Where can you get local produce? Here's how
With New Zealand hunkering down for a period of family and whanau isolation,
Destination Wairarapa is putting a shout out for local food and beverage producers.
The regional tourism organisation’s ‘Love Local - Wairarapa’ campaign is appealing for people to buy from local producers, where possible.
A dedicated webpage - wairarapanz.com/love-local - is a one-stop-shop of local food and beverage producers who have the capability and capacity to continue to operate during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Destination Wairarapa General Manager Anna Neilson says, this is an
unprecedented time for our nation as we fight to halt the train of transmission of Covid-19.
“These efforts will have far reaching implications, and as a consequence it is going to be incredibly challenging for many of our local businesses and the livelihoods of people they employ,” Ms Neilson says.
“Now, more than ever, we need to support them, and one way we can do that is through buying locally.”
By buying locally produced goods you are also helping to ensure money stays in this region, Ms Neilson says. This could be directly benefiting your neighbour or someone on your street or in your town.
“We are all in this together, and everything that we can do to help one another is going to help us get through this incredibly difficult time.
“One of the really great things about Wairarapa is its people; we’re caring and we support one another. Let’s show how we can come together as a community, even when we’re unable to do that physically.”
How can you get involved?
Check out the list of businesses at wairarapanz.com/love-local to help you find the goods and services you’re after
If you’re a local business that can operate and does deliver, get in touch with us at web@wairarapanz.com so we can help promote what you offer.
Like and follow us on Facebook to keep up to date with what our Wairarapa businesses are doing.
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SHOP LOCAL THIS XMAS - FARMERS MARKET SOLWAY SHOWGROUNDS MASTERTON
Come along to our Farmers Market & Crafts held EVERY Saturday Rain or Shine
BRING YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ALONG FOR MORNING TEA AND COFFEE, AND HAVE A BROWSE AROUND OUR WONDERFUL MARKET
Last market before Xmas!!!
We have 42 stalls attending this week.
HOT OFF THE PRESS:
DANIEL’S SPUDS are back at the market this week. Agria potatoes freshly dug this week.
WHAREMUKU ORCHARD will be at the market this Saturday - Freshly picked Cherries for Christmas. We will also have a small amount of our early Plums.
Peaches, Nectarines and our later season Plums are looking great - We will have these available from late January.
And of course, there is always lots on offer: Hot Food, fresh Coffee, Fresh Vege stall, Yummy Honey, fresh bread to name just a few.
We have a fabulous array of creative gifts on display and available for purchase.
Don’t miss the awesome Paua art, wooden toys, embroidered tea towels, olive oil, Crocheted toys, woollen items to mention just a few
We even have live music to get your toes tapping and we are always ready for a friendly chat. For a great day out or an early morning visit we have something for everyone.
NEWSLETTER SIGNUP
You can also sign up to our weekly newsletter below, just click on the link, this will show you all the stalls attending on that week:
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We have a new Facebook page:
Wairarapa Farmers Market 2025 - have a look and view our newsletter for this week.
We also have a Eftpos terminal where you can access cash for your Farmers Market purchases. Come and have a look, I’m sure you will be pleasantly surprised.
Look forward to seeing you.
Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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41.7% Yes
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33.5% Maybe?
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24.8% No
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