On the 15th of September we will be hosting a family photo funrasier for Douglas Park School. For bookings please contact the school on 06 370 0189

Made in Wairarapa is to be held on the 25th and 26th of August. If you are interested in holding a site please make contact with us on 06 370 3222

Westbush Road is another stunning photo avaible from our Perry Street Studio
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Wairarapa College Hostel invited us along to capture their ball on Saturday night photos can be viewed at the hostel or at our Perry Street Studio

Chelsea New Zealand's Hottest Home Baker contestant Alice Arndell, who made the top three, was the latest home baker to be eliminated from the TV3 show last night.

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David Hedley is the publisher and bookseller helped start Yarns in Barns.

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2012 the Ballance Farm Environment Awards were contested in nine regions across New Zealand

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Prestige Joinery kitchen is in the Peoples Choice awards
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Celebrating the sheds, the shearers and the rural Wairarapa environment they work in. Over 100 framed images beautifully presented and framed at our Perry Street Studio

Pete, Pete and Rick have all had a hand at creating this amazing work of art. From the photography to the sign writing if you see Peter King out and about check out the inside of this masterpiece
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It had been five long years since the last Castlepoint Beach races were held and officials would have been relieved at the excellent conditions and the equally excellent crowd which turned up to watch the action

Strongvar Road is another stunning photo avaible from our Perry Street Studio
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Fernridge School Photos 2012 can be now be ordered at our Perry Street studio

Ucol @ Wairarapa Graduations took place at the Masterton Town Hall. Ucol photos can be ordered from our studio at 117 Perry Street, Masterton. Previous year's graduations are also still available to order

Thousands have turned out on a brisk Wairarapa morning to mark Anzac Day at services throughout the region. A strong turnout, estimated at 3000 people, greeted marchers at the dawn parade and service at the Queen Elizabeth Park cenotaph in Masterton this morning.

JK adds a 4th Golden Shears title The 52nd Golden Shears has finished on a big note for Napier’s John Kirkpatrick, who produced a shear of his life to nab his 4th open championship crown in 10 years. Kirkpatrick, 41, brought a crowd of more than 2500 to its feet in the finishing stages of the 2012 Golden Shears World Championship at Masterton’s War Memorial Stadium tonight. It is the fourth title he has under his belt, joining an elite group of past multiple-winners.

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Wairarapa College Photos 2012 can be now be ordered and veiwed at our Perry Street studio

Over 70 staff turned out for the staff photo at the new Mega Mitre 10

Pete got to spend the day at Hutt Hospital

Pete is always at us about capturing the Wairarapa at its best. Our gallery of images is continuously being added to. Check out our photo gallery or pop in and see us at 117 Perry street Masterton.
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The Civic Trust Awards recognise outstanding urban projects which enhance the distinctive character of Wellington and help to make it the most livable of cities.

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Maori Sports Awards The outstanding achievements of Wairarapa Maori sportspeople, coaches, teams and administrators were recognised at the Wairarapa Ma-ori Sports Awards. The awards are not only to acknowledge those who have excelled in sport but also promote wellness in the community and encourage others to give sport a go.
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More than 95 guests celebrated the achievements of 28 Masterton modern apprentices and trainees in the local wood industries at Solway Park. Organised by FITEC, the event recognises the hard work, commitment and dedication to learning each individual has shown. All graduates have completed their study towards national certificates while working full time. Photos taken of the night can be purchased from our studios @ 117 Perry St. Masterton.

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For the Trusthouse Racetech Rally Wairarapa the hot competition, and the dramas of the first day continued unabated on day two, set against a backdrop of blue skies and the green rolling hills around Ekektahuna.

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Made in Wairarapa is a celebration of manufacturing in the Wairarapa. It is an opportunity for you to show case you products or services not only to the general public but also to fellow businesses at an extremely affordable cost. If you are interested in having a stall and you are a local Wairarapa company then please make contact.

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Photos are now up and ready to view.

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Ucol @ Wairarapa Graduations took place at the Masterton Town Hall on the 13th of April Sandy Parkinson was on hand to photograph the event. Ucol photos can be ordered from our studios at 117 Perry Street, Masterton. Previous year's graduations are also still available to order

The aim of the awards is to encourage other farmers to be more proactive in their resource management by providing them with role models for sustainable land management.In 2011 the Ballance Farm Environment Awards were contested in nine regions across New Zealand!

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24 hot air balloons from around NZ and the world take part in this four-day balloon extravaganza - one of New Zealand’s most spectacular events!

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THIS YEAR’S Golden Shears event finished on a supreme high as Johnny Kirkpatrick clinched the Open Shearing champion title for the third time in his shearing career. Despite fierce competition from five of the world’s most skilled shearers, who between them boast hundreds of Open titles, Kirkpatrick’s performance tonight left no question as to his champion status. First-time Golden Shears Open competitor Rowland Smith was neck and neck with Kirkpatrick for a large part of the contest, only losing ground on the last five or six sheep. Smith was then followed by veteran champion David Fegan who came in at third, 2006 winner Dion King at forth, 13-time finalist Dean Ball from Te Kuiti at number five and first time Open finalist Adam Brausch in sixth place. Kirkpatrick’s performance this evening brought to a perfect finish an event that once again saw the masses leaving the stadium

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Photos are now up and ready to view

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This year photos at wairarapa College went really well with 50 groups photographed in one day.

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This year's More FM series of winery tours coincided with the second devastating Christchurch quakes and throughout the evening, under the raindrops, 6,500 of us banded together more than ever before at the Villa Maria finale in Auckland.

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The Civic Trust Awards recognise outstanding urban projects which enhance the distinctive character of Wellington and help to make it the most livable of cities.

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Merry Christmas from Pete and the team
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This year photos at Douglas Villa went really well with 22 groups photographed in one day.

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Wairarapa The Place and it's People Book

Maori Sports Awards The outstanding achievements of Wairarapa Maori sportspeople, coaches, teams and administrators were recognised at the Wairarapa Ma-ori Sports Awards 2010 held at the Masterton Town Hall on 2 December. The awards are not only to acknowledge those who have excelled in sport but also promote wellness in the community and encourage others to give sport a go.
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Check the Jackie Murray School of Dance photos
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The Wairarapa Pictorial Events Calendar Out Now

Photos now ready to veiw at our studio, 117 Perry Street or here on this link below

Carterton was the 2010 Wairarapa Bush Senior A Champions with a score of 15-0

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House of the Year competition 2009. The awards recognise excellence, quality and innovation in building work. Pete has photographed many homes in the Wairarapa and Wellington Region.

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More than 95 guests celebrated the achievements of 28 Masterton modern apprentices and trainees in the local wood industries at Solway Park. Organised by FITEC, the event recognises the hard work, commitment and dedication to learning each individual has shown. All graduates have completed their study towards national certificates while working full time. Photos taken of the night can be purchased from our studios @ 117 Perry St. Masterton

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Photos now ready to veiw at our studio, 117 Perry Street or at the Hostel Office

Photos are now up and ready to veiw

Nikolaison & Son, Masterton Then & Now, is on sale now and is at all good booksellers through out New Zealand

Photos are now up and ready to veiw

On Sale now at our Perry St Studio hundreds of frames in hundreds of shapes. Looking for that interesting frame to match that interesting item?

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Coastal Farmers Collect Top Farming Award

Ucol @ Wairarapa Graduations took place at the Masterton Town Hall on the 12th of March Sandy Parkinson was on hand to photograph the event.
Ucol photos can be ordered from our studios at 117 Perry Street, Masterton. Previous year's graduations are also still available to order

At the ReePete Photo Co. we do so many different things for our customers that we thought it was time to tell everybody what we can do. For more information please contact us
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Nikolaison & Son, Masterton Then & Now, at the printers now

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Trust House Annual Report 2009 is now out and its cover and back photo is a popular photo taken by Pete of the road to Ruakokoputuna out the back of Martinbourgh. Copies of the report can be obtained from Trust House
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At the ReePete Photo Co. we do so many different things for our customers that we thought it was time to tell everybody what we can do. For more information please contact us
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School Photography has kept us busy but we still have dates available for your school. If your school is interested please let us know.

The Carteton JAB teams were photographed by us. Team photos can be purchased from our studios @ 117 Perry St. Masterton
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House of the Year competition 2009. The awards recognise excellence, quality and innovation in building work. Pete has photographed many homes in the Wairarapa and Wellington Region.
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21 teams from the Douglas Villa Soccer Club visited us at our Perry St Studio the night was a busy but fun one as we photogrphed over 300 people. Photos taken of the night can be purchased from our studios @ 117 Perry St. Masterton
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More than 95 guests celebrated the achievements of 28 Masterton modern apprentices and trainees in the local wood industries at Solway Park. Organised by FITEC, the event recognises the hard work, commitment and dedication to learning each individual has shown. All graduates have completed their study towards national certificates while working full time. Photos taken of the night can be purchased from our studios @ 117 Perry St. Masterton
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The Kaumatua Ball held at the MDC town Hall on Saturday night was a fantastic night that was held in honour of our older people (for the over 80's). The guest of honours were greeted by Sir Howard Morrison and given a flax bouquet.
Photos taken of the night can be purchased from our studios @ 117 Perry St. Masterton

At www.pete.co.nz we are celebrating the success we have had with WWW.PETE.CO.NZ. We have had in excess of 1 million hits to our web site in the last 12 months. We are continuing to add and develop our web site to make it an interesting place to visit. We will be adding more Wairarapa gallery images for your viewing pleasure on a weekly basis. More printing and publications are in the pipeline with an exciting new project we are working on, which will interest many Wairarapa residents (including former residents). Our latest range of post cards will be hitting the stores at the end of May 2009. The 2010 Wairarapa Pictorial Events Calendar is also in production, if you have any community events you would like listed in the Calendar please email us with your details.

The Wairarapa valley is an adventurous place to live and we endeavour to cover and capture every corner of our beautiful valley. We encourage you to check out our Wairarapa Image Gallery and if there is a particular area you are after let us know and we will check our files.
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The Masterton District Council has just released the Draft long-term council community plan for 2009 - 2019. The MCD are inviting the public to have their say by returning a submission form to the council by Wednesday, 22, 2009. Pete was commissioned by the MDC to supply images for the draft plan from his extensive Wairarapa image library.
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We are about to launch our latest Wairarapa postcards. Above is 1 of a series of 12 which will be available from retailers at the end of May 2009
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MIS and Wairarapa college are two of the many schools Pete and Sandy will photograph through out the year. We still have dates available for your school. If your school is interested please let us know.

The healthy homes celebrated 1,000 healthy home within the Wairarapa at the Frank Cody Lounge, Masterton town hall
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Ucol @ Wairarapa Graduations took place at the Masterton town hall on the 12th of March Sandy Parkinson was on hand to photograph the event.
Ucol photos can be ordered from our studios at 117 Perry Street, Masterton. Previous year's graduations are also still available to order

On Saturday March 21 at the ABA Stadium Auckland, event organisers Neil Swailes and Hamish Robertson created a positive and supportive atmosphere to a sold out show in Auckland
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THE world's greatest shearing competition swung into action this week when the 49th Golden Shears in Masterton, New Zealand, began. The Golden Shears ran from Thursday March 5 to the always-spectacular finale on the night of Saturday March 7. An added attraction this year was the inaugural test between Wales and New Zealand on Friday night. The Reepete photo Company was on site and media liaison for the Golden Shears. From media accreditation through to world wide media releases
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Air New Zealand launched a new direct service between Masterton and Auckland on Sunday 15 February 2009. The new route will be operated six days a week by Eagle Air, a subsidiary of Air New Zealand, utilising a 19-seat Beech 1900D aircraft. The new service will also benefit international travellers by making it more convenient for them to connect to flights from Auckland. Lead-in online fares between Masterton and Auckland begin from $105 one way per person and will be available for purchase on www.airnewzealand.co.nz
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Summer hummer was back again in the Wairarapa with performance’s by local bands including a stunning performance by New Zealand band Supergrove

Photographs of the Jumbo Holdsworth Race 2009 are now ready to view. This event is a mountain endurance race run in the Tararua Forest Park and is celebrating its 15th anniversary. The race encompasses the Jumbo-Mount Holdsworth circuit and the Holdsworth Lodge-Mountain House Circuit. There is a smaller 12km Hooper Loop also.
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Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Wings Over Wairarapa is now firmly established as a must see biennial event on the Australasian aviation event calendar. Wings Over Wairarapa shares its home at Hood Aerodrome with some of the finest privately owned collections of First & Second World War aircraft in the world, providing a backdrop for a show that is hard to rival.
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A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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'Bow of Champions' Framed by Brendon Davies at our Perry street studio was a challenge and a pleasure to create the prefect frame. A violin bow made from the tail hairs of some of the world's most successful race horses, three times Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva, the multiple Group One winning mare Sunline, the Breeders Cup champion Ouija Board and the legendary stallions Sadlers Wells, Redoute's Choice and Zabeel all feature in the bow, which reached $27,250 on the night of auction. Proceeds from a wide range of auction items sold at the Up & Away event will be gifted to the New Zealand Spinal Trust to assist SCI sufferers with independent living and rehabilitation needs. Proceeds will also go towards CatWalk's goal of finding a cure for SCI and getting people out of wheelchairs and back onto their feet.

On Sunday Jacqui Murray School of Dance had a dress rehearsal.
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At Labour Weekend there was a large famliy reunion for the Swenson famliy. Pete was invited along to caputure the moment
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Labour Weekend was a busy weekend as Pete was invited to the Waingawa Meat Works Reunion.
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The Wairarapa Pictorial Events Calendar is in its third year and looking better than ever. Filled to the brim of Local Events and over a hundred of photo's of the Wairarapa. The Wairarapa Pictorial Events Calendar will certainly keep you busy and informed of the unique diversity of the Wairarapa.
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Wairarapa Under 13 Curtis Hockey Team came 3rd equal last week with Manawatu, when they competed in the 2008 Curtis Regional Tournament. The first day saw the boys beat Taranaki 3-2 in the morning and a loss to Hawkes Bay 3 nil in the evening. Day two they beat Horowhenua 5-1. And on Day three they lost 5 - 2 to Hutt Valley. On finals day the boys had a very respectable 1nil draw with Manawatu. Hawkes Bay won the tournament with Hutt Valley coming second. All boys showed exceptional sportsmanship throughout the tournament. Their skill level of hockey has improved throughout the hockey season and coach Shane Hodgkiss was happy with their placing. Goalies Harry Birkett and Thomas Nikolaison displayed some awesome goal saving. This was helped by the solid defence of backs and halves Matthew Moloney, Sam McLennan, Blair Rutene, Adam McLennan, Tom Feringa, and Ryan McQuade. Forwards Dean Gray, George Whitehead, Dhruv Raman, Zachary Smith, Luke McKay and Ryan Brown showed us all why they were there, with some fantastic goals scored by all. Luke McKay was named player of the tournament, which was well deserved. A big thank you must go out to all that have supported the boys this season, whether by purchasing raffle tickets, baking for the boys tournaments or the company's that have sponsored them this year. Thank you very much.
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Pop in and see our Shop gallery refurbishment we now have more space for you. More pre made frames in store and more gallery images to view. Wairarapa a place apart book is still available in hard cover and soft cover. We also have the largest range of Wairarapa post cards available in store.
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Since 2003 Pete has been involved with Registered Master Builders House of the Year competition. The awards recognise excellence, quality and innovation in building work. Pete has photographed many homes in the Wairarapa and Wellington Region.
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Have you seen McDonalds Masterton yet? If not run along and check out petes work that is on display on the inside and outside walls. While drinking your latte at the new McCafe you can enjoy the Wairarapa images created by Pete
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Robert Calder won our competion after listening to More Fm and ringing in with the correct answer. Robert now is the proud owner of the Framed Tararua Print and is looking forward to getting up on his wall at home. "Thanks to Pete Nikolaison and More Fm" Robert is photographed here with Amanda from Radio Works
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Listen to the Brent Gare Breakfast Team on 89.3 More FM Wairarapa for your chance to win this framed Tararua Print. But don't worry if you miss out as we have more in store for you to purchase for that perfect gift.
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Recently added images taken in Auckland include ZK-1BZ and ZK-1FZ. Over the years Pete has built up a Photo gallery of Helicopters.
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Pete covered the Wairarapa Motorcycle Club Meet at the local track at the back of the hood airdroome Masterton on Sunday. It was a well-organised and well supported event and the crowd was entertained by MC Nuki Gordon. Overall it was a Great event that was enjoyed by all.
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While out on a job for a client Pete was able to capture the changing face of Riversdale Beach.
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The iconic walk way at base of the light house has been shut down as it has been deemed to be unsafe. It is proposed by DOC to remove the walk way.

Bell tower at the Queen Elizabeth Park, Masterton, comes down. Erected in the late 70's by the Rotary club The iconic tower has long been a reference point for many locals.

The Millenium Reserve was officially opened on Saturday 12th April 2008

Pete, out and about again, snapping the beautiful Tararaua Ranges
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The Rally of the Wairarapa blasted through the quiet rural roads
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While out and about in the South Wairarapa, Pete took time-out to take these photos of Lake Wairarapa
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Twenty five balloons took to the skies over Martinborough and Pete was there to catch the moment

In late February Pete was commissioned to photograph the effects of the prolonged drought in Wairarapa. Above are two of the aerials that were taken. More images available.

Pete was commissioned by BassRick Studio 2 to photograph and design a CD cover and sleeve for local musician Mike Rigg's debut album.