Caffell steps back: Deputy mayor gets his endorsement Masterton Mayor Gary Caffell will not be seeking a second mayoral term, but will run for council. And he is endorsing his deputy Bex Johnson for the top spot. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Wed 5:55am Suspected church arsonist pleads not guilty The 44-year-old man is accused of a spate of arsons at Masterton in February. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Fri, 27 Jun 5:25am Masterton cheapest provincial centre for parking While some might expect to pay more in the major New Zealand cities for parking, how do the regions stack up in terms of the price of a space? 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Wed, 25 Jun 5:05am Pukaha Wildlife Centre gets $200,000 loan from Masterton District Council The not-for-profit wildlife centre in Wairarapa recently put out an urgent plea for financial help. 
© 2025 RadioNZ Thu, 19 Jun 5:05pm Hansells to continue in Masterton after buyout The food manufacturer has been bought by a subsidiary of the business that forced it into receivership. 
© 2025 RadioNZ Tue, 17 Jun 1:15pm Free fares for bus-replaced Wairarapa train services long time coming - councillor The route between the capital and Masterton has been plagued by issues for the first half of this year. 
© 2025 RadioNZ Thu, 12 Jun 12:35am Mawley Park’s future uncertain Greater Wellington Regional Council has proposed a plan that would protect urban Masterton from flooding which includes moving a stopbank behind, through, or in front of Mawley Park. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Thu, 5 Jun 4:55pm Sky-high landing fees not the answer to fund airport Masterton District Council recently proposed changes to how Hood Aerodrome users would be charged fees. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Fri, 30 May 4:45pm Town hall demo gets green light After almost a decade in limbo, Masterton’s town hall and municipal buildings will be wiped from the town’s streetscape. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Tue, 27 May 5:05pm Decision-day for Masterton's water Masterton councillors will decide on Wednesday whether to progress a Wairarapa-Tararua water service entity, or go it alone. 
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  Council negotiations take new water entity one step further Now Masterton and Carterton councils will need to decide whether to stay participating in a joint model with South Wairarapa and Tararua or drop out. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Mon 5:15pm Masterton rates up 7.5%, councillors lock in annual plan For urban ratepayers, the rates hike would be 5.5% on average, and for rural, it would be 13.6%. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Wed, 25 Jun 5:35pm Airport runway falls short of gaining safety credential As a result, aircraft with more than 30 seats cannot operate at Masterton’s Hood Aerodrome. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Tue, 24 Jun 4:35pm Council to deal with parking hogs with time limit strategy Masterton District Council’s proposed parking strategy would introduce 120-minute time limits at several hotspots affected by parking hogs and preventing turnover. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Tue, 24 Jun 4:35pm Airport users win compromise on landing fees at Hood After proposing a radical shift in airport landing charges, Masterton District Council is retaining some status quo elements. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Tue, 17 Jun 5:15pm Hansells to stay in Masterton Jobs safe as Walter & Wild create new entity to take ownership of Hansells Masterton Ltd. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Tue, 17 Jun 1:05pm Masterton drag racing identity Bob Wilton dies The national drag racing community is reeling at the news of the loss of a hugely influential contributor to the sport. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Wed, 4 Jun 1:25pm Modern vision for Masterton library The ball is rolling on one of Masterton District Council’s key Long-Term Plan projects, a fit-for-purpose library. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Thu, 29 May 5:25pm Carterton enters Wai+T water entity talks Councillors met on Thursday morning to decide the path forward and, similar to Masterton, would also be negotiating conditions that ensured its ratepayers were protected against price standardisation. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Thu, 22 May 3:25pm Masterton to join Wai+T talks But if its bottom lines around non-standardisation of charges, debt ring-fencing, and shareholding arrangements don’t get agreement from partner councils, they will leave the table and go it alone. 
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