Latest from Wairarapa region

Average house values in Masterton and Carterton have fallen in the last three months, despite house values rising around the country

Six near-new commercial buildings in Masterton, all owned by Lands Trust Masterton, have failed to meet new building standards and

A giant kiwi has briefly taken flight in the tiny town of Eketahuna - just long enough to find a new nest.

Rape allegations, drugs busts, and thrown punches were at the centre of police callouts over the weekend. Masterton Police Sergeant

A motorcyclist was seriously hurt after crashing into road barriers on the Featherston side of the Rimutaka Hill yesterday evening. The

Water pipes froze over and temperatures plummeted across Wairarapa over the weekend, sparking a couple of stunning frosts. But the

Police were called to Herbert St in Masterton on Thursday after a power pole was knocked down by a car, with the driver then driving

Miraculously no one was injured on Thursday afternoon when a car rolled forward on Opaki Rd, Masterton, and crashed into a bus. The

A woman thought to be the oldest person in Wairarapa has died at the grand old age of 105. Esther May Booth (nee Palmer), of Middle

Wairarapa Road Safety Council is highlighting road safety in more ways than one, giving 700 rural pupils throughout Wairarapa high-vis

Wairarapa College's new principal could be the pick-me-up that school and staff are waiting for, after a rocky start to the year. Shelley

Masterton has been tagged in Parliament as a classic example of the serious impact the Government's six-year police "funding freeze"

Many places along rivers in Wairarapa are good for swimming except after rain, a new Recreational Water Quality report card shows. The

Music, arts, workshops, and all things delightful will be bursting out of a newly created cultural hub, Ventana Creative Collective

All's well that ends well in the case of Benji the beagle. After having been surrendered to the Masterton District Council last month

The plot thickens over the actual spelling and pronunciation of the name Kahutara. In the wake of a news story published this week

A Greytown-born Jack of all Arts will be moving on from Wairarapa, leaving his second-hand bookshop behind to turn a new page in the

Compass Health's three-week smoke-free dining trial came to a close last week, with the majority of people filling out campaign surveys

People accused of bastardising the pronunciation of Kahutara could have been on the right path all along.

Six youths who might have thought a country town would be the ideal location to do burn-offs were swiftly brought down to earth after being told off by locals.