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Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve headlines 2023

Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve heads the world list of new dark sky places set out by the international body which gives the…

Feb 2024

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Human behaviour crisis drives earth overshoot

Record heat, record emissions, record fossil fuel consumption. One month after Cop28, the world is further than ever from reaching its collective…

Feb 2024

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EV charger/s needed in tourist town Martinborough?

More than 101,000 electric cars _ EVs _ drive New Zealand roads, with more and more coming down the pipe _ or…

Feb 2024

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Native forests coming back to South Wairarapa

Great progress is being made on native tree planting of “forest corridors” across the lower valley of South Wairarapa. The 2023 planting…

Nov 2023

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Astros shoot for moon with World Space Week

With South Wairarapa and Carterton a newly accredited Dark Sky Reserve, it comes as no surprise that World Space Week is now…

Oct 2023

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Under The Martinborough Stars

Most people know that the sun is a star, and the stars are other suns further away. But are they really like…

Oct 2023

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Native forest fringe started at corner

“We want this to be a dense stand of native bush in decades to come, an asset to the Golf Course and…

Oct 2023

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Under The Martinborough Stars

Ask any astronomer if they can remember a moment that inspired them to become an astronomer and there’s a good chance they’ll…

Sept 2023

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Help plant next-gen community trees

Spring is in the air – a great time to get out and connect with your community and get back into the…

Sept 2023

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Weird Worlds and Astronomy from your Couch

The Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve was delighted to host Professor Chris Lintott in June. Chris Lintott is professor of astrophysics at the…

July 2023

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Did You Know?

Oak leaves have been falling. Everywhere. A display of beautiful jewel colours, and piles of heaped leaves indicates autumn is over and…

July 2023

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Dark Sky Reserve leaders honoured for project

Three South Wairarapa residents have been honoured by the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand for their work which has helped create…

July 2023

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