Politics

Caution rules over new Remutaka Road plan

“We want our quaint little quiet partof the world.” So said Councillor Aaron Woodcock as he echoed long-heard warnings that a better…

Mar 2025

Arts & Culture

Perception or real asks Aratoi autumn exhibition 

With works taken from across the motu, Aratoi’s Autumn exhibition schedule is a nod to the lessons of our past and how…

Mar 2025

Politics

Fatal car crash a tragedy

Hi everyone, I am sitting here drafting this column and wondering where have the first two months of 2025 gone? It seems…

Mar 2025

Event News

Chill Vibe – wine, music, family dog, kids running free

ky Wines owners Katherine and Jeremy  joining forces with the new winery, Equilibrium Makers owned by Lucie and Simone, for a family…

Mar 2025

Arts & Culture

Country Dog City Dog

Mar 2025

Club News

Living with Parkinson’s needs YOU 

Most of us will have seen the WW1 posters of Lord Kitchener with the catch phrase “Your country needs you”. There was…

Mar 2025

Politics

Glacial progress flagged on sewer system fix

Frustration over the time it has taken to get work under way fixing the sewerage issues affecting both Martinborough and Greytown waste…

Mar 2025

Arts & Culture

The Star Book Review

“Route 52 A Big Lump of Country Unknown” by Simon Burt was launched in the Wairarapa last month to great fanfare and…

Mar 2025

Community News

Ruakokopatuna International QuizNight: FUN-raiser

A balmy Wairarapa evening. One of the many all-time good Ruakokopatuna people had cut the grass.  Tables were set. The barbeque was…

Mar 2025

Politics

Protection key reason for public lockout at audit review? 

South Wairarapa District Council normally has hundreds of pages in its agendas for Strategy Working Committee meetings. A five-page agenda for the…

Mar 2025

Politics

Concerns over SWDC debt management

Ratepayers still have serious questions over the South Wairarapa District Council’s (SWDC) approach to borrowing and debt – and the council is…

Mar 2025

Politics

Finding funds through the grants system

One of the roles of the Community Board is to consider applications for grants – these can be via the Community Development…

Mar 2025

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