Renee Adie

Soon many households in Wairarapa will have a brand-new wheelie bin for recycling. These bins will have wheels so they are easy to move and lids with clips to keep recyclables from blowing away. This may come as a relief…

What a whirlwind couple of weeks! On Saturday 15 June, Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club travelled with their Wairarapa Representative Squad to the North Island Championships in Otaki. This tournament was hosted by Tawa and Waikanae Wrestling Clubs and is the…

Each month Neighbourhood Support New Zealand (NSNZ) has a national campaign to help bring awareness. This month the campaign is “Get Involved”, with a focus on National Volunteer Week (16-22 June). To “get involved” means to take part in an…

Featherston’s much-loved Community Centre is a busy hub for community and creative activities. To show their appreciation for everything the Centre does, heaps of local artists, art lovers, gallery owners and curators come together each year to put on the…

My partner and I went to the vigil for Christchurch folk and I was a bit shy to speak at the microphone, so I’d like to share my thoughts through this channel. I grew up in Eastern Europe under a…

A fantastic number of entries made for superb night of swimming competition in our 19th consecutive year. 24 teams arrived, smiling, supporting, renewing acquaintances. We couldn’t run without Station 63, Featherston Fire Brigade, providing first response for the event. Thank…

In November the Featherston Heritage Museum celebrated the dedication of the sculpture Featherston Stand — He Tino Mamao on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the World War I Armistice with an exhibit featuring the end of hostilities and…

There are many ways to enjoy the water in Featherston. The swimming pool on Johnston Street is open from 1 December and kids swim for free. There’s a fantastic swimming hole near the end of Underhill Road – ask a…

The $620,000 Paul Dibble sculpture commemorating the World War One Featherston Military Camp, New Zealand’s largest military camp, will be dedicated and gifted on Saturday 10 November. The sculpture highlights the significance of the camp in local and national history.…

The plants are thriving at the Community Wetland just off Harrison Street East. Recently on a beautiful Sunday morning we returned to the wetland to care for the plants and catch up over some lunch. The plants are looking awesome…