A number of high E.coli readings from samples at Masterton District Council`s wastewater treatment plant are believed to have been caused by excrement from waterfowl. Read...

Gavin might be the largest goat to have ever set foot in Wairarapa, but if you want to witness the sheer scale of this horse-sized bovid, you`re too late. The benevolent cloven hooved beast has already found a home through SPCA Masterton.... Read...

Masterton`s elected members are set to discuss a report detailing a fatal two-plane crash near the council-owned Hood Aerodrome. Read...

As a first-time councillor, Craig Bowyer is certain Masterton`s wastewater woes will be fixed in the next three years. `We`re going to be the council that gets things done,` he said. Bowyer believes his business experience will... Read...

A hybrid solution for an eroding coastal road has been rubber-stamped by Masterton District Council. Read...

A young pilot who crashed into a microlight over Masterton`s aerodrome was following the local practice, which was however against Civil Aviation Rules. Read...

Micro-light pilot Craig McBride was approaching the runway at the Hood Aerodrome near Masterton when disaster struck in 2019. Commercially qualified pilot Josh Christensen, who had just dropped off some skydivers, was also approaching... Read...

Police arrested an 18-year-old Auckland man in relation to two jewellery store burglaries in Palmerston North last week.Masterton Police arrested the man on Sunday for the offences, as well as another charge relating to a burglary... Read...

Masterton police have arrested a 28-year-old Auckland man in relation to a series of bizarre vehicle thefts, including a courier van, Hilux and quad bike. The van – full of parcels at the time - was reported stolen from Queen St,... Read...

A 47-year-old woman has been remanded in custody, accused of lighting the fire which caused extensive damage to several rural buildings near Greytown. Maya Moore appeared in the Masterton District Court this morning charged with... Read...