We’re celebrating some of the many people with connections to Wairarapa Moana. Keep returning to this page for new stories, and if you know someone who we should showcase, get in touch.
TAI GEMMEL
“You have the best of both worlds in South Wairarapa. You’ve got the variety of fish that come into the lake, and you are also only 20 minutes from going for a dive at the coast,”
Denise and Dougal MacKenzie
“If ever there was a part of the landscape that needed a helping hand, it is here, a fact recognised by locals Dougal and Denise MacKenzie when establishing ‘Friends of Ōnoke Spit’ in 2010.”
Jane lenting
“SBWG has taken on various projects to increase the level of awareness in the community about positive environmental management and its benefits. An early project it adopted was planting at Lake Ferry beside Lake Ōnoke and well as at Ōkorewa Lagoon.”
Pete Monk
“It is a pleasure to be able to witness just that enduring beauty and nature that goes on every day.”