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A Local Journal · Vol. I · Issue No. 07
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Notes from the main street — property, people and the small-town pulse of South Wairarapa, written by Jen Bhati.
Featherston · South Wairarapa · AotearoaUpdated 21 August 2026
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04Featherston Files · 29 September 2025
From Buyers to Gutters: What's Happening in Featherston This Spring
Spring has well and truly landed in Featherston, and so too have the buyers. It's been an interesting season in the market already…
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05Market Update · 14 August 2025
OCR Watch: What Could Happen on August 20
Next Wednesday, 20 August, the Reserve Bank will make its next Official Cash Rate call, and the big question on everyone's lips is…
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06Community · 11 August 2025
Unlocking Featherston's Core Memories — One Local Story at a Time
On August 3rd, I posted a photo and memory to the Local by Jen Bhati Facebook page: Freddy the Fell Engine, sitting proudly in the…
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07Market Update · 24 July 2025
Featherston Real Estate – The Rollercoaster Ride We Didn't Ask For
If I had to sum up the Featherston property market over the last couple of years, I'd say: It's been a wild ride—and not the fun…
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Born local, school-gate local, supermarket-queue local. The Featherston Files is where I share what I'm seeing in the market, what the data actually says, and the small stories that make this town worth writing about.
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Issue № 07 · Featherston, NZ
