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'We had to use the jaws of life'
Emergency services in southern Wairarapa are busy today dealing with three car crashes, the most serious of which saw a woman flown to hospital by helicopter.
Search operation sparks warning to trampers
Nature lovers heading into the bush are being urged let someone know where they're going following a major search and rescue operation north of Wellington.
'It was chaotic and surreal'
A man who rushed to a fatal crash last night recounted the horror that awaited him after a car plunged into a flooded river.
Masterton runaways found
Police and family searchers have found two young runaways near a lake several kilometres from their Masterton home after the pair went missing two nights ago.
Bones in box may belong to 1918 flu victim
Volunteers discovered the largely intact skeleton while cataloguing items at the old hospital in the museum grounds last week.
Tree-climbing banned as new act looms
School says ban will stay until there is certainty around new Health and Safety at Work Act comes into force.
Teen admits arson attempt at gas station
A Featherston teenager has pleaded guilty to attempting to set fire to the town's petrol station.
Light Entertainment: 2016 Wairarapa Balloon Festival
The skies above Carterton were a riot of colour as participants from New Zealand and around the world took to the air for the 2016 Wairarapa Balloon Festival, which wrapped up on Monday.
Vineyard storage shed fire in Wairarapa
A Fire Service spokeswoman said the blaze broke out just before 11pm at the Murdoch James Estate Winery in a building that housed tractors.
Martinborough: The main squeeze
Martinborough offers 25 wineries, good tucker and a buzzy nightlife.
Cape Palliser: Illuminating views
A roadtrip to Palliser Bay can take a traveller's breath away, writes Richard Moore.
Whitebaiter swept to sea had lifejacket
A whitebaiter who died when he was swept out to sea at a river mouth in Wairarapa yesterday was wearing a lifejacket.
Recovered yacht towed back to harbour
A yacht which came into trouble in seas outside Wellington this morning is being towed into Wellington Harbour.
The Martinborough Hotel
Shandelle Battersby checks in to a charming hotel in the Wairarapa's wine district.
Two car collision in Wairarapa
Two cars have collided at a Wairarapa intersection today, closing the road.
Kia ora: Martinborough
This Wairarapa town isn't just for wine lovers and weekending Wellingtonians.
Rapist and kidnapper loses appeals
A Wairarapa man found guilty of repeatedly raping a teenager and abducting her to the countryside has had his appeal against his conviction dismissed.
'Super city' plans rejected
Wellington and Northland will not be reorganised into "super cities" but Hawkes Bay will follow in Auckland's footsteps.
Mayor against Wairarapa's inclusion in super city
While there was an appetite for a lower North Island super city, the Wairarapa should not be included within it, Wellington's Mayor Celia Wade-Brown told the Local Government Commission today.
Locals win world gold
Whareama couple Sally Duckworth and Alisdair Ross have conquered the world of marmalade, taking two gold medals at the World Marmalade Championships in Cumbria, United Kingdom, on Saturday.