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Dec 8, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Leanne WarrEditor |Leanne Warr
Coach Matt Greig taking young cricketers through some practice drills at Dannevirke Domain. By Leanne WarrSome of Dannevirke’s junior cricketers will be facing a bit of a learning curve as they prepare for Hawke’s Bay Cricket Camp, also known as Riverbend Camp. Going since 1979, coach Matt Greig says it’s a tournament where any club in New Zealand can enter from Year 4s up to Year 13s. Six games of cricket are played over four days but the emphasis is on kids getting together and playing cricket.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Leanne WarrEditor |Leanne Warr
The launch of Hidden Aotearoa held at Te Papa. From left: Yee Hung Lim, Hidden co-founder, Singapore High Commissioner William Tam, Ngāti Kahungunu Ki Tamaki nui a Rua chairman Hayden Hape, Aaron Hape, and co-founder Loh Jun Wei. It’s a whole new way of storytelling and could open up new doors for the Tararua District.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Leanne WarrEditor |Leanne Warr
The Manawatū Gorge (pictured in 2012) could potentially become a geopark. Geological features within the Tararua District are being looked at as potential heritage sites, and a steering group is aiming for Unesco listings. One of those sites is the Manawatū Gorge, which the group is hoping to develop as a geopark.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Leanne WarrEditor |Leanne Warr
Sign InSubscribeAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME. Charolais Friesian Cross at the PGG Wrightson dairy beef sale held in Dannevirke on December 3. Prices were reasonable at the PGG Wrightson stock sale in Dannevirke. There were 249 weaner bulls offered fetching an average price of $633 with a minimum of $360 and the highest at $750. These Friesian bulls looked like they would rather be out in the paddock enjoying the sun at the PGG Wrightson dairy beef sale held in Dannevirke.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Leanne WarrEditor |Leanne Warr
Graeme Broderick, regional director for Kāinga Ora Taranaki, Whanganui and Manawatū with Tararua District mayor Tracey Collis at one of the new homes which will have tenants moving in soon. New homes built for Kāinga Ora have been praised by members of the Dannevirke community. The Government social housing provider held a community open day to give locals the opportunity to see inside the new homes in Cole St.The reactions from those who explored the new homes were positive.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Leanne WarrEditor |Leanne Warr
Courtney Matthews applied for the Voluntary Bonding Scheme for Vets and now works for Vet Services in Dannevirke. Courtney Matthews loves working in Dannevirke. Courtney has been working at Vet Services in the tight-knit community since earlier this year. She says she had done a few placements with them over her time at school and loves the atmosphere and environment with everyone there. “Everyone’s so welcoming,” she says.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Leanne WarrEditor |Leanne Warr
The oldest member of the Pahīatua Bowling Club kicks off the first game with a bowl in honour of the club's 125th birthday. Past and present members of Pahīatua Bowling Club went along last weekend to help the club celebrate 125 years. Members played a few ends, competing for the Daphne Watts trophy, and had a special afternoon tea afterwards to celebrate. A cake was made in honour of the 125th birthday of the bowling club, celebrated on Sunday, November 24.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Leanne WarrEditor |Leanne Warr
Robyn Hargreaves, from Dannevirke, has been raising her grandson since he was a baby and is a co-ordinator for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, helping other grandparents raising their grandchildren. Robyn Hargreaves probably wasn’t expecting to become a grandparent in her 40s. And she probably wasn’t expecting to have to raise her grandson, Kaayden, now 11.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Leanne WarrEditor |Leanne Warr
Tararua dairy farmers Thomas and Jennifer Read with their children Annabelle, Eleanor and Jonathan. Photo / Brad HansonBylaws under review by Tararua District Council impacting stock crossings have raised farmers’ hackles. Federated Farmers Tararua president Thomas Read said one of the bylaws under review require a traffic management plan requiring farmers to erect signs. He believed the plan and signs would have to be approved by a professional.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Leanne WarrEditor |Leanne Warr
Allie Lundon at work in the Dannevirke Library where she volunteers, researching family trees for people. Allie Lundon once discovered a recording of a mother’s voice. It allowed the daughter of the woman - who had died when her daughter was young - to hear her mother’s voice. “That’s why I do it. The happiness it brings to people and the peace it brings to people,” she says. Allie is a volunteer at Dannevirke library, where she helps people uncover family stories and research their genealogy.
