Regular Features
The Star Book Review
By Brenda Channer In 2020, during lockdown, did you drag a chair to the end of your driveway with a coffee or…
Arts & Culture
Curiosly good books publisher speaks
Puiblishing pioneer Julia Marshall who founded Gecko Press, the curiously successful publisher and translator of books for young people by some of…
Community News
News from First Church
If you should find yourself driving semi-aimlessly up the east coast on the Ponatahi or equivalent charming back road, you will be…
Community News
Heartland Community Hub adds fresh heft
Courses on smart phone use, helping people connect with government agencies, joining under-5s with old codgers, visiting outer settlements, providing blood donation…
Arts & Culture
Performing arts lessons hit the local stage
Starlight Performing Arts has offered drama lessons to children from the South Wairarapa since the beginning of Term 1. Jody McCartney, the…
Community News
Martinborough fire season still controlled
The FIRE SEASON has moved to RESTRICTED, meaning a permit is required for most fires both rural and in town. There is…
Event News
Skyline Challenge “roaring” success for Lions
After last year’s cyclonic washout, this year’s Lions’ Club Skyline Challenge was a “roaring” success, with around 250 participants turning up to…
Environment
Wairarapa Moana scene of UN Special Rapporteur visit
It went under the radar locally. UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Francisco Cali-Tzay, visited Wairarapa early April to…
Arts & Culture
Walking the kids’ books at Considine Park
Martinborough’s StoryWalk at Considine Park was nominated for a Kumara Award (category: Kei tua atu i te kaupapa / Beyond the brief…
Arts & Culture
Use new eyes as you walk the road again
Wairarapa author and photographer Madeleine Slavick has a newly published book of photographs, stories and poems, all set in New Zealand, with…
Event News
Familiar and new faces to grace Music Festival
Martinborough Music Festival returns in September with an amazing lineup of talented musicians from New Zealand and overseas to bring this year’s…
Club News
Martinborough Wine & Food Society: Chardonnay night
Six wines were tasted from different parts of the world: South of France, California, South Australia and New Zealand. We were lucky…
