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Hau Ariki Marae has first Wairarapa energy implant

Hau Ariki Marae in Martinborough is the first Wairarapa site to win funding for solar PV panels and a battery storage system…

Sept 2024

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New Zealand bottom of EV charger league

International Energy Agency figures show New Zealand is at the bottom of 31 nations in providing public charging points for each electric…

Aug 2024

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Riverside planting to begin restoring Hua-angarua ecosystem

Mark it in your diary – Saturday 7 September 9:30 a.m. – a community planting morning on the banks of the well-known…

Aug 2024

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Planting time at the Moana

Winter planting for Wairarapa Moana restoration is in full swing. Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) has organised the planting of 28,400 more…

Aug 2024

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Coming slowly to a Remutaka Summit near you

Is it a bird, is it a plane? It’s a Billboard statement to travellers that they are entering a globally-acknowledged Dark Sky…

Jun 2024

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Aurora Australis above Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve

Jun 2024

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Second pair of EV charging stations for Martinborough

Two EV chargers with the ability to charge three vehicles at once are currently being installed at Martinborough’s Freemasons Lodge carpark –…

Jun 2024

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Wairarapa Moana – the long path to its return

Dishonesty, theft, treachery. Three little-used words in the history of colonisation in New Zealand. Those words don’t appear in the official documents…

Jun 2024

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Trees of the Month – Barnea olives – From the desert to Martinborough

From the desert to Martinborough Barnea is an olive variety renowned for hardiness and reliable oil production. Helen and John Meehan have…

Jun 2024

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Aorangi Forest Park: preserving a unique heritage

This year is the 50th anniversary of Aorangi Forest Park, which spans 20,000 hectares of native forested hill country south of Martinborough.…

Jun 2024

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Wairarapa Moana scene of UN Special Rapporteur visit

It went under the radar locally. UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Francisco Cali-Tzay, visited Wairarapa early April to…

May 2024

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Tree of the Month – Square Dwellers

Inside Martinborough Square, the leaves are well on the turn. Our extraordinary oaks, elms. limes and gums all appear in good condition…

Apr 2024

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