Lindie, Author at Martinborough Star

Toast to the new Taste Wairarapa

By Joelle Thomson, Wine Writer Taste Wairarapa stepped in where Toast Martinborough left off on the third weekend of November this year.…

Take away the cars and they will come? The new owners of Toast Martinborough (Foley Wines) are offering a major revamp of…

Buses over the hill will replace trains under the hill for 46 days – from December 26 through February 10 – as…

By Becky Bateman Aratoi’s Summer exhibitions are a riot of colour, but the stories behind these works will surprise and inspire you.…

By Lyle Griffiths Born in Whanganui, Mariana McDermott first lived with her mother in the home of her grandmother. After her mother…

Last month First Church and the wider Martinborough community lost a favourite son – Robert (Bob) Sedcole Bargh after a fine innings…

A front-end loader assault on a bank ATM which collapsed part of a verandah, ripped open a cafe frontage and wrecked building…

After a couple of postponements, South Wairarapa Rebus Club said was a pleasure to welcome guest speaker, Mike Butterick MP, to the…

Russia’s Sputnik 1 was launched on 4 October 1957. We all remember that. Carterton resident David Parr was a teenager when he…

2024 fire/emergency calls to end of November: 338. It’s been a big year for the brigade. We’ve welcomed a new Chief and…

You may have noticed something new sitting outside the gate at Martinborough Kindergarten recently. This is our Pataka Kai which is a…

South Wairarapa District Council increased its rates take by $5 million last year _ but very little of that extra money went…