Politics

Council lock-out or game changing engagement _ two views

A South Wairarapa District Council December workshop included some “invited” ratepayers, while others who turned up were locked out of an event…

Feb 2025

Event News

Double, Double, Toil and Sustainable Profit: 48 years of Martinborough Fairs

A friend who had recently moved to Wellington expressed surprise when told there are, not one, but two Martinborough Fairs every year,…

Feb 2025

Regular Features

From the Mayor  – February 2025

By Martin Connelly I wish all readers of The Star a happy New Year. Last year I heard many people utter the…

Feb 2025

Community News

Season’s greetings

Wishing our readers all the blessings of the Christmas Season, with good company, nice food and sunshine. And looking forward to a…

Dec 2017

Community News

Grant and James Muir win National Award

South Wairarapa-based Conservation Innovation New Zealand (WAI NZ) has won the 2017 WWF-New Zealand Conservation Innovation Award. Founded by farmer Grant Muir…

Dec 2017

Community News

Martinborough Dark Sky Reserve

In less than two months Martinborough’s Dark Sky Reserve group has chalked up near speed-of-light progress toward registering as one of the…

Dec 2017

Regular Features

Waihinga Centre

Seasonal Greetings The Waihinga Charitable Trust, the Fundraising Team and the Communications Team would like to wish you all a happy and…

Dec 2017

Community News

Shining a Ray of Light this Festive Season

This Christmas, Ray White Martinborough is bringing the popular tradition of giving with the “Little Ray of Giving” to Martinborough. Each year…

Dec 2017

Community News

“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves”

– Sir Edmund Hillary. A year ago a close girlfriend said “I want to trek to Mt Everest Base Camp but I…

Dec 2017

Community News

Mrs Patten gets into gear

Kuranui College acting principal Maree Patten has ditched her car in favour of an e-bike and has already clocked up a whopping…

Dec 2017

Regular Features

News from First Church

All good gifts around us are sent from Heaven above Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord for all his love…

Dec 2017

Community News

The clouds are not just cotton wool

BY JOHN ANSELL The clouds are made of cotton wool Or so we’re taught to think (They’re definitely not candy floss Cos…

Dec 2017

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