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Farmers share tales of the drought at the Tui Brewery

2000 drought-hit farmers have a party

Around 2000 drought-affected farmers got off their tractors yesterday to unwind and share their woes with one another.

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Wairarapa forestry blaze still burns

Firefighters are resuming the fight against a blaze in a Wairarapa forestry block which is burning over 20 hectares.

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Firefighters battle Wairarapa forest fire

Firefighters are battling a forestry fire this morning in south Wairarapa.

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Chopper crash investigation to take days

Police have named the man who died in a helicopter crash in the central North Island over the weekend.

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The juvenile royal penguin's being fed a half-salmon half-sardine mix with vitamins twice a day

Royal penguin still in critical condition video

An ailing royal penguin that washed up on the shores of the Wairarapa has been taken to Wellington Zoo in a critical condition.

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A still image from video recorded by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, showing Darren Cliff being carried off a cliff in the Wairarapa

Mr Cliff rescued from cliff video

Wellington man Darren Cliff's left himself open to a bit of ribbing after he had to be rescued from a cliff

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Man rescued from Wairarapa cliff face

A man is his 20s has been airlifted from the cliff face of the Pinnacles in Wairarapa after he became stuck attempting to climb to the lookout.

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Firefighters on high alert as temperatures soar video

The rural fire service is warning the potential for scrub fires around the country today is extreme.

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Search for Wairarapa fisherman suspended

Maritime NZ has called off the search for a 72-year-old Martinborough man who went missing while setting up a crayfish pot on Thursday.

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No sign of missing Wairarapa man

Police divers have failed to find any sign of a 72-year-old man missing off the Wairarapa coast.

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New Zealand director Peter Jacson (file: Reuters)

Peter Jackson honours sound editor

Peter Jackson has paid tribute to his longtime collaborator Mike Hopkins who drowned in a boating accident over the weekend.

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Mike Hopkins (left) with Ethan Van der Ryn at the 2006 Academy Awards (Reuters)

Oscar winner dies in rafting accident

The man who died after a raft capsized on a Wairarapa river was double Oscar-winning sound editor Mike Hopkins.

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The Westpac Rescue Helicopter took one of the men to Wellington Hospital (file)

Two men injured in Wairarapa crash

The men’s vehicle rolled 20 metres down a bank on Waihakeke Rd in Carterton.

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Water plan may boost Wairarapa economy

A study looking into developing water storage and distribution in Wairarapa has the potential to boost the region's economy.

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Lake Wairarapa (Photo: Pete Monk)

Wairarapa councils vote for single body

Three district councils in Wairarapa have voted to unite in the face of a proposal for one seat on a super Wellington body.

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The woman was found 100 metres below her car (photo: www.lifeflight.org.nz)

Driver winched to safety after plunge video

A motorist escaped without serious injuries after her car plunged hundreds of metres off the Rimutaka Hill Road.

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ACC reccomends children not ride full-sized quad bikes until they are 16

Kids, quad bikes don't mix - coroner

The death of a 10-year-old Wairarapa boy is "a wake-up call, if ever we needed one" about the danger of quad bikes.

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Police central communications spokesman Ian Harris told NZ Newswire the boy died as a result of an accident involving a motorbike or quad bike

10yo boy dies in quad bike accident

Police say emergency services were called to the farm on Kahutara Rd near Featherston at around 10am this morning.

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Lake Wairarapa (Photo: Pete Monk)

Unitary Wairarapa council costly – report

Combining three Wairarapa councils would save some operating costs, but taking on regional council functions would be a huge cost.

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It has since been freed, and the road is open to traffic again

Truck gets stuck on bend

Paekakariki Hill Rd was temporarily closed after a truck became wedged on a bend in the road.

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