Environment
Fishing monopolies
An investigation by Greenpeace last year revealed that 29% of the UK’s fishing quota is owned by five families, all of whom…
Community News
FIRE BRIGADE REPORT
Did you see the Martinborough Fire Brigade on TV ? Our Medical First Response team in training featured on both TV3 and…
Community News
Did you know
PRINTED IN 1912 in the American magazine Popular Mechanics: ‘The furnaces of the world are now burning about 2,000,000,000 tons of coal…
Politics
Councillor Comment
Well, this is the first time I have been able to attend a Council meeting, and report on this the same day.…
Arts & Culture
Book review: Exactly – How precision engineers created the modern world
Here is another excellent book from author Simon Winchester. Simon has written numerous books on history, geography, inventions, discovery and personalities, the…
Health & Wellbeing
Cooking corner – Perfect pie
Ingredients 500g Quality Mark beef steaks Cross-cut blade steak, cut into 3cm pieces 2 tbsp seasoned flour i25g butter softened 500g pumpkin fresh, cubed 1 onion chopped…
Arts & Culture
Book review – Dead letters
Author Jared Davidson is a Wellington archivist and historian, his special interest is in exploring people and events which are often overlooked…
Arts & Culture
Aroha String Quartet with Clarinettist Rachel Vernon
After a disappointing cancellation of their June concert due to level 2 lockdown, the Greytown Music Group is hoping all will be…
Event News
Captured Just 4 You
Exhibition of Wairarapa Digital Creations Come along to this exhibition showcasing the Wairarapa and support local Carterton photographer Andrew Fawcett. Andrew’s speciality…
Sports
Watch out Cobra Kai! Local karate club takes out Champion Dojo Trophy
On Saturday 12 June, Wairarapa’s Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate (OGKWI) club competed against karate clubs from across the lower North Island to win…
Sports
The Mid Week Tennis Girls
Every Thursday morning between 9.00am and mid-day the Martinborough girls are out on the local tennis court stretching the muscles and pounding…
