Erin Kavanagh-Hall

Chris and Warwick Dugdale, of the Dugdale Charitable Trust, are currently renovating a house in Carterton, with profits to go to Life Flight Trust.

Wairarapa whānau will gather in Carterton next week to remember the children who lit up their lives, if only for a short time.

A national work-based education provider and a decorated farming leader and philanthropist have teamed up to introduce Wairarapa youth to the many “magnificent” options in the agricultural sector.

Wairarapa Montessori Preschool was alive with the sights, sounds, and tastes of Southern India last week - from carpets of flowers, to mango desserts, to an impromptu outdoor dance party.

Erin Kavanagh-Hall Whenever they ran a training session for Lifeline Wairarapa volunteers, Val and Kevin Ball would conclude each meeting by sharing kai – including freshly-caught seafood – and a group hug.

A creative group of retirees, and first-time artistic exhibitors, have put brush to paper to contribute to “a cause that can help us all”.

If you arrive at your favourite coffee shop, and find several uniformed police officers inside, fear not. It's likely no arrests have been made.

A Wairarapa performer and teacher is taking her blend of high-octane choreography and imaginative storytelling on the road — hoping to inspire her students and fellow small-town dancers in the process.

Wairarapa's “chief cinephile” and self-confessed Halloween buff has teamed up with the region's major gallery and New Zealand's German cultural association to bring a night of “eerie and nostalgic fun” to Masterton.

A new large print book ensures more people can enjoy the weird and wonderful tales of Wairarapa, from pioneering chemists to its giant mammalian visitors, and “demonic” greenery.