thinkbox, Author at Martinborough Star

Inaugural Olive Festival

The weekend of 29-30 June in Martinborough will be all about olives, with the inaugural Martinborough Olive Harvest Festival. “Initiated by the…

On Saturday 9th February a friend and I took the Wairarapa train to Featherston where we expected to get a bus that…

A local resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, has come forward with a donation of $200 to replace that taken from the…

Let’s start off with the opening day activities. The format was teams of four playing a type of Ambrose. After prize giving…

The long hot summer may be cause for concern for our farming community but it does have its upside from a lifestyle…

Brigade member Chris Hooson, in addition to working as a Wellington Free Ambulance Paramedic, is a member of the New Zealand Fire…

Last month I lost a friend. When I met Audrey Smith less than ten years ago she lived in one of the…

CONGRATUALTIONS to Kay and Roger Mills on their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Our informant remarked that one of them deserved a medal but…

Chicken and Mushroom salad Ingredients A rotisserie chicken 250 gr. small (but not button) mushrooms 5 spring onions 2 red peppers 1…

It is pleasing to see the new toilets being installed and the design of the building fits in so well with the…

Perusing minutes as part of a project is always an interesting exercise, how easy it is to get side tracked by the…

The blurb on the cover of this thriller by the Japanese author Keigo Higashino describes him as ‘The Japanese Stieg Larsson’ but…