Business

Musings from the Martinborough Business Association (MBA)

Merry Christmas from the MBA committee. We would like to thank our members for their support over the past year.  We often…

Dec 2025

Community News

Heartland Services: a year of connection and community

025 has been an incredible year for Heartland Services!  We’ve helped over 500 people connect with the support they need right here…

Dec 2025

Community News

News from First Church

Around this time of year, within cooee of Christmas, old people with serious intent wander around muttering to themselves (since no one…

Dec 2025

Politics

If the government won’t try it – maybe we should

Power prices don’t need to be sky high, and rising. Lower prices are within reach. But, only if a few myths are…

Dec 2025

Environment

The Lost Star of Featherston 

The dazzling stars above Wairarapa have been a source of pride and interest to the people of this region for many years.…

Dec 2025

Politics

Water plans approved, prices to reach new levels 

The four-council Wairarapa plus Tararua (Wai+T) combined water services delivery plan has been signed off by the Department of Internal Affairs so…

Dec 2025

Politics

Roads and paths in the district 

Some $7.3 millions of council and Waka Kotahi funding was poured into the district’s 670 kilometers of sealed and unsealed roads in…

Dec 2025

Community News

The Season of Angels and Advent

Advent is a season in the Christian calendar that is all about waiting. Hurry up and wait – for Christmas. For those…

Dec 2025

Arts & Culture

Aratoi

Three new exhibitions are opening just in time for Summer. Award winning photographer Esther Bunning takes over the Foyer space in her…

Dec 2025

Business

Mystery Wine Question

The attached image is a mystery bottle of wine that a group of winemakers and wine lovers – and me, as wine…

Dec 2025

Arts & Culture

Country Dog City Dog

Dec 2025

Arts & Culture

The Star Book Review

The 2025 Booker Prize winning novel is ‘Flesh’ by David Szalay. Some months ago, I was offered a reading copy by the…

Dec 2025

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