Sports

Martinborough Golf Club has tumbled down

The demolition of the Martinborough Golf Club is complete. In the last days prior to Christmas a fully-insulated pole shed, much like…

Feb 2024

Environment

Wairārapa Moana wetlands are going wild

Wildlife is flourishing in the wetlands of Wairārapa Moana after three years’ intensive restoration work – and there’s more to come in 2024…

Feb 2024

Environment

Lions want to see Little Blue Penguins back on our coast!

Over the past few years Martinborough Lions have put many volunteer hours into supporting the Aorangi Restoration Trust’s efforts to enable the…

Feb 2024

Community News

Trevor Hawkins honoured

New Year Honours List 2024 – Queen’s Service Medal HAWKINS, Mr Trevor John For services to the community Mr Trevor Hawkins (Ngāti…

Feb 2024

Politics

From the Mayor

Firstly, can I wish all readers of The Star a happy and warm New Year. So far it has been the type…

Feb 2024

Politics

Water woes disclosed in SWDC’s late 2023 report

Water loss in the supply systems of Martinborough, Greytown and Featherston reached 46 per cent last year, and the South Wairarapa District…

Feb 2024

Community News

Martinborough Food Bank demand rising again

Food parcel demand at The Social Crust, Martinborough’s ccommunity food bank, is back on the rise, with recent weeks seeing at least…

Feb 2024

Politics

Who read the air cond memo?

Is cooling the region a key performance requirement for SWDC? Or did they forget to send the memo about air conditioning, how…

Feb 2024

Environment

Podocarpus Totara – Tree of the Month

Hot summer days help us appreciate trees like this one – the 70 year old totara in the Waihinga Centre grounds. The…

Feb 2024

Politics

Do we do well in welcoming newcomers?

Of the 1.047 people who moved into South Wairarapa district last year, four out of seven (57 percent) felt “sort of” (43…

Feb 2024

Environment

Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve headlines 2023

Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve heads the world list of new dark sky places set out by the international body which gives the…

Feb 2024

Sports

Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club

As 2024 gets underway the Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club looks forward to welcoming families back to the gym on Fitzherbert Street Featherston…

Feb 2024

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