Featherston Stories #2

After my lovely chat with Siv and Kara on ReCooper8 the other night, it struck me that over the last few years I’ve covered quite a lot of stories from Featherston.  So, over the next few days, I’ll be re-releasing some my favourites, starting today with Rethinking Featherston.  First aired in November 2014, this piece is … More Featherston Stories #2

Are you prepared? Earthquake Simulation, Greytown

On Wednesday 24th September 2014, Greytown’s Community Response Team held a simulated earthquake disaster exercise to test’s the town’s Readiness Response to a civil emergency. It was Greytown’s contribution to ‘Get Ready Week 2014’ promoted by the Ministry of Civil Defence and supported by the Wellington Regional Emergency Management Office.  And Arrow FM 92.7FM was … More Are you prepared? Earthquake Simulation, Greytown

Rethinking Featherston

Students from the School of Landscape Architecture at the Victoria University are working in partnership with the community of Featherston, the Community Board and South Wairarapa District Council to develop design scenarios and site-specific design solutions for our town which reflect our community’s desires and are practical and affordable. On 17th July 2014, nearly 100 local Featherston … More Rethinking Featherston