Community News

Martinborough House and Garden Tour 2019

Saturday, 23 November, 10am–4pm The Wharekaka Auxiliary are organising a tour of some of Martinborough’s most extraordinary homes and gardens. Centred around…

Sept 2019

Sports Regular Features

Martinborough Golf Round-Up

Goodbye winter, see you next year; hello spring, and already the ends of the day are creeping slowly longer – hooray!! The…

Sept 2019

Community News

Martinborough company takes a cycle tour to France

The Martinborough based business Green Jersey Explorer tours recently supported a group of fourteen people to cycle tour across south west France…

Sept 2019

Community News

MARTINBOROUGH’s MUSE is MOVING ON

Yes, it’s true. After forty-five years in our town, Maree Roy, Martinborough Star’s regular muse, is moving South. This will mean taking…

Sept 2019

Regular Features

Maree’s musings

ONE for the BIRDS I’m probably (and hopefully) not alone in having a liking for our bird population in town. I know…

Sept 2019

Community News

MADCAPS: Welcome Home, It’s Good to be Back

“That was a blast!” said one very happy audience member at the conclusion of the MADCAPS show on Saturday night. The signature…

Sept 2019

Community News

Library Bookclub

The librarians thought we might be more comfortable using the seating provided in the Plunket area, which led to a discussion as…

Sept 2019

Regular Features

Letters

A few figures In the lead-up to the local body elections I have been attempting to get some information out of SWDC…

Sept 2019

Community News

Kuranui College stage production in support of Wellington Children’s Hospital

Rehearsals for Kuranui College’s production of Peter Pan have started, and this year the South Wairarapa school will donate the proceeds to…

Sept 2019

Regular Features

Know your town – Martinborough Reading Room 1894 – 2019

In December 1893 it was reported that one hundred and fifty pounds (2019 = $29,378) had been raised for a Literary Institute,…

Sept 2019

Community News

Healthy Martinborough

The Mens Shed is not just a group of blokes hammering, sawing, sharpening and sanding. They also have a strong community focus.…

Sept 2019

Community News

Inner Wheel Club of South Wairarapa

The Shared Food Pantry is now up and running, and the “Take what you need or give what you can” motto is…

Sept 2019

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