At this year’s inaugural St John Asia Pacific Youth Competitions, held from 26 July – 4 August, ten Hato Hone St John youth trained and fundraised hard to represent Aotearoa New Zealand. The cadets did an incredible job, bringing home…
Did you know Featherston is famous not only for Booktown, the wildly popular book ‘The Weatherstons from Featherston’, Sir Louie the fabulous white peacock but also because it is about to become the home of two very special mice. The…
We had another busy month, we had Lin give a talk about her life, very full on and busy, with several career changes and raising a family along the way. She ran a half marathon at age 65 only deciding…
Kia Ora Koutou Paetūmōkai and surrounding areas. Today is the day we finally get to talk about our exciting news. We’re announcing our new name! Out with the old Featherston Op shop and in with the new… Mrs Hope’s second…
Kia ora booklovers! It’s May which means it’s Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival time! Our Young Readers Programme will take 22 writers/storytellers to over 1,000 students in schools across the Wairarapa from May 8-10. Then the Karukatea Festival graces our town…
Pat Flynn is a regular at our weekly Wisdom and Wellbeing group. A bubbly, capable, strong lady, it is often hard to believe that she is 100 years old.You may recall last May’s Phoenix article celebrating her 99th birthday and…
The Wāhine Unite festival held last month shone a spotlight on the many opportunities for women and girls to be active in Featherston.Held at the rec, the event was a chance for locals to connect with wellbeing providers, have a…
The partnership agreement was signed between Fab Feathy and the Department of Internal Affairs on 2 February 2018. The partnership contract was five years long and we (Featherston) were successful in applying for and gaining a 6th (wrap up) year.…
The weather played fair- blue sky and sunny, immaculate Show Cars & Display vehicles arrived and exceeded the 200 mark, with Vendors, Display stands and Food Trucks offering a great variety yummy food and bargains for the shoppers – the…
New Zealand’s Muay Thai Sensation “Miss SMAC” Keona Parr Secures Bronze at IFMA Muay Thai World Championships.Keona Lynne Parr, the 12-year-old prodigy hailing from Featherston and representing New Zealand, is making headlines with her remarkable achievements in Muay Thai. The…
Last month brought the region a few days to remember thanks to mother nature!The number of callouts was near record-breaking over our windiest and wildest weekend of the year (so far).Fences, roofing, doors, satellite dishes, tv aerials, trees, power lines,…
Art from some of our tamariki featured at Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History!The students have been privileged to work with artist Jenny Keate and be part of her ‘Looking Sideways’ exhibition. The exhibition will also be shown at…
Matariki is about remembering not only those of our loved ones passed but also our dreams and aspirations for the coming year plus new beginnings. At this year’s Matariki festival we had all the bases covered. The first event for…
The world was a very different place when ticket holders last enjoyed The Time Travellers’ Ball. In 2019 the “Best On Theme Award” was presented to the guest who accepted the challenge of dressing to the theme of Voyagers. After…
After a wild and wet 2022 Festival (not to mention the days leading up to the fest), the weather gods were smiling upon us and turned on the sunshine for the 13th and 14th May. The streets, shops and eateries…
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 Greytown Music Group is honoured to have interna- tionally celebrated concert pianist Dr Jian Liu open our 2023 “Piandemonium” concert series on Sunday 2 April. Jian is a highly sought-after solo pianist and chamber mu- sician, and has appeared…
The Colgate Games are New Zealand’s biggest athletics events for children and are attended by hundreds of athletes aged from seven to 14 years. Featherston Athletics sent two athletes to the 2023 North Island Colgate Games in Whanganui last month…
Pae tū Mōkai o Tauira has just won a Kūmara Award for its contribution to making Featherston a fabulous place and to revitalising Wairarapa Moana (Lake Wairarapa). Kūmara Awards are given out annually to local groups whose “placemaking” projects help to…
