Community News

News from First Church

First Church is putting its fund-raising best foot forward with a triple dip of events catering for all Martinborough tastes. First up:…

Jun 2024

Health & Wellbeing

Non-contact boxing for Parkinson’s agility training

Wairarapa Boxing Academy has generously supported Parkinson’s Wairarapa over the past few years by allowing the to hold weekly exercise classes in…

Jun 2024

Community News

Troublesome Hinekura Road formally re-opened – for now

Hinekura Road _ a 23-kilometer stretch of mostly narrow, winding, hilly and massively poor condition access road to rural farmlands east of…

May 2024

Business

Electrifying comes to Marty town centre

The Wairarapa’s first EV (electric) delivery van will shortly be trundling P&K orders round the streets of Martinborough. It will be followed…

May 2024

Politics

SWDC acknowledges Hinekura hardships

A red ribbon cutting on April 18 “officially acknowledge(d) the end of the tough journey for Hinekura residents since mid-2022,” South Wairarapa…

May 2024

Politics

From the Acting Mayor

It’s great to be able to connect with you through The Star as your Acting Mayor again this month, during Martin’s continued…

May 2024

Community News

Letters:

Vineyard gas guns  Dear Ed: We moved here two years and the bird guns were going off as we viewed the house.…

May 2024

Business

Rapaki Farm lifestyle project shovel ready

Plans for a 39-lifestyle block subdivision behind Martinborough golf links are “shovel ready” _ with the contract to begin roading on the…

May 2024

Politics

Pain Farm issues for critical public airing

When the current Martinborough Community Board (MCB) first got together we decided we needed to understand what issues the community had and…

May 2024

Community News

Palestine war vigil attracts toots, waves in Square

A protest group holding Palestinian flags, posters reading “Toot for Gaza,” “Genocide” and “Free Palestine” is winning solid support – with tooting,…

May 2024

History

Recalling the Fallen

May 2024

Health & Wellbeing

Martinborough Nurse Trish is on the line for mums

Martinborough-based PlunketLine nurse Trish Higginson is one of scores of staffers round the country to celebrate 30 years of operation for the…

May 2024

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