Business cordoned off after reports of unexploded artillery
The item looked like an unexploded mortar bomb.
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The luxury of alone time: Why you should stay in a grand lodge as a solo traveller
An opulent lodge isn't just for couples - you can enjoy it solo, too.
'We just love football': Fans flock to Wellington waterfront for Football Ferns match
The New Zealand-Philippines World Cup game kicks off at 5.30pm.
Safety concerns after Masterton rail crossing crash
The rail crossing accident on Norfolk Road opens up a safety discussion.
'Extensive damage': Person trapped after crash between train and car
The person is seriously injured.
Local Focus: Going native in a Masterton forest reserve
The 30-year story of how an urban wasteland became Masterton's native forest reserve.
Ātaahua ngā whetū [the beautiful stars]: Business of Matariki
Xero, Auckland Airport, Fonterra, ANZ, SkyCity, Air New Zealand, Wharekauhau - big plans
Take a tour of Stonehenge Aotearoa
How a replica of the English Stonehenge was built in a Carterton paddock.
Wairarapa road blocked after truck rolls
The road between Featherston and Martinborough is closed.
Investor claims builder tried to blackmail him for $10k to sign off consent
The builder says he simply didn't want to put his name on shoddy work.
Council votes to raise rates by 20%
Total rates in the district have gone up by more than 50 per cent in the past three years.
Uncle of footballer injured in hit-and-run hopes person comes forward
The man has suffered injuries all over his body and is in Wellington Hospital.
Man arrested after Carterton homicide
Homicide charges have yet to be laid as investigations continue.
Mystery surrounds critically injured man in Greytown, police plead for help
The incident closed SH2 for a period today.
Local Focus: Fred’s wonderful world of film
A 93-year-old film-maker, Fred Holloway, documents the people of Wairarapa.
Local Focus: Young mothers seek the light at Puawānanga
Inside Masterton's teen parent unit.
Hawke's Bay quartet selected for NZ Under 20 rugby team
The World Under 20 rugby World championships start on June 24 in South Africa.
Wairarapa Film Festival showcases early Preston doco
Nine local films set to be showcased as part of the Wairarapa Film Festival.
Armed police’s search yields $1400 of meth and loaded shot gun
Three men have been charged with drug-related offences as a part of Operation Cobalt.
Fraudster's gold scheme foiled by postie
Wayne Thomas Patterson sought revenge against the postman after the scheme failed.
Local Focus: Carterton's skate scene revival
Roller skaters are flocking to Carterton's A&P Showgrounds for a smooth ride.
Local Focus: Wading into the environment, lizard guts and all
Former Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown restores Wairarapa land to its natural state.
American billionaire-founded company opening new Wairarapa project
'It was always going to be a big space.'
New train rules from today: Kiwirail bosses called into Beehive to explain
Speed restrictions and a reduced train timetable are in place today in Wellington.
Passenger rail ripe for revival after hybrid trains announced
The announcement has sparked advocates' hopes of a nationwide rail revival.
'Here's the guts of it': Is Kieran McAnulty Labour's secret weapon?
OPINION: The hard-case minister who is infuriating National and Act.
Local Focus: Divine River responds to period poverty
Wairarapa charity turns old fabrics and plastics into eco-friendly sanitary towels.
'Chaotic': Fresh weather warnings as 40mm of rain an hour set to lash parts of NZ
Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty all in firing line for thunder tonight.
Local Focus: Feeding the hungry from South Wairarapa to the Tararua District
Community kitchen volunteers master the art of scraping together whatever.
Ngāti Kahungunu receive Crown apology in Wairarapa
'This is a momentous day for Ngāti Kahungunu and their settlement journey.'
Over $200,000 worth of meth seized in Wairarapa
A woman has been arrested and will appear in court tomorrow on a charge of possession.