Club News
Rotary’s local heroes are ‘heart and soul’
Community spirit was celebrated mid-October when the Rotary Club of South Wairarapa hosted the 2024 Community Service and Pride of Workmanship Awards…
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…
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…
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’…
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…
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:…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
