Featherston has lost a modest but nonetheless important figure in the history of our town. Many older residents will have known Mike Beckett as a worker and owner at Beckett’s supermarket. Some will recognise him as the author of fascinating…
The students of St Teresa’s School have had a long affiliation with a South Wairarapa District Council-owned section of Donald’s Creek, accessed off State Highway 53. Over the past eight years, St Teresa’s School, as kaitiaki of the stream, has…
The Robert Algie Memorial Trust was lucky enough to partner with Wairarapa Bush Rugby and the New Zealand Parliamentary Rugby Team for a fundraising game last month.Born and raised in Featherston, Robert is remembered as one of New Zealand’s most…
Featherston’s Matariki festival is something to be proud of. This year New Zealand has celebrated our oldest and newest national holiday for the first time as a bicultural and multicultural nation, and it will be an entry in the history…