A Wairarapa winter sports tournament for Year 7 and 8 students has the potential to attract schools from all over the lower North Island.
Organisers of the inaugural Wai Games, scheduled for the Term Two school holidays in July, believe the region has the facilities and infrastructure to successfully host such a tournament annually.
A newly appointed child advocate will be a “big boost” to the help and support Wairarapa Women’s Refuge can provide children and young people.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawke’s Bay make meaningful, supervised matches between adult volunteers and tamariki (young people) ages 6 through to 12. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of tamariki.
The CareVets Charitable Foundation is a non-profit charity and was set up by the directors of CareVets veterinary clinics to provide for the welfare of animals in New Zealand.
In 1959 a swimming and diving pool was constructed on the side of the hill alongside Wellington East Girls College (WEGC). It was an outdoor, unheated concrete pool built by hand.
An initiative focused on helping young people become work-ready and gain employ-ment is gaining traction among local businesses.