Sports
Success is Measured in Many Ways
Skyline Challenge Sets New Records The Martinborough Lions Skyline Challenge ride, run and walk took place on Saturday 11 April 2026, one…
Feature Article
Community News
How well do we know people in our community?
Ted Preston. Swingtime in Springtime When Jazz in Martinborough is discussed, Ted Preston is mentioned in the same breath as being Mr Jazz in Martinborough. It…
Business
Vintage 2026 in a unicorn region
Martinborough’s winemakers had nearly picked all their grapes at the end of April, dodging weather bullets and nail biting rain in the…
Business
Cropping in the Wairarapa
The sweeping changes of Rogernomics in 1984 created havoc in the farming industry. SMPs, or Supplementary Minimum Payments which had been introduced…
Business
Norka Mella Munoz – Chef
For Norka Mella Munoz, the path to becoming an award-winning chef began at a young age growing up in Chile. There were…
Community News
Harvest time for the Social Crust Carb Club
It’s seems no time at all since the potatoes, pumpkin and corn were planted. Now the call has gone out that it’s…
Community News
Wāhine Toa of the Martinborough Volunteer Fire Brigade
Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8th we thought it was timely to celebrate and recognise the wāhine of our brigade.…
Business
Martinborough firm leads first-ever cycle tours on Rēkohu, Chatham Islands
A Martinborough-based tour company made history last year by leading the first-ever cycle tour on Rēkohu, Chatham Island. This year Green Jersey…
Community News
News from Pirinoa
Crikey again. The rain gods have delivered again, big time. The Taonui and Tuhirangi rivers recently received 500+mm rainfall in the headwaters…
Event News
Save the Date – 11 April 2026
Skyline Challenge has a new date. Get your walking shoes on. Grease up the bike. Hit the trails. The Skyline Challenge ride,…
Sports
Over-the-Hill Tennis delivers blustery battles and big turnout in Martinborough
The Martinborough Tennis Club courts were busy over the weekend of 10–11 January 2026 as players from across the lower North Island…
Business
In the pink – new Rosé from Mason
In a world awash with Dry January messages, I am happy to confess to enjoying the first month of the year with…
