Arts & Culture

Expanding Belgium 

The boundary between France and Belgium is believed to have been inadvertently redrawn by a farmer who found the 200-year-old border stone…

Jun 2021

Sports

Martinborough Squash Club

Junior squash is once again very popular here at the Martinborough Squash Club for the 2021 season. We hold coaching sessions for…

Jun 2021

Environment

Electric Vehicles ‘Plugging In’

The Climate Change Commission has recently recommended that battery powered vehicles be widely adopted. It is, they believe, the key to New…

Jun 2021

Politics

Councillor Comment

LTP and Spatial Plan It is a busy time within Council as we have just completed three days hearing those residents, business…

Jun 2021

Business

A small advertising rates increase

The Star team is reluctantly making a small increase in the advertising rates. The current rates were set in 2012 and over…

Jun 2021

Community News

Community Garden News 

Well, winter has certainly reared it head over the past few days! At the Community Garden we are still harvesting Jerusalem artichokes,…

Jun 2021

Community News

Did You Know 

OMMITTED from the Lions thanks list for the Martinborough Skyline Challenge: further thanks go to Bruce and Sue Sullivan  of Kitchener’s Street…

Jun 2021

Environment

Crowding space

At present there’s over 3,000 satellites in orbit but that number is set to increase immensely with the launch of systems such as Starlink…

Jun 2021

Health & Wellbeing

Cooking corner

Healthy scalloped potatoes Serves Serves 4 (as a side) Ingredients Olive oil 200g reduced fat natural yoghurt 1/2 cup reduced fat milk 1/4…

Jun 2021

Club News

Inner Wheel South Wairarapa

Another good evening was had at our April dinner. Our guest speaker was Sophie Cosford. Sophie is an experienced primary school teacher,…

Jun 2021

Arts & Culture

Community Choir

On May 26th the Martinborough Community Choir held a concert at Wharekaka to provide some ‘almost winter’ cheer to the residents. They…

Jun 2021

Event News

Community Planting Days

Join the South Wairarapa Biodiversity Group for our community planting days this winter. These events are a great opportunity to connect with…

Jun 2021

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