Politics
Councillor Comment
Firstly, thank you to everyone who voted in the recent Local Government Election, the South Wairarapa had a healthy turnout and shows…
Politics
Council trials soft plastics and battery recycling
South Wairarapa District Council is introducing soft plastics and battery recycling trials in collaboration with The Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme, Ā Mua,…
Health & Wellbeing
Cooking corner – Christmas cookies
140g icing sugar, sieved 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 egg yolk 250g butter, cut into small cubes 375g plain flour, sieved To decorate 200g icing sugar, sieved edible food colouring, optional edible gold…
Community News
Community Garden News
Wow! Another year of produce and now we are in what is probably our most productive phase of the year. Heaps of…
Environment
Coke sponsors Cop
It’s either madness or genius for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to announce the world’s largest fossil fuel plastic…
Environment
Charge for polluting cars to cover whole of London from August
Drivers must pay £12.50 per day if their vehicles do not meet requirements on cleaner emissions A £12.50 (aprox. $25.00) daily charge…
Business
Business Assn. News
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” as Mr Bublé would say. The Christmas garlands are up and this year with…
Arts & Culture
Book review – The good, the bad and a little bit stupid
It is not easy to write genuinely funny stories, Marina Lewycka is one of the few who have this skill. Her first…
Arts & Culture
Aratoi Innovation Award winners 2022!
Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History are thrilled to have won the Harcourt Hamill Realty Award Innovation award in this year’s…
Community News
Anglican Christmas services
This Christmas Services will be: Christmas meal and carols at Torah on the 20th of December beginning at 6pm. Held at Boynes…
Environment
Rolls-Royce and easyJet test is breakthrough for hydrogen fuel in air travel
Rolls-Royce and EasyJet have conducted the world’s first successful test of a modern jet engine powered by hydrogen.The two companies carried out…
