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Old Mill forest tramping trackbeing restored
Aorangi Restoration Trust and Greater Wellington Backcountry Network have begun restoring the Old Mill Track in the Aorangi Forest Park south of…
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Fly-tipping vandals write$200K Council cheque
Illegal fly-tipping on the district’s South Coast will cost local ratepayers at least $200,000 to clear up and remove before it begins…
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Building garden tourism for the Wairarapa
As I approach Whakapuni Station, twenty minutes’ drive out of Martinborough, I look up at the 100-year-old Californian Redwood trees standing proudly…
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Goldie – The Minister for Flying Flags – who knew?
Well, blow me down! I was minding my own business, ambling down Kitchener Street and noticed that the South Wairarapa District Council…
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Correction
On Page 17 of February’s Martinborough Star in the article “Pingao – the little coastal sand sedge miracle?” Kohunui Marae where the…
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Sunflower fundraiser for wetland restoration, riverside walkway
Ruamahanga Farm on Martinborough’s outskirts has nine hectares of “huge yellow sunflower blooms” on offer during a mid-February Sunflower Festival to help…
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Oldest recent visitor does slow streak through skies
Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas) sliced through the skies mid-January, slowly fading on its first visit to the Sun and planets in 180.000…
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Setting up to catch the Noctourism wave
Nocturnal + tourism equals a new and leading trend in world tourism, rated the No. 1 new attraction and reported by the…
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Pingao – the little coastal sand sedge miracle?
Fifty tussock-like plants covered in wire mesh boxes sit in the sand well along the beach-front at Lake Ferry’s Okorewa Lagoon. Few…
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Great Planetary Alignment at end of February
Stump up with binoculars, telescope, mobile phone app or bare eyes at month’s end (February 28) for a (hopefully) star-lit night to…
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Introduced predators decimate coastal and forest birds, wildlife
My journey into conservation has been a short one, prompted by a lifelong love for our wild South Wairarapa coastline and our…
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Aorangi Forest Park: Dark Heart of Wairarapa’s Dark Sky Reserve
Aorangi Forest Park, long celebrated for its rugged beauty and ecological significance, has taken on a new role as the “core” of…
