Community News
New sewer connections date remains mystery
Desludging work on Martinborough’s wastewater pond has finally started but there’s no update on when the town will permit new sewer connections.…
Feature Article
Event News
Skyline challenge delivers “awesome” event
Whether it’s riding, running or just walking to admire the view, the Skyline Challenge 2025 was quite the experience. “‘Awesome’ was how…
Community News
Church group holds to re-opening plan
Nearly two years after a group of Martinborough’s Catholics forced the national church’s overseers to rescind an order issued by Rome for…
Business
Thunderpants hits the big 3-oh, going strong!
The seeds for the idea that became Josie and Sophie Bidwill’s Thunderpants business began in Nelson over thirty years ago. Josie was…
Club News
Men’s Shed aids coastal predator trap rebuild
“The guys at the Men’s Shed are fantastic,” said Aorangi Restoration Trust founder and patron Clive Paton. The Trust took in 25…
Community News
Pirinoa’s enduring Burnside Church –1875 to 2025
Burnside Church in Pirinoa celebrates its 150th commemoration on Sunday, 11 May. While other churches transform into housing or community centres, the…
Community News
Explosion of yellow heads at inaugural Sunflower Festival
A community education and wetland restoration project just outside Martinborough, Ruamāhanga Farm Foundation, brought the gold of summer to its regenerating soils…
Community News
“Tsunami-proof” emergency containers for coastal groups
Three coastal communities are being gifted containers of critical resources in South Wairarapa to help with emergency recovery “immediately after a disaster.” …
Sports
Sponsors, supporters key to Skyline success
“You can’t live in Martinborough and not notice that we have a fabulous, supportive, hardworking, creative community”, Skyline Challenge’s Lee Quayle told…
Community News
Kids on bikes, scooters hit pump track slopes
Organisers say they are thrilled that the long-awaited pump track has officially become a reality, and its proof has been in the…
Business
Buyer still sought for Palliser Bay Station
By Martin Freeth South Wairarapa’s Palliser Bay Station is still on the market after failing to sell at tender last November. Bayleys…
Sports
‘Spectacular’ new golf club building opens
Martinborough golfers say it’s hard to believe that just over 12 months ago they were still in the old clubhouse _ “and…
