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Festivals, foodbank, families, forests given council funds
Nourishing body, mind and environment are top priorities in South Wairarapa District Council’s annual Community and Youth Grant funds, distributed this month…
Nourishing body, mind and environment are top priorities in South Wairarapa District Council’s annual Community and Youth Grant funds, distributed this month…
Planning is forging ahead for a new water services model to cover 10 southern North Island local bodies – from Horowhenua to…
The lack of a clear mandate for change from South Wairarapa residents saw local councillors stick with the status quo for the…
Pforzheim in Southern Germany was where Thomas Röckinger lived with his family, the third of six children – five brothers and one…
At its last meeting Inner Wheel Club was very privileged to welcome five members of the Fern and Thistle Pipe Band who…
Another month of five-night-in-a-row Remutaka Hill road closures is ahead as authorities rebuild what is desribed as a severe “downside” slip which…
From The Martinborough Star, October 1894: “The Martinborough Public Library was formally opened on Thursday afternoon [October 18, 1894]; Mr John Martin…
Hiwinui, Wairarapa’s first regional park, could be set up and ready for visitors within three years – just 10 minutes drive from…
Martinborough’s Luna Estate winery has taken out the Gold and Champion Pinot Noir award at the annual New World wine awards, beating…
Double bangers make it double gold for Pain & Kershaw’s butchery team – named winner of the Gourmet Beef category of the…
Taste replaces Toast. But it’s still all about the palate. A wine festival merry-go-round in Wairarapa will see a brand new weekend…
Community spirit was celebrated mid-October when the Rotary Club of South Wairarapa hosted the 2024 Community Service and Pride of Workmanship Awards…