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Penguins, Planting and Pirinoa School
It was a fun day out at Ōkorewa Lagoon on the south coast in mid August, as the mahi of nine local…
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Have you seen this plant?
Madagascar ragwort has recently been found growing in southern Wairarapa. This invasive pest plant is highly toxic to livestock and can significantly…
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Aorangi Restoration Trust appoints their Development Lead and seeks new Trustees
The Aorangi Restoration Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Anna Burrows as their Development Lead. Anna brings to the Trust…
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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…
