Community News
Living On The Bread Line
There is no doubt that food prices have risen and with the present disruptions in the Middle East there will be further…
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May 2026
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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…
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…
Community News
Changing of the Guard – Martinborough Volunteer Fire Brigade
As promised last month this article is going to set the town on fire! Not literally of course. We have had so much…
History
Martinborough’s Own “Unknown” Soldier
Among the Martinborough Museum’s collection is a Dead Man’s Penny, known officially as The New Zealand Memorial Plaque. These were given…
Event News
Celebrating 10 years
The Martinborough Music Festival celebrates 10 years of music-making in Martinborough in great style in September this year, with extra concerts and…
Event News
Festival of Christmas Returns to Greytown
Wairarapa locals are encouraged to ‘get merry’ for this year’s New Zealand Festival of Christmas, with the much-loved winter event returning to…
Sports
Martinborough Golf Club welcomes new golfers galore
It’s been another busy period at the Golf Club as we have seen over 70 women coming through recent lessons, three of…
Community News
Peter Fisher Retires
The longest serving member of the Martinborough Volunteer Fire Brigade has decided it’s time to retire. We say farewell to Station Officer…
Business
Rabbit by Coney opened in Martinborough – a new kind of cellar door experience
Martinborough’s wine scene welcomed a fresh and slightly unexpected addition earlier this month, with the opening of Rabbit by Coney – a…
Community News
Pirinoa News
Crikey, the weather gods have delivered again. Our little valley, the Whakatomotomo, has flooded badly again with much of the repair work…
