Environment
Straw Houses in Martinborough
You may not have noticed them, but scattered around Martinborough there are some houses that are built from a very unconventional material. …
Politics
Martinborough Cycle and Walking Trails Public Meeting
Martinborough Town Hall at 7.00pm on Wednesday 15 April. You are invited to a community meeting to discuss how Martinborough can make…
Environment
Ruakokopatuna Emergency Community Hub
Fire. Flood. Wind. Earthquake. Landslide – it could all happen. Ruakokopatuna sits across two valleys about 20 kilometres south of Martinborough. Despite…
Health & Wellbeing
Living Positively with Parkinson’s
Legal planning for you and your family. Firstly, Parkinson’s Wairarapa would like to thank all of you who stopped at our table…
Health & Wellbeing
Age Concern Connect
April is ‘falls prevention month’, so it’s a good time to have a think about how older folk can keep themselves upright,…
Environment
Iconic Cape Palliser Road under threat
NZ Transport Agency is currently considering reducing funding to normal Funding Assistance Rates (FAR) and phasing out the Special Purpose Road status…
Community News
Wāhine Toa of the Martinborough Volunteer Fire Brigade
Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8th we thought it was timely to celebrate and recognise the wāhine of our brigade.…
History
Easter and the Winter Egg
Easter is almost upon us. 3rd – 6th April. We will soon be devouring our Easter eggs, Hard boiled decorated eggs, Hollow…
Business
Martinborough firm leads first-ever cycle tours on Rēkohu, Chatham Islands
A Martinborough-based tour company made history last year by leading the first-ever cycle tour on Rēkohu, Chatham Island. This year Green Jersey…
Community News
News from Pirinoa
Crikey again. The rain gods have delivered again, big time. The Taonui and Tuhirangi rivers recently received 500+mm rainfall in the headwaters…
Sports
Meg Hedley
Meg was one of 1,200 athletes and hundreds more volunteers, coaches and support staff who attended the National Summer Special Olympics, in…
Business
Que Syrah Syrah
Lismore Vineyard has a new owner with a long-term ambition – to make great Syrah from Martinborough’s revered stony soils. Global wine…
