Arts & Culture
The Star Book Review
The 2025 Booker Prize winning novel is ‘Flesh’ by David Szalay. Some months ago, I was offered a reading copy by the…
Politics
Council openness still bugbear for locals
Transparency, trust and leadership may be the biggest challenges facing South Wairarapa’s new mayor and councillors, if the latest resident survey is…
Club News
South Wairarapa Tramping Club
Te Ahu a Turanga (new Manawatu Gorge highway) 6 of us arrived at the western end of the new highway, and managed…
Community News
Pirinoa News
Tis the season to be jolly, yea right! Always very busy on the farms this time of year especially with young stock,…
Community News
December in the Garden: the summer sprint!
December is here, bringing the heat and the harvest to our Wairarapa gardens. We’re moving from a focus on planting to nurturing,…
Politics
Council News
In this final Martinborough Star for the year, I would like to thank those across the district who voted for me to…
Community News
Clothing Swap
There will be no Clothing Swap in December and the first one will be held on Sat January 17th 2026. So to…
Business
Correction
The Martinborough Star wishes to acknowledge an error made in the last Star with regard to the Wine Column Article. The last…
Community News
Martinborough librarians honoured for long service
Four familiar faces have reached major milestones this year at South Wairarapa Libraries and the Council is celebrating their long service –…
Politics
Our new Mayor
What were the challenges leading up to the election? All campaigns are challenging, and this was no different. It’s harder if you…
Arts & Culture
Martinborough Music Festival
‘Every year I am reminded of just how extraordinary this Festival is. The quality and consistency of the whole presentation is possibly…
Community News
Wairarapa reaches for the stars with global accolade
There’s big news for our region—Lonely Planet has named Wairarapa’s stargazing, food and wine experiences among the top 25 travel experiences on…
