Councillor comments

Martinborough Swimming Pool: There’s an old adage, use it or lose it.

Council officers with the assistance of consultants Opus have reported to Council on the condition of the district’s 3 Swimming Pools. I don’t believe there are too many surprises. What the report does identify is the lack of maintenance and improvements and possible health risks due to not having good procedures to ensure that treatment of water is compliant to NZ Standards. … Continue Reading

Cooking corner

Potato Frittata

Ingredients:
50 gr. butter
3 onions , sliced
3 -4 medium sized potatoes
2 zucchini – sliced (or other vegetables)
4 eggs
2 tbs water
½ cup grated parmesan cheese

Method
Melt butter in large pan and cook onions until evenly brown.
Add sliced (unpeeled) potatoes, stir well, cover pan and cook 15- 20 minutes stirring occasionally.
After 10 minutes add zucchini or other vegetables so that they are cooked at the same time as the potatoes.
Beat eggs, water and half the cheese.
Pour over the pressed down vegetable mixture.
Cook gently for 10 minutes.
Sprinkle rest of the cheese over the top and brown under grill until top puffs up and browns lightly.
For a variation add garlic to potatoes or fresh herbs in the egg mix.

The Pink Brigade

You may have seen bright pink posters adorning shop windows and doorways around Martinborough lately, in support of my beautiful daughter Emily.  Emily was born profoundly deaf and was given the gift of sound through a cochlear implant this year.  We are currently in the process of fundraising for a second cochlear implant.  A task seeming such a feat that we have never been quite sure if we could actually raise the $50,000 needed. 

But how we underestimated the generosity of a small community such as Martinborough.  … Continue Reading

Martinborough Town Hall

Following on the heels of the District Council’s unanimous decision to spend nearly $1m on strengthening the building, August/September 2012 was one of the best periods in the Hall’s existence.

Throughout August, the place rang and shook with MADCAPS fun  –  so many rehearsals and then sell-out performances. The stage show focused on the Hall’s 1st 100 years, the foundation stone having been laid 17 September 1912 by the Member of Parliament for Wairarapa at the time, W P (later Sir Walter) Buchanan. … Continue Reading