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FIRST  CHURCH,  MARTINBOROUGH 150th  ANNIVERSARY  CELEBRATION

On Sunday, 6 June 2021 First Church, Martinborough will celebrate: * 166 years since the first Presbyterian Service was held in the…

Apr 2021

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ARTIST FLAGS TO FLY AT BRIDGE AND 6 WAIRARAPA TOWNS – celebrating peace, horses and ANZAC Day   

What happens when an artist loves horses, photography, textiles and children’s art?  Artist-designed flags will fly across six towns and at the ANZAC…

Apr 2021

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Cooking Corner

Corn fritters These tasty corn fritters are rich in spice and flavour, and a quick way to use up leftover cooked corn,…

Apr 2021

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Book Club exchange box 

A new installation on the Lions Club building is the result of several months work by a local book club in Martinborough.…

Apr 2021

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Book review

The Last man in Europe I was intrigued to see a novel by Denis Glover listed on the Library’s catalogue. On closer…

Apr 2021

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DID YOU KNOW

A SINGLE transaction of bitcoin has the same carbon footprint as 680,000 Visa transactions or 51,210 hours of watching YouTube, according to…

Apr 2021

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Red Cross Events

Annual Appeal The Red Cross Annual Appeal will be held on Friday 19th March from 7:00 am – 5:00 pm.Our great team…

Mar 2021

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Historic cemetary now has a Lychgate

The original, historic Martinborough Cemetery on the corner of Dublin and Roberts Street, where many early residents are buried,  now has a…

Mar 2021

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Regional Council notes

Value our rivers Wairarapa rivers are popular places in the summer. All our main waterways have places where traditionally people have been…

Mar 2021

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Tenancy Law Changes

Landlords and tenants need to understand the recent changes to tenancy law and how this will affect them. All landlords including boarding…

Mar 2021

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Historical bike tour of Martinborough

To help celebrate 140-year anniversary of the founding of Martinborough, Green Jersey Explorer Tours is hosting another historical bike tour around the…

Mar 2021

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LIVING WITH THE CLIMATE CRISIS

Wairarapa Word presents a session with Tom Doig, editor of Living with the Climate Crisis – Voices from Aotearoa (Bridget William Books,…

Mar 2021

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