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The World Premiere of Anapestic Pentameter

BY JOHN ANSELL Anapestic pentameter isn’t an amateur rhyme, It just isn’t a meter we’re meeting a lot of the time: Neither…

Mar 2018

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Time to get out your walking gear

It’s here again, Around the Vines, your annual opportunity to walk, or if you’re super fit run, through seven  of Martinborough’s famous…

Mar 2018

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War Memories

By Toni Pyl   Antonia Maria Pijl (Toni) was born in Holland in 1931. Her father was a mechanic and her mother…

Mar 2018

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South Wairarapa Inner Wheel

Leaving a Lasting Legacy An update on our fund raising over this Inner Wheel year, June 2017-June 2018, to select and substantially…

Mar 2018

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Omelette NZ style?

Reminiscing on his New Zealand tour comedian John Cleese laughed about his breakfast omelette at one hotel: “I remember asking for an…

Mar 2018

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Regional Council Notes

Wairarapa was unsuccessful in attracting investment in the first round of Regional Development funding put up by the government.  Whilst deeply disappointing…

Mar 2018

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Rotary District Governor’s visit

South Wairarapa Rotary hosted the District 9940 Governor in February. The meeting was held at Cobblestones in Greytown where the Friends of…

Mar 2018

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Murphy’s Lesser Known Laws

1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you listen to them. 2. Change is inevitable,…

Mar 2018

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Wairarapa Citizen’s Advice Bureau

NATIONWIDE HEALTH AND DISABILITY ADVOCACY SERVICE Free support or guidance with resolving your concerns about a Health or Disability Service. We are…

Mar 2018

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Second Martinborough Music Festival Planned for September

Following the successful debut of the Martinborough Music Festival last year another is planned for the last weekend of September. The aim…

Mar 2018

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Know your town 

The Lane – Roberts Road The short road between Grey and Dublin Streets began as a lane down past the Manse to…

Mar 2018

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Library News

What is happening in the library?  We are adjusting to the schools being back and the change in focus from children all…

Mar 2018

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