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News From First Church

So just how much frenetic socialising can everyone absorb before they collapse in the corner? Plenty it seems. No sooner had our…

Sept 2025

Arts & Culture

The Star Book Review

Runt and theDiabolical Dognapping  In 2022 we met Runt, a sassy little farm dog who turned up in the town of Upson…

Sept 2025

Community News

A Spring Awakening: What to do inthe Wairarapa Garden this September

As the Wairarapa shakes off the last of winter’s chill, September arrives with thepromise of new life. The days are getting longer,…

Sept 2025

Environment

The Great Matuku Muster and more from the Aorangi Restoration Trust

What: Presentation on the Aorangi Trusts conservation projects When: 6.00pm to 7.30 pm on Sunday 21st September Where: Lions Hall 1 Oxford…

Sept 2025

Environment

Farming for the Future

For farms to continue to thrive and develop they have to be able to be passed down the generations so that young…

Sept 2025

Community News

Testing the climate in Martinborough

Yes, the climate has served us some curved balls with crisp frosts, and successive wet days without sun. Despite the cold and…

Aug 2025

Community News

How well do we know people in our community?

Sir Mark Cooper. This highly distinguished and thoughtful man comes across to me as having a very positive and optimistic view of…

Aug 2025

Business

Tough vintages and top producers

Aotearoa New Zealand might be a long way from New York but the 2023 vintage has a lot in common with the…

Aug 2025

Environment

Star Field adding fire power to Dark Sky Reserve 

A dark “dry site with good seeing” inside a dark sky reserve were the key conditions for astronomy enthusiast John Whitby to…

Aug 2025

Environment

Forest futures talk in Martinborough

In mid-July the Aorangi Restoration Trust arranged for Geoff Simmons and James Newman from the office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the…

Aug 2025

Business

Local shop wins best bookseller award

Brenda Channer is passionate about books and is excited to share this enthusiasm with as many people as possible. She tells me…

Aug 2025

Community News

Farewell to Ray Lilley

As of this edition our Editor Ray Lilley has decided to ease back and enjoy life. Ray stepped in to the editorial…

Aug 2025

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