Environment
Sunflower fundraiser for wetland restoration, riverside walkway
Ruamahanga Farm on Martinborough’s outskirts has nine hectares of “huge yellow sunflower blooms” on offer during a mid-February Sunflower Festival to help…
Health & Wellbeing
A Plumber’s Tale: stuck deep in the waste pipe, round the bend
Numb fingers, twisted elbow, stuck shoulder, aching back muscles and trapped in a household waste pipe to the shoulder_ the plumber, after…
Community News
Swimming pools open hours “amended”
Council has amended the opening hours at Martinborough and Featherston swimming pools for the rest of summer to give commuters more flexibility…
Community News
Tennis Club sports latest Automated External Defibrillator
Martinborough Lawn Tennis Club (MLTC) is having an AED (Automated External Defibrillator – aka heart restarter) – installed just inside the gate…
History
Time Travel at Martinborough Museum
Martinborough Museum is planning a series of mini-exhibitions to tell local stories through items in its collection. The first exhibition will open…
Politics
Turnout will rule local election vote on Maori wards
It took South Wairarapa councillors just 10 minutes to confirm their support for a Maori ward seat at the district’s council table.…
Community News
Year of big decisions, so play a part: Community Board
Decisions, Decisions … We have an extremely busy year ahead with numerous BIG decisions to be made – even if you have…
Community News
News From First Church
For some enthusiasts hellbent on self-improvement, a new year offers the opportunity of new year resolutions. These usually take the form of…
Community News
No police progress in Kitchener ram-raid inquiry
Police are asking for more community help with their inquiries into the Kitcheners Cafe ram-raid of late November. Detective constable Johnnie Low…
Politics
Public recycling bins a failed experiment, withdrawn
Misuse of public recycling bins which sees “high levels of contamination” dumped in them in the South’s three main towns means these…
Environment
Oldest recent visitor does slow streak through skies
Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas) sliced through the skies mid-January, slowly fading on its first visit to the Sun and planets in 180.000…
Environment
Setting up to catch the Noctourism wave
Nocturnal + tourism equals a new and leading trend in world tourism, rated the No. 1 new attraction and reported by the…
