Business
Little things – with big impact
February is here and 2024 is in full swing. It has been a festive and bustling wine village over the summer holidays!…
Community News
First Church News
So, another ecclesiastical year has bitten the dust with the new one well under way. 2023 at First Church was deemed to…
Arts & Culture
Greytown Music Group diary dates
The Greytown Music Group Concert Series 2024 is ready to roll. Ed and Juliet Cooke, organisers of the annual Greytown Music Group…
Politics
Muddling in a pool of (govt.) uncetainty
Sadly, the festive season is well and truly behind us and the wheels of local government are turning again, albeit slowly, as…
Politics
Water woes the immediate focus – or not?
Over January we have experienced a summer which we haven’t had for a number of years, with high temperatures and no rain,…
History
Talking about the past … Martinborough Museum
Anne Dodd says being a long-term volunteer with Martinborough Museum “is all about conversations.” The former town librarian, Anne has been a…
History
Bumper Season for Magical Martinborough Museum
“A fantastic place,” “wonderful displays,” “well curated,” “I remember visiting my grandmother as a very young girl and seeing tea sets like…
Environment
Human behaviour crisis drives earth overshoot
Record heat, record emissions, record fossil fuel consumption. One month after Cop28, the world is further than ever from reaching its collective…
Environment
EV charger/s needed in tourist town Martinborough?
More than 101,000 electric cars _ EVs _ drive New Zealand roads, with more and more coming down the pipe _ or…
Community News
Martinborough community rallied for Santa
A belated and sincere “thank you” to everyone involved with the 2023 Martinborough Community Santa Parade – there was lots of work…
Arts & Culture
Book reviews for hot summer days
The hot days of summer are prime reading times for me. Rebecca Yarros’ ‘Fourth Wing’ is a science fantasy novel pitched at…
