Community News

Libraries return to full service

More than a year after South Wairarapa councillors voted to save $160,000-odd dollars by reducing library hours _ causing a serious negative…

Oct 2024

Politics

Seven more years up Schitts Creek?

Eighteen months of repairs and a block on new sewerage connections – and only seven years to go to fix the mess.…

Oct 2024

Environment

Community patrol car goes Electric

Martinborough Community Patrol (MBCP) are now the proud owners of an Electric Nissan Leaf. The time had come to retire the old…

Oct 2024

Community News

Alternative wastewater options for Martinborough growth

Currently, SWDC is not able to accept any new connections to the central wastewater system for Martinborough. This obviously puts the brakes…

Oct 2024

Community News

Emergency Hub draws punters

On Saturday 21 September we held our Community Emergency Hub Open Day – what a great turnout, over 80 people came along…

Oct 2024

Event News

Foodie options for “taste-busting” Greytown October

Greytown launches its latest mini-fest on October 5 – some 23 days of the Festival of Fire – offering fire-grilled and open-flame…

Oct 2024

Politics

From the Mayor

As you will know the Council recently changed some of its rating formulas so that a section with two or more houses…

Oct 2024

Community News

Dress for a lot less

Summer is nearly here and it’s time to check out your wardrobe. If like me, you will have clothes that are almost…

Oct 2024

Health & Wellbeing

Another rural defibrillator installed

Wednesday, 28 August, saw a crowd of about 30 locals assembled at Ruakokoputuna Community Hall as an AED was installed and a…

Oct 2024

Arts & Culture

“World Class Jazz” – Jazz in Martinborough

Despite the tough economic times and lower ticket sales, Jazz in Martinborough Version 2024 was another resounding success. We managed, as our…

Oct 2024

Arts & Culture

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, 14 to 21 Hepetema 2024

Māori Language Week begins on 14 September every year. It marks the day that a petition was signed by approximately 30,000 people…

Sept 2024

Club News

Wine & Food Society

Martinborough Wine and Food Society’s August meeting was held in a gin palace. The group had a good meeting, lots of members…

Sept 2024

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