Arts & Culture
First Greytown Music Group Concert for 2026
Having performed their Songs for Folks programme for the Greytown Music Group last year, Bethany Angus and Geneviève Gates-Panneton are back this…
Arts & Culture
Aratoi
Felicity Donaldson’s first solo exhibition at Aratoi is showing in the Forsyth Barr Windows Gallery. The exhibition, called ‘Where the Light…
Community News
March in the Garden: The Great Autumn Pivot
March in Martinborough is a seasonal tightrope walk. We are still catching those golden Wairarapa afternoons, but the morningsnow carry a crisp,…
Event News
Martinborough Fair
Run by SW Rotarians for 49 years the Martinborough Fair is a premier two-day, biennial craft market held on the first Saturday…
Community News
The joys of caregiving
Caregiving is one of the most rewarding roles a person can have. It’s about far more than practical support – it’s about…
Community News
February Clothing Swap
Each month we seem to attract more people and MORE clothes. There were a few months when we broke even, as many clothes as…
History
Martinborough Museum
The current exhibition at the Martinborough Museum celebrating George Pain (of Pain and Kershaw fame) has been enjoyed by nearly 1000 people…
Community News
Turn, turn, turn . . .
To everything, turn, turn, turnThere is a season, turn, turn, turnAnd a time to every purpose under heavenA time to be born,…
Politics
New Speed limits for South Wairarapa Schools
A variable speed limit of 30km/h will apply outside every South Wairarapa school at the beginning and end of the school day. Speed limits…
Politics
From Our Mayor
A massive thank-you to all those who looked after one another and ensured no loss of life in the ferocious February storm.…
Community News
Letter to the Editor
Dear Mayor Wilde. I read your update in the Martinborough Star. You’ve clearly set yourself a low bar to demonstrate achievements and…
Community News
Letter to the Editor
Comment on letter to the editor Public scrutiny of the South Wairarapa District Council is entirely appropriate. But dismissing procurement processes, infrastructure…
