thinkbox, Author at Martinborough Star

The electronic petrol pump

A then small Marton firm, PEC, had it’s start in the Second world war when it was established to make smoke bombs.…

Is it important that more people speak English? Only this week, David Cameron launched a new scheme encouraging more Muslim women to…

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Who would have guessed that those childproof (and often adult proof) lids were invented in New Zealand? Italian expat Claudio Petronelli settled…

First the bad news: 2016 was the warmest year on record. Global sea ice extent is more than four million square kilometres…

Two down and one to go, we are on the home straight with the season of Winter and for the first time…

13 to 22 October 2017 The Kokomai Creative Festival returns to the Wairarapa for its third outing on Friday the 13th October…

On 18th July the Local Government Commission released a final proposal for a new Wairarapa District Council. The proposal is in line…

Some common signs that your pet may have dental disease include: Bad breath Yellow/brown tartar on teeth Dribbling Difficulty eating Pawing or…

The last two performances for the Martinborough Music Festival will be the Yuka Eguchi String Quartet and an Octet. The string quartet…

We are pleased we decided to hold our weekly meetings during July and August in our hall instead of the church, and…

LIFE’S a BEACH? It probably won’t come as a surprise to you readers that the subject of water has been much on…