Parks Neither JD Baird’s 1870 Waihinga plan or John Martin’s 1879 Martinborough plan set aside land for parks or cemetery. The Martinborough…
A lifetime of amateur astronomy stretching from the late 1950s for Wairarapa Astronomical Society president Darrell Ramsey has been honoured by fellow…
An interesting poll from YouGov on the net favourability for members of the royal family. In order, they are:
If I was a book, I would like to be a library book, so I would be taken home by all different…
Déjà vu, which translates as ‘already seen,’ was coined by the 19th century French philosopher Emile Boirac who was the president of…
BY JOHN ANSELL In response to this limerick from John Bishop… There is a young man from Peru Whose limericks end at…
As I wandered around our district over the holidays, I reflected on how lucky we are to live here. The cafes were…
Summer is in full swing The summer is here and town has been buzzing this holiday season. Cruise Martinborough started the event …
“Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May.” So says the Bard…or in our case January! All supports have become less…
Stalin’s wine cellar In the late 1990s Australian John Baker, a well known as a purveyor of rare and old wines, and…
Thursday night and it seems like half of Martinborough is at the bowling club. It’s twilight bowls and many of our townspeople…
Books, Holidays and an Art Exhibition A lovely time catching up with some good books, not that I need to use holiday…
