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We know it's our first long weekend since June and many of us are itching to hit the roads, but there's no need to rush. Make sure to slow down, buckle up and have a plan so that you can arrive safely to wherever you're going. 💖
If you're getting behind the wheel:
🌧 … View moreWe know it's our first long weekend since June and many of us are itching to hit the roads, but there's no need to rush. Make sure to slow down, buckle up and have a plan so that you can arrive safely to wherever you're going. 💖
If you're getting behind the wheel:
🌧 Drive to conditions
↔️ Keep a safe following distance
😇 Be patient with other drivers
☕️ Take regular breaks to stay alert
⌚️ Allow plenty of time
👉 Use that indicator!
For the latest traffic updates:
In this week’s issue we say growing organic tomatoes is easier than you think. We list more crops to plant on Labour Weekend and give tips for bigger and better tulips next year. Learn the right way to harvest herbs and enlist predatory insects to eat up aphid pests.
Build a foldable climbing … View moreIn this week’s issue we say growing organic tomatoes is easier than you think. We list more crops to plant on Labour Weekend and give tips for bigger and better tulips next year. Learn the right way to harvest herbs and enlist predatory insects to eat up aphid pests.
Build a foldable climbing frame for upwardly mobile crops plus go in the draw for vouchers from Awapuni Nurseries and a vege grower’s hamper from Yates.
Delivered every Friday to your email inbox, Get Growing digital magazine offers seasonal gardening advice from the NZ Gardener magazine's team of experts. Each week we answer all your burning questions on raising fruit and veges and tell you the top tasks to do in your backyard this weekend. Subscribe here:
Should the speed limit between Featherston and Masterton be reduced?
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is encouraging people to have their say on safer speed limits for State Highway 2 between Masterton and Featherston.
Public engagement on speed limits, as well as infrastructure improvements, for … View moreShould the speed limit between Featherston and Masterton be reduced?
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is encouraging people to have their say on safer speed limits for State Highway 2 between Masterton and Featherston.
Public engagement on speed limits, as well as infrastructure improvements, for SH2 gets underway on Thursday 5 November.
Director of regional relationships Emma Speight says these sessions will give the public a view of the plan to reduce deaths and serious injuries on this section of SH2.
“Speed limits and infrastructure improvements work in tandem to create a safe and efficient network for the many people who use SH2,” Ms Speight says.
Community drop-in sessions:
- Thursday 5 November, Featherston Memorial RSA 3-6pm.
- Friday 6 November, Greytown Library 12-4pm.
- Saturday 7 November, Carterton Events Centre 11am-3pm.
- Sunday 8 November, Solway Primary School Masterton 11-4pm.
I have lots of young pullets ( female chickens ) for sale lots of good laying breeds out of some of my best laying birds lost or pure breeds and some cool colors blues , buffs , blacks , spots, whites breeds , Leghorns, Ancona , Legbar, Pekin, Sussex, Wellsummer bantams etc other breeds are up … View moreI have lots of young pullets ( female chickens ) for sale lots of good laying breeds out of some of my best laying birds lost or pure breeds and some cool colors blues , buffs , blacks , spots, whites breeds , Leghorns, Ancona , Legbar, Pekin, Sussex, Wellsummer bantams etc other breeds are up and coming as well so please ask I my have or can find something. Chicks and fertile eggs for clucky hens. Message me if you are looking to start your flock even if and have some of the yummiest eggs available ( your own grown ones ). 021 2080855
Masterton District Council is putting on a free bus to make it easier to get there. THIS SUNDAY.
The bus will leave the Masterton netball court carpark at 10am and return at around 2:30pm.
To secure your spot on the bus you need to register for tickets here (spaces are limited): … View moreMasterton District Council is putting on a free bus to make it easier to get there. THIS SUNDAY.
The bus will leave the Masterton netball court carpark at 10am and return at around 2:30pm.
To secure your spot on the bus you need to register for tickets here (spaces are limited): www.eventbrite.co.nz...
A multi-million dollar blowout caused by waste, road and water infrastructure changes has raised red flags on the South Wairarapa District Council balance sheet.
Wastewater works across the district and emergency work in Featherston have seen capital budgets increased.
The closure of the overseas … View moreA multi-million dollar blowout caused by waste, road and water infrastructure changes has raised red flags on the South Wairarapa District Council balance sheet.
Wastewater works across the district and emergency work in Featherston have seen capital budgets increased.
The closure of the overseas market for paper and cardboard recycling has upped costs in disposal, with costs set to increase by as much as $250,000 rise in costs per year.
In August, NZTA signalled a one per cent reduction in its payments to SWDC.
It will also halve its contribution to maintaining Cape Palliser Rd, as it phases out its Special Purpose programme for coastal roads. .
Risks on two sewage projects, at Papawai and Martinborough, have seen costs increase.
A major sewer failure under the rail tracks crossing Featherston’s main Fitzherbert St had added a further $400,000 in costs.
An electrical upgrade not included in the original project scope has added more than $650,000 to work on the town’s water supply.
Lake Ferry’s wastewater system, damaged by contractors in July, is to undergo further work, with costs not yet known.
The council's finance, audit and risk committee will receive the report today [Wednesday October 21] at 2.30pm at Martinborough's Waihinga Centre.
Who needs to pop across the ditch to Melbourne when you can enjoy Carterton?
Carterton Mayor Greg Lang has a vision of a creating a “Mini Melbourne”
in the central Wairarapa service town. Developers had already started building apartment complexes just in behind the High St, with plans for … View moreWho needs to pop across the ditch to Melbourne when you can enjoy Carterton?
Carterton Mayor Greg Lang has a vision of a creating a “Mini Melbourne”
in the central Wairarapa service town. Developers had already started building apartment complexes just in behind the High St, with plans for Melbourne-like laneways and artisan enclaves.
Comparisons between in the central Wairarapa service town and Australia’s ‘Garden City’ may seem farcical, but the Carterton mayor’s vision has merit, according to local business owners.
Do you think his idea is realistic?
Whether it's you or a partner, snoring isn't just an annoying noise. It impacts the health of the snorer, as well as the sleep quality of those around them.
Caused by the tissues of the throat relaxing and narrowing during sleep - snoring is a sign that a reduced amount of air is … View moreWhether it's you or a partner, snoring isn't just an annoying noise. It impacts the health of the snorer, as well as the sleep quality of those around them.
Caused by the tissues of the throat relaxing and narrowing during sleep - snoring is a sign that a reduced amount of air is breathed in during sleep.
Snorex is a custom made device that holds the jaw forward, opening up the airway and stopping snoring. Made in Stokes Valley for 25 years, each Snorex is custom fitted for comfort and efficacy.
For more information, or to book an appointment, check out our website or call 0800 766 739.
Trish Hina could be the greatest sportswoman you have never heard of.
A product of Naenae College, she later settled in Gisborne, where she was a social worker.
Her sporting CV includes representing New Zealand in touch, softball, rugby and rugby league.
Initially, her sporting success came in … View moreTrish Hina could be the greatest sportswoman you have never heard of.
A product of Naenae College, she later settled in Gisborne, where she was a social worker.
Her sporting CV includes representing New Zealand in touch, softball, rugby and rugby league.
Initially, her sporting success came in softball, playing for New Zealand and helping her club and Hutt Valley win numerous titles.
League was however her first love and in 2000 Hina was named MVP at the first women’s World Cup, where New Zealand beat Great Britain 26-4.
She was prominent in the Kiwi Ferns retaining the World Cup in 2005 and 2008.
In the 2008 defence, Hina was named MVP for a second time. In the final, New Zealand thrashed Australia 34-0, with Hina scoring two tries and kicking three conversions.
In 2010, she achieved arguably her greatest achievement by being selected to play for the Black Ferns at the World Cup.
She became the first female to win rugby and league World Cups.
Towards the end of her career, Hina was diagnosed with kidney disease and she was unable to fulfill her dream of playing Sevens at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
In 2015, she was inducted as a Hutt Valley Sports Awards legend.
Due to the Labour Day Public Holiday on Monday 26 October, rubbish and recycling urban kerbside collections will be a day later than usual. That means collections will be Greytown on Wednesday, Martinborough on Thursday, and Featherston on Friday.
More information can be found here: … View moreDue to the Labour Day Public Holiday on Monday 26 October, rubbish and recycling urban kerbside collections will be a day later than usual. That means collections will be Greytown on Wednesday, Martinborough on Thursday, and Featherston on Friday.
More information can be found here: www.swdc.govt.nz...
Featherston has seen the biggest increase in house prices in the Wellington region over the last five years.
CoreLogic figures show prices Featherston had the most dramatic change over the last five years to October - increasing 132 per cent, from $199,750 to $463,750.
Cannons Creek, Porirua, and … View moreFeatherston has seen the biggest increase in house prices in the Wellington region over the last five years.
CoreLogic figures show prices Featherston had the most dramatic change over the last five years to October - increasing 132 per cent, from $199,750 to $463,750.
Cannons Creek, Porirua, and Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, were the next biggest movers with increases of 128 and 126 per cent, respectively.
Known for his cowboy hat and his middle finger salute, feisty politician Ron Mark was never afraid to go into battle for what he believed.
The outgoing Minister of Defence and six-term NZ First MP was one of Parliament’s more colourful characters, but the 66-year-old’s future political … View moreKnown for his cowboy hat and his middle finger salute, feisty politician Ron Mark was never afraid to go into battle for what he believed.
The outgoing Minister of Defence and six-term NZ First MP was one of Parliament’s more colourful characters, but the 66-year-old’s future political aspirations may have come to a close as his party was swept out of power at the weekend.
Mark says he is taking time off and has made no decision about what he will do.
Known for his cowboy hat and his middle finger salute, feisty politician Ron Mark was never afraid to go into battle for what he believed.
The outgoing Minister of Defence and six-term NZ First MP was one of Parliament’s more colourful characters, but the 66-year-old’s future political … View moreKnown for his cowboy hat and his middle finger salute, feisty politician Ron Mark was never afraid to go into battle for what he believed.
The outgoing Minister of Defence and six-term NZ First MP was one of Parliament’s more colourful characters, but the 66-year-old’s future political aspirations may have come to a close as his party was swept out of power at the weekend.
Mark says he is taking time off and has made no decision about what he will do.
This week we feature a kererū couple, photographed by Louise Thomas in Lower Hutt.
This is what she wrote about her picture.
"It was both beautiful and sobering coming across a nesting kereru (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), aka wood pigeon, couple yesterday - I was following a grey warbler at … View moreThis week we feature a kererū couple, photographed by Louise Thomas in Lower Hutt.
This is what she wrote about her picture.
"It was both beautiful and sobering coming across a nesting kereru (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), aka wood pigeon, couple yesterday - I was following a grey warbler at the time. They had set up their twiggy nest in the crown of a punga tree.
The couple were so intensely private I felt like an atheist that had accidentally stumbled into a church or a mosque - big and bumbling and out of place, but in awe and still having a grotesque fascination for the stain-glass windows. I took my photos and quietly left."
Labour's Kieran McAnulty won Wairarapa on Saturday with a majority of more than 5000.
He has promised to be a voice for the electorate but what would you like him to concentrate on. Tell us what the issues are you want to see him work on?
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