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Hunters terrified as bear joins them in tree
This crazy video captured in May last year shows the moment two hunters sitting in a tree stand were unexpectedly joined by a bear…
January 15, 2021La Nina not living up to expectations
Warmer temperatures than usual for summer and periodic heavy rainfall creating flooding are on the cards for Wairarapa.
January 12, 2021Forest Bathing in the Wairarapa
The walk supports people to connect their senses – eye sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell – with what is naturally observed along the way for the purpose of experiencing a deep sense of relaxation.
January 10, 2021Quote of the Day
“The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.”
– Publilius Syrus
January 8, 2021Malaysian team transforms pineapple leaves into drones
It’s not a bird. It’s not a plane. It’s a drone – made partly from pineapple leaves.
January 6, 2021Bridge barriers pulled out
The footbridge at Lake Wairarapa Reserve had new metal barriers concreted in at the entrance on Christmas Eve, but they were pulled out on the weekend.
January 5, 2021German pilot makes point with syringe in the sky
German pilot Samy Kramer has traced a giant syringe in the sky, flying 200 kilometers to remind people about the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Europe.
December 28, 2020Quote of the Day
“The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been.”
– Madeleine L’Engle
December 27, 2020A painful skin disease is killing dolphins worldwide — scientists just found out why
Ever since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005 with its Category 5 strength, dolphins that called those coastal waters home have been dying from a painful skin disease.
December 23, 2020Vintage railcars back on track
All three iconic Silver Fern railcars finally arrived at their new home in Pahiatua on Fridfay, at the Pahiatua Railcar Society’s yards west of the town.
December 22, 2020Wearing someone else’s face: Hyper-realistic masks to go on sale in Japan
A year into the coronavirus epidemic, a Japanese retailer has come up with a new take on the theme of facial camouflage – a hyper-realistic mask that models a stranger’s features in three dimensions.
December 17, 2020Buyers eye up Carterton
Carterton median house prices reached a record high at $650,000 in November.
December 15, 2020Quote of the Day
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
– Buddha
December 13, 2020Solo sauna a hot favourite in Tokyo as coronavirus cases rise
The spread of the novel coronavirus may have slowed economies and closed many businesses worldwide, but it hasn’t been a damper on a newly opened Tokyo sauna that caters to solo customers.
December 10, 2020‘It’s destroying us’
Locals stand up to council over nursery decisions GWRC open to contract change.
December 9, 2020Wild Flower Festival
An exciting programme of workshops is planned to nurture, connect, heal and restore on an individual and community level. The Tin Hut will be offering an array of music and food to complement events.
December 8, 2020Battle over 25m2 home
A ‘glammed-up’ shed on a modest piece of central Martinborough land sold at auction for just under $600,000 on Wednesday.
December 3, 2020Space oddity? Monolith in Utah desert mystifies helicopter crew
They were on a mission to count sheep when they found something they had not counted on.
December 3, 2020Wairarapa – Christmas Lunch
Bring a friend, family member or neighbour and encourage them to get involved in the Dairy Women’s Network Wairarapa Regional Group.
December 1, 2020Space oddity? Monolith in Utah desert mystifies helicopter crew
They were on a mission to count sheep when they found something they had not counted on.
November 30, 2020Singapore activist faces fine over one-man smiley face sign protest
Singapore is set to charge an activist with staging a one-man protest without a permit over an incident in which he held up a sign bearing a crudely drawn smiley face outside a police station.
November 27, 2020Rent: All-time high
Average rents have reached an all-time high in Carterton and South Wairarapa, at $440 and $433 a week respectively for October.
November 27, 2020Quote of the Day
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”
– Robert Frost
November 26, 2020Hospice Wairarapa Christmas Fete
Hospice Wairarapa is thrilled to announce that our incredibly successful Christmas Fete will be back.
November 23, 2020Clever rat sails to freedom on a piece of wood
This is the astonishing moment an intelligent rat escaped deadly floodwaters by using a piece of wood as a raft.
November 18, 2020Archaeologists uncover 1,000-year-old Viking ship burial site
Archaeologists in Norway have uncovered a unique Viking burial site, hidden deep underground, dating back over 1,000 years ago. Using only a radar, researchers identified a feast hall, cult house, farmhouse and the remnants of a ship.
November 12, 2020Artisan Food Fair with Wairarapa producers
This will be a perfect opportunity to taste the delights from the Wairarapa and get Christmas shopping done early!
November 10, 2020Astronomers discover extreme planet which rains rocks, has lava seas and 3,000 mph winds
Astronomers have discovered the most inhospitable planet ever that rains rocks, with 60 mile deep lava seas and winds of more than 3,000 mph.
November 6, 2020Water nearly compliant
Drinking water in South Wairarapa is almost fully compliant after failing on nearly every Drinking Water Safety New Zealand standard in 2018.
November 4, 2020Indian doctor duped into buying ‘Aladdin’s lamp’ for $41,600
The men had reportedly wanted more than $200,000 for the lamp but settled for a down payment of $41,600.
November 3, 2020Creative business booming in south
Featherston has a new creative addition in the works with Mario Gregor and Ceara Lile opening their two joined businesses, Konstantin, a fine art tattoo studio, and Perpetua, an eco-fashion studio.
October 30, 2020Tourist, 12, and guide lose limbs in shark attack at Sharm El-Sheikh
A young Ukrainian tourist lost an arm and an Egyptian tour guide lost a leg in a rare shark attack over the weekend off Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, officials said on Tuesday.
October 28, 2020Annual Plant Sale 2020 – Carterton Farmers’ Market
The Annual Plant Sale returns to Carterton Farmers’ Market once-more. We will have around 30 stalls with a diverse range of plants, trees and shrubs available to buy
October 26, 2020Man’s response to unexpected surprise while delivering package
A delivery driver’s adorable reaction to a woman’s kind gesture has melted hearts across the world.
October 23, 2020No stopping by ITM soon
To ease congestion, from next month it will be illegal for vehicles to stop on Ngaumutawa Rd outside Tumu ITM down to Edwin Feist Place.
October 21, 2020Pūkaha Community Open Day 2020
Come and enjoy a family day out amongst nature as Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre opens its doors to the community.
October 19, 202022 night closures
Three more five-night closures of the Remutaka Hill road have been planned in coming months, as well as three one-night closures, and a four-night closure.
October 16, 2020Woman killed while filming fake kidnapping video for TikTok
A young woman has died after being accidentally shot in the head by friends while filming a fake kidnapping video for TikTok.
October 14, 2020Quote of the Day
“Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.”
– Blaise Pascal
October 12, 2020Colombian Woman Missing for Two Years Found Alive in Sea
A woman whose family reported her missing in 2018 was found floating alive in the Caribbean Sea off a northern Colombian port town on September 26.
October 8, 2020No decision yet on electric trains
Greater Wellington Regional Council could be bringing electric trains to Wairarapa by 2025, a new document has made public, at a potential cost of $346 million – although a decision was yet to be made.
October 6, 2020Pūkaha Community Open Day 2020
An enormous indoor market featuring: hand made, recycle, crafts, homegrown, vintage, jewellery, plants, clothes, facial products, secondhand treasures and lots more – even a free table!
October 5, 2020Christmas calving key to success
A Carterton dairying couple attribute their increased milk production and livestock income to their Christmas calving.
October 2, 2020Actors share the major roles they missed out on in painful thread
Actors often lament the ones that got away – the roles which, had they landed them, could have changed everything.
September 30, 2020Quote of the Day
“The past always looks better than it was. It’s only pleasant because it isn’t here.”
– Finley Peter Dunne
September 28, 2020Australia to euthanise beached whales after worst mass stranding in country’s history
Australian authorities are set to euthanise several surviving long-finned pilot whales after almost 400 died in one of the world’s largest ever mass strandings of the mammals.
September 24, 2020Family Fun Farm Day
A fun day out for all the family. Meet our baby animals, admire all the beautifil locally grown flowers (there will be flowers for sale too).
September 22, 2020Slow down to prevent road tragedy
In the third of a five-part series on Wairarapa’s road to zero fatal crashes, GIANINA SCHWANECKE explores creeping speedometers and the impact speed has on crashes.
September 21, 2020Family Fun Farm Day
A fun day out for all the family. Meet the baby animals, admire all the beautifil locally grown flowers (there will be flowers for sale too).
September 18, 2020Tourism spending best in country
New figures made public by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment show Destination Wairarapa was the only Regional Tourism Organisation in the country to show an increase in tourism spend for the 12 months ending July 2020, up two per cent [an increase of $3.4 million].
September 16, 2020