Politics
From the Mayor – Time to hit the train service alarm button
What an amazing autumn we have had this year. There was one week where nature damaged our property, but for the most part…
Politics
Rates proposed rise 4.7% – election year
Under its current plan, South Wairarapa council says it will raise rates an average 4.7 percent for the July 2025 – June…
Politics
Libraries staythe same –but all changes
Wairarapa Library Service – WLS – ends 24 years of joint community service to South Wairarapa and Cartertondistricts on July 1 –…
Politics
Regional water services reform several steps closer
Three down, one council to go. South Wairarapa, Carterton and Masterton are finally lined up to create a new combined water services…
Politics
George Pain, great community benefactor
In George Pain, Martinborough has a great deal to be thankful for. He would be easily seen as an entrepreneur in today’s…
Arts & Culture
Airforce jazz orchestra headlines local scene
Jazz in Martinborough has booked the Royal New Zealand Airforce Jazz Orchestra as its feature act for 2025. “We’re delighted to be…
Arts & Culture
Music to bring world to Martinborough
Nine years ago, the idea of an annual classical music festival in Martinborough may have seemed far-fetched. Not anymore. The inspiration for…
Arts & Culture
Do rainbows display5, 6 or 7 colours?
How many colours do you see in a rainbow? A rainbow is an optical phenomenon caused by refraction, internal reflection and dispersion…
Arts & Culture
The Star Book Review – The Comeback Code by Jake Bailey
Ten years ago, Jake Bailey got himself up and out of his hospital bed, into a hall filled with his cohort of…
Arts & Culture
“Over here …” U.S. Marines in Wairarapa
In 1943, Wairarapa was home to two battalions of U.S. Marines. Who were these Marines, where did they come from, and what…
Arts & Culture
Journey through Tango, World, Classical Music
As well as impeccably-performed music at a Mulled Wine Concert, audiences have come to expect the unexpected and this is especially true…
