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Star Field adding fire power to Dark Sky Reserve
A dark “dry site with good seeing” inside a dark sky reserve were the key conditions for astronomy enthusiast John Whitby to…
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Forest futures talk in Martinborough
In mid-July the Aorangi Restoration Trust arranged for Geoff Simmons and James Newman from the office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the…
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Antarctic drill rig bites into local climate history
An Antarctic-bound drilling rig has had modifications tested near Martinborough before it’s shipped to the ice as a key part of an…
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Green shoots rising to support Dark Sky Reserve status
Key parts of dark sky infrastructure have begun emerging across southern Wairarapa since the area south of Masterton was designated an International…
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Illegal dumping spreadsat hurupi river cliff site
Illegal fly-tippers have opened a new waste and garbage dump site which – according to district council officials – is just “metres…
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Honouring decade-long dedication of coastal volunteers
For Volunteer Week 2025, Aorangi Restoration Trust proudly celebrated “the extraordinary efforts” of all its volunteers who are helping to bring native…
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Sedge planting at Lake Wairarapa after algae recedes
Restoration planting of an at-risk native species has resumed on Lake Wairarapa’s foreshore after the health threat posed by toxic algae receded…
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Forests, fossils on winter talks list
Aorangi Restoration Trust has put winter Public Talks back on the agenda – with fossils and forestry the initial topics for the…
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Kumara crops key but unreliable food for early Maori
Malnutrition and starvation likely stalked pre-European Maori settlements on Wairarapa’s south coast, particularly when kumara gardens yielded small or no crops so…
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Hedgehogs, rats, possums fill local traps
Hedgehogs are hogging the traps of local pest control volunteers South Wairarapa Biodiversity Group, with 27 snared in the 30 days to…
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Dark Sky Reserve sign lands on The Hill
Two years and one month after the process kicked off, a sign advising travellers they’re entering Wairarapa Dark Sky Reservehas finally been…
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Recloaking with natives
South Wairarapa Biodiversity Group plans several planting and clearing events over the next five months, putting back native plant species on sandy…
