Community News

Family Food Box

Several weekly “Food Box” options offered to clients come with all the ingredients, down to the printed recipe, spices and cooking instructions,…

Oct 2023

Community News

“The Social Crust” helps hundreds each week

Martinborough’s Food Bank, recently renamed “The Social Crust,” currently every week is feeding a surprising 250 people _ women, men, children _…

Oct 2023

Community News

Real economic “squeeze” impacts on lower paid, sick

Real people in real need coming for help to The Social Crust exposes for everyone to see that there is a significant…

Oct 2023

Community News

How Well Do We Know People In Our Community?

Lindie and Mike are the two talented designers who own “Dustyandlulu”. They work from home serving the community and beyond. Every month…

Oct 2023

Arts & Culture

Maree’s Musings

KISS KISS KISS As I prepare to write, October is fast approaching; however I’m going completely off the election fever track for…

Oct 2023

Arts & Culture

Beautiful music – sheer enjoyment

Having spent last weekend at the Martinborough Music Festival, these are my Top 10 fairly random impressions. But first, a disclaimer. I…

Oct 2023

Community News

Social Crust Pig

The Social Crust has a “vegetarian pig” quartered by a volunteer in Featherston. It is fed on near-expiry salads, bread and milk…

Oct 2023

Club News

Martinborough Lions Report

The past couple of months have been buzzing with activity for the Martinborough Lions Club. A brief recap of what we’ve been…

Oct 2023

Business

Vet clinic leaves for Greytown upgrade

Martinborough’s vet clinic is leaving town – decamping for a new premises on the edge of Greytown by mid-2024. “It will replace…

Oct 2023

Business

Local winter tourism bucks national trend

Wairarapa tourism showed minor growth across July _ one region bucking the national tourism winter spending trend, according to the latest Tourism…

Oct 2023

Politics

Cape Palliser Road support funding urgent

It’s hard to believe that it has been one year since the local body elections, where that time has gone, as well…

Oct 2023

Club News

South Wairarapa Rebus Club

Rebus Club member, Dr David Woodhams, challenged the group’s August meeting to consider the ethical issues surrounding our developing capability of editing…

Oct 2023

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