Video Journalist Wairarapa, NZH Local Focus
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Local Focus: Feeding the hungry from South Wairarapa to the Tararua District
Community kitchen volunteers master the art of scraping together whatever.
Local Focus: Masterton’s pick of the litter
Local hero, Adam Anderson has been collecting litter off Masterton's streets for 20 years.
Local Focus: How's mayoralty treating former Minister of Defence Ron Mark?
Carterton Mayor Ron Mark spoke to Local Focus about running local government.
Up to 5000 expected at Wairarapa festival
Top tips for 121 festival-goers: Bring water and snacks, put on sunblock and be friendly.
WaiWaste food when you can feed people with it?
Masterton’s WaiWaste takes food from landfill and distribute it to hungry whānau.
Local Focus: Farming versus sustainability
Wairarapa farmers discuss climate change and explain how they're tackling it.
Floodgates still open in Riversdale
Cyclone Hale left Riversdale farms with metre-deep river sediment covering entire paddocks
Watch: Spare a thought for our dairy owners
Raj Patel says spare a thought for dairy owners.
Watch: Captivated at Summer Hummer
Four Wairarapa College students warmed up the crowd at Masterton's biggest music festival.
Local Focus: Red Clay Tennis arriving in New Zealand
Martinborough to open first red clay tennis courts in New Zealand.
Local Focus: Masterton gets a fresh lick of paint
Murals are popping up around Masterton and bringing colour to the CBD.
Local Focus: Empowering young people with peer support
Piki peer supports mental health by not offering solutions - just listening.
Pāpāwai Marae group push to restore stream biodiversity
Marae and conservation groups are restoring biodiversity in the Pāpāwai-Mangarara Stream.
Local Focus: Chad Tareha on Candidate Camera
Chad Tareha discusses his plans for Napier City Council should he be elected.
Local Focus: Maria Roberts on Candidate Camera
Maria Roberts discusses plans for Napier City Council should she be elected.
Local Focus: Nigel Olsen on Candidate Camera
Nigel Olsen discusses plans for Napier City Council should he be elected.
Local Focus: Hayley Browne on Candidate Camera
Hayley Browne discusses plans for Napier City Council should she be re-elected.
Local Focus: William Izard on Candidate Camera
William Izard discusses plans for MDC if he is elected mayor in the upcoming elections.
Local Focus: Brenda West on Candidate Camera
Brenda West discusses plans for SWDC if she is elected mayor in the upcoming elections
Local Focus: Ron Mark on Candidate Camera
Ron Mark discusses plans for Carterton if he is elected mayor in the upcoming elections
Local Focus: Tina Nixon on Candidate Camera
Tina Nixon discusses plans for Masterton if she is elected mayor in the upcoming elections
Local Focus: Richard McGrath on Candidate Camera
Richard McGrath discusses plans for Napier City Council should he be re-elected.
Local Focus: Annette Brosnan on Candidate Camera
Annette Brosnan discusses plans for Napier City Council should she be re-elected.
Local Focus: Daphne Geisler on Candidate Camera
Candidate Camera: Mayoral candidate Daphne Geisler discusses South Wairarapa's issues
Local Focus: Craig Bowyer on Candidate Camera
Craig Bowyer discusses his plans for Masterton should he be elected mayor.
Local Focus: Martin Connelly on Candidate Camera
Mayoral candidate Martin Connelly discusses South Wairarapa's issues on Candidate Camera
Local Focus: Greg Lang on Candidate Camera
Carterton Mayor Greg Lang discusses plans for the region if he is re-elected Mayor
Local Focus: Gary Caffell on Candidate Camera
MDC mayoral candidate Gary Caffell discusses the big local issues on Candidate Camera
Local Focus: South Wairarapa Mayor on why he's standing again
Alex Beijen is standing again in the upcoming elections, with a focus on infrastructure.
Local Focus: Juliet Greig on why she's standing for council
Greig discusses her plans for Napier City Council in her first time standing.
Local Focus: Greg Mawson on why he's standing for re-election
Mawson discusses his plans for Napier City Council, should he be re-elected.
Local Focus: Ronda Chrystal on Candidate Camera
Ronda Chrystal discusses plans for Napier City Council should she be re-elected.
Local Focus: Kirsten Wise on Candidate Camera
Kirsten Wise discusses plans for Napier City Council should she be re-elected as Mayor.
Local Focus: Te Kira Lawrence on Candidate Camera
Te Kira Lawrence discusses plans for Napier City Council in her first time standing
Local Focus: Jo Hayes on Candidate Camera
Masterton mayoral candidate Jo Hayes discusses the big local issues on camera.
Local Focus: Graeme Taylor on Candidate Camera
Graeme Taylor discusses plans for Napier City Council should he be re-elected.
Local Focus: Sally Crown on Candidate Camera
Sally Crown discusses plans for Napier City Council should she be re-elected
Local Focus: Keith Price on Candidate Camera
Keith Price discusses plans for Napier City Council should he be re-elected.
Artist CHIMP vs Aotearoa's housing crisis
Artist responds to the housing crisis in his latest exhibition: Escape Mechanism
Local Focus: Reducing drug harm means admitting for most of us drugs are harmless
The importance of testing drugs and being honest with young people to reduce harm.
Local Focus: Guide dog not wanted
An insight into the discrimination guide-dog handlers can face in everyday live.
Local Focus: The art of Nag Hammadi bookbinding in just 2 hours
Historian Robyn Ramsden teaches an ancient craft of bookbinding at Featherston Booktown.
Local Focus: Featherston's big but 'cosy' book festival
More than 7000 people are expected to literary festival Featherston Booktown 2022.
Local Focus: NZ Music Month - Colette Rivers
Colette Rivers tells her story and plays three original songs for NZ Music Month.
Local Focus: NZ Music Month - Virgo Sagittarius
Virgo Sagittarius perform two original songs for NZ Music Month.
Local Focus: NZ Music Month - Steve Rendle
Steve Rendle takes to the mic and plays two of his original songs for NZ Music Month
Local Focus: Eliminating wool from sheep farming
Wairere is using genetic selection to produce sheep that grow hair, not wool
In war, history always repeats
Greytown's 100-year-old Royal NZ Navy Commander Richard Harding on his wartime experience.
Feed the need for tweed
Blackwell & Sons' National Tweed Ride is in Greytown on Easter Saturday.
Local Focus: Masterton protests against civic centre plans
Over a thousand gather to protest against plans for a civic centre in recreational space.
Local Focus: Responding to period product pollution
DIY sanitary pads from recycled towels gets people talking and helps lift period stigma.
By God it's Dogs'n'Togs!
Featherston Dog Park Group hosted its third wet run of Dogs'n'Togs, and it was paw-some.
Local Focus: Reporting amid the 'new normal'
Here's how Wairarapa Times-Age reporters have adapted to working from home.
Local Focus: Carterton Swim Club dives in to fundraise $1m
Carterton Swim Club is fundraising to replace its rusty indoor pool building.
Local Focus: Every Friday is Women's Day
Masterton's King St Artworks hosts women's-only days every Friday to boost mental health
Local Focus: Newbies at the new skatepark
Masterton skateboarders check out the new skatepark
Local Focus: Biker moves to mobility scooter
Jamie Chapman on his recovery from a motorbike crash resulting in brain trauma.