Community News
Martinborough Volunteer Fire Brigade
We’d like to say we wish everyone had a wonderful summer break but let’s get real, it’s been far from the hot…
Community News
Clothing Swap January
We certainly got off to a great start this month; old friends returning, new people asking, ”How does this work?”, So many clothes having to be displayed, it was…
Community News
Kia ora ki te Hāpori o Waihenga
Some news from Hau Ariki Marae. 2025 was a busy year for Hau Ariki Marae and 2026 has started off with the…
Sports
The Annual ProAm tees off at Martinborough Golf
The new year has started off with a bang with the club’s biggest day of the year the annual pro-am on the…
Community News
What’s happening in Pirinoa?
Crikey, is this summer or what? We have had nearly 100 mm rain past few weeks at Pirinoa, and the kids have…
Environment
Hempcrete from field to factory
FROM FIELD TO FACTORY The journey begins in the fields, where hemp grows rapidly without the need for disruptive tilling practices that…
Environment
Trapping volunteers sought
The Riverside Walk along sections of the Ruamāhanga River, near the Waihenga Bridge will – once complete – open up a significant…
Environment
Satellite Robber Barons stealing the night sky
Astronomers call it the Billionaire Space Race, as tech billionaires plan the launch of tens of thousands of Low Earth Orbit satellites…
Event News
New Sponsor for Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival
Martinborough wineries are joining their counterparts from the Wairarapa Wine Region at this year’s Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival on Saturday 21 February…
Community News
Dogs of Martinborough
Brian is not normally a name you would associate with a gorgeous young Labrador pup but here he is. Brian moved to…
Community News
How well do we know people in our community?
Adam Newell. Most locals will know of the Union Square Bistro and Gastro Pub located in the Martinborough hotel. Its affable owner…
History
It’s Summertime at Martinborough Museum
On 1 February George Pain (of Pain and Kershaw fame) turned 180. Naturally, he‘s not here to celebrate but the museum can…
