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Wairarapa police investigate series of loud overnight bangs across Masterton

Wairarapa police are appealing for more information following reports of multiple loud bangs in the Masterton area of Solway overnight. A police spokesperson...

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Listen to The Country online with Jamie Mackay: David Buick on his NZ Shears open win

Today on The Country radio show , host Jamie Mackay catches up with Wairarapa shearer David Buick, who won the NZ Shears open shearing final - less than...

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Wairarapa train punctuality plummets as complaints skyrocket

The punctuality of Wairarapa’s train network continues to be deemed “unsatisfactory” with only 5.8 per cent of trains arriving at key stations and their...

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Wairarapa Hospital machete attack: No security guards on hand, union says

By Kate Green of RNZ Wairarapa Hospital did not have security guards on hand when a man attacked a visitor in the emergency department with a machete just...

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Shane Reti defends lack of security at Wairarapa Hospital, scene of machete attack

By RNZ Wairarapa Hospital did not have a track record of violent incidents before a machete attack on Saturday night, Health Minister Shane Reti says. He was...

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FMG Young Farmer of the Year: East Coast regional final won by Archie Woodhouse

A South Wairarapa Young Farmer is one step closer to winning one of New Zealand’s most prestigious farming awards after being crowned the Season 56 East...

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Wasp nest spanning 1.8 metres found on Martinborough, Wairarapa farmland

By Soumya Bhamidipati of RNZ Researchers have destroyed a “frighteningly large” wasp nest found in Martinborough, Wairarapa. The 1.8 metre long, 1.3m wide...

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Commuter trains delayed for months after brand new tracks laid too narrow

Brand-new train tracks signed off by KiwiRail just two months ago are already in need of a fix after it was discovered they had been built too narrow for t

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Wairarapa trains delayed for months due to track error, Wellington trains facing more heat delays

Brand-new train tracks signed off by KiwiRail just two months ago are already in need of a fix after it was discovered they had been built too narrow for the...

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Wairarapa man, 43, jailed for over three years for possessing and importing child sexual abuse material

A Filipino national living in Wairarapa has been jailed for more than three years for possessing and importing child sexual abuse material and creating...

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