Community News

29 years of community patrol service ends

Pat Dette has been a valued member of the Martinborough Community Patrol since 1995. That’s 29 years of community service. Martinborough Community…

Nov 2024

Event News

Festival shows a winning formula at work

“It’s a highlight of our year!” “Our first Festival and we LOVED it!” Audience reactions such as these after this year’s Martinborough…

Nov 2024

Environment

Spades, shovels, grubbers, wheel barrows – Spring cleaning

Piles of mulch several cubic meters in size, gumboots, tools and saplings – some up to four meters high after four years’…

Nov 2024

Health & Wellbeing

Hōkai Tahi opens South Wairarapa clinic

Hōkai Tahi – women’s health support – has opened a South Wairarapa clinic based out of St John’s premises at 8 Lyon…

Nov 2024

Club News

Tararua tramping traverse film wins major award

In place of a postponed guest speaker, South Wairarapa Rebus Club used the big TV screen to show the documentary “Tararua S–K:…

Nov 2024

Business

Blue Earth Estate takes major olive oil prize

Te Muna’s Blue Earth Estate Intense blend has won Best Boutique extra virgin olive oil at the New Zealand Olive Oil awards.…

Nov 2024

Environment

Dark Sky group sees national lighting controls protecting heritage

Martinborough’s founding dark sky reserve group had an early lucky break – streetlights across Wairarapa’s towns were about to be changed in…

Nov 2024

Club News

Martinborough Wine & Food Society

Top Pub in Greytown was the group’s latest dinner assignation. Members had a choice of two starter wines: one was red, the…

Nov 2024

Event News

Koha for that Summer wardrobe?

Clothing swap – or koha – a repeat event is on the way. The first effort at St Andrew’s Church Hall? “It…

Nov 2024

Community News

Marae, council link to provide emergency centre

Martinborough’s Hau Ariki Marae is now sporting 68 new solar panels able to generate power to support its role as an official…

Nov 2024

Community News

Letter of the month

Could ZERO growth be the answer? So, Martinborough’s sewage woes continue, and have seriously clogged up the council’s, and town’s, plans for…

Nov 2024

History

Soldier Settlements in the south – and their fight to survive

Although the book, “South of Martinborough – Two Soldier Settlements and their Neighbours,” by Diane Grant, was launched exactly two years ago…

Nov 2024

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