Community News
The Season of Angels and Advent
Advent is a season in the Christian calendar that is all about waiting. Hurry up and wait – for Christmas. For those…
Arts & Culture
Aratoi
Three new exhibitions are opening just in time for Summer. Award winning photographer Esther Bunning takes over the Foyer space in her…
Business
Mystery Wine Question
The attached image is a mystery bottle of wine that a group of winemakers and wine lovers – and me, as wine…
Arts & Culture
The Star Book Review
The 2025 Booker Prize winning novel is ‘Flesh’ by David Szalay. Some months ago, I was offered a reading copy by the…
Politics
Council openness still bugbear for locals
Transparency, trust and leadership may be the biggest challenges facing South Wairarapa’s new mayor and councillors, if the latest resident survey is…
Club News
South Wairarapa Tramping Club
Te Ahu a Turanga (new Manawatu Gorge highway) 6 of us arrived at the western end of the new highway, and managed…
Community News
Pirinoa News
Tis the season to be jolly, yea right! Always very busy on the farms this time of year especially with young stock,…
Community News
December in the Garden: the summer sprint!
December is here, bringing the heat and the harvest to our Wairarapa gardens. We’re moving from a focus on planting to nurturing,…
Politics
Council News
In this final Martinborough Star for the year, I would like to thank those across the district who voted for me to…
Community News
Clothing Swap
There will be no Clothing Swap in December and the first one will be held on Sat January 17th 2026. So to…
Business
Correction
The Martinborough Star wishes to acknowledge an error made in the last Star with regard to the Wine Column Article. The last…
