The inspiration for…
How many colours do you see in a rainbow? A rainbow is an optical phenomenon caused by refraction, internal reflection and dispersion…
Ten years ago, Jake Bailey got himself up and out of his hospital bed, into a hall filled with his cohort of…
In 1943, Wairarapa was home to two battalions of U.S. Marines. Who were these Marines, where did they come from, and what…
As well as impeccably-performed music at a Mulled Wine Concert, audiences have come to expect the unexpected and this is especially true…
During May, councillors considered submissions for both the Long Term Plan and Local Water Done Well. For the LTP, councillors resolved that next…