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Traplines
On 27 April, the new Ruamāhanga trapline volunteers set out twenty DOC200 traps near the river just south of Martinborough. The group…
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Young astronomers train under Wairarapa’s Dark Skies
Martinborough’s dark skies recently hosted a group of New Zealand’s most promising young astronomers as part of the national selection process for…
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“Nature at Night Wairarapa:” no bright torches please
When the sun goes down, Wairarapa lights up! For the fortnight April 13–27, star-gazers are inviting you to step out and look…
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Schools join dark sky science project
Hundreds of kids from eight regional schools are about to join a Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve network of night lighting measurement and…
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How to gain sleep and lower power bills
If it sounds too good to be true, it often is but here’s a DIY toolkit you can try safely at home,…
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Straw Houses in Martinborough
You may not have noticed them, but scattered around Martinborough there are some houses that are built from a very unconventional material. …
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Ruakokopatuna Emergency Community Hub
Fire. Flood. Wind. Earthquake. Landslide – it could all happen. Ruakokopatuna sits across two valleys about 20 kilometres south of Martinborough. Despite…
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Iconic Cape Palliser Road under threat
NZ Transport Agency is currently considering reducing funding to normal Funding Assistance Rates (FAR) and phasing out the Special Purpose Road status…
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Night sky images, film headline first Dark Sky Week
An exhibition of powerful South Island/Te Wai Pounamu dark sky images will be among headline events at Wairarapa’s Dark Sky Week next…
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Atmospheric rivers blight New Zealand. Where do we stand?
Atmospheric Rivers are long narrow plumes of water vapour carrying vast amounts of concentrated moisture from the tropics towards higher latitudes. They…
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Hempcrete from field to factory
FROM FIELD TO FACTORY The journey begins in the fields, where hemp grows rapidly without the need for disruptive tilling practices that…
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Trapping volunteers sought
The Riverside Walk along sections of the Ruamāhanga River, near the Waihenga Bridge will – once complete – open up a significant…
