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Wairarapa winegrowers "got off lightly" compared to other parts of the North Island this season, says Urlar Winemaker Jannine Rickards.

The National Party has announced another farmer as a candidate for this year’s general elections.

It's 20 years since Wilco Lam arrived in Wairarapa, and he's seen a "fantastic evolution" ever since.

Dry River Wines has always been aptly named, but is especially so now, says Winemaker Wilco Lam, with vintage 2021 highlighting the industry's dire need for drought tolerant rootstocks.

A partnership of Wairarapa farmers is part of a growing wetland restoration movement to build community resilience against flooding, drought, landslides and water pollution.

Every wine region has its challenges but when it comes to New Zealand's smallest ones, the trials of weather, climate and transportation can take on new levels of difficulty.

After three decades of winemaking, Clive Paton says that he might have expected to see a few similarities in weather patterns from one year to the next, but he admits he hasn’t.

A Wairarapa farm said to set the benchmark for performance in all facets of farming, has won the 2015 Greater Wellington Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA).

A long, dry and hot summer has growers and winemakers excited about the possibility of a great vintage ahead, with the arrival of Cyclone Pam doing little to deter that excitement. 

A 'localised drought' has been declared in Wairarapa as the southern and eastern parts of the region start to feel the impact of the dry conditions.