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Dame Malvina Attending Martinborough Fundraiser at The Cabbage Tree Vineyard On December 1st

In 2008, the Wellington Youth Orchestra performed in the Martinborough Town Hall to assist with raising funds for the construction of the…

Oct 2013

Community News

Local Chefs to provide a Fiesta of Flavour at Wine Auction

With less than a month to go before Hospice Wairarapa’s charity wine auction and fiesta of flavour kicks off on October 19,…

Oct 2013

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The Biggest Bridge Day yet

Every spring the Wharekaka Women’s Auxiliary holds a bridge and mah-jong day as their main fundraiser for the year. This year the…

Oct 2013

Community News

Meet John Ansell, the Word Man

If you read last month’s Martinborough Star you will probably have had a smile and a chuckle over the first of John…

Oct 2013

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LOTS OF LAUGHS AT THE RED CROSS PARTY

The Martinborough Red Cross put on its annual ‘Spring Party’ last month for local [mostly!] elderly residents. This proved to be a…

Oct 2013

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Oct 2013

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Fire Brigade

As part of learning about local emergency services, Kindergarten teachers brought their class of 21 to see the trucks and meet a…

Oct 2013

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 George Pain – A Worthy Pioneer (founder of Pain & Kershaw)

A Life Story written by George Pain   (edited by I Kershaw) Part One My father and mother came from England in…

Oct 2013

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Councillors

Robert Petelin We have to stop these extravagant rate increases and cuts to essential services –which, believe me, they do happen. I…

Oct 2013

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Community Board candidiates

Lisa Cornelissan For the past eight years my husband Frank and I have developed and operated the Martinborough Holiday Park, recently taking…

Oct 2013

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Earthquakes and climate change – is there a link?

At an age when most people are slowing down and leaving many of the difficult issues of our times to younger generations,…

Oct 2013

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Marco’s 24 hour Squash Marathon for CatWalk

Marco’s 24 hour Squash Marathon has been a great success. There was a little panic when the bridges into Martinborough were closed…

Oct 2013

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