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Eco-Reef extension to strengthen Cape Palliser Road at Whatarangi

Work has commenced on the extension of the innovative Eco-Reef system at Whatarangi on Cape Palliser Road, as part of a wider…

July 2026

Politics

OECD trashes government energy plans, points to renewables 

(Abridged from Newsroom) Analysts from the world’s foremost economic forum have rebuked the government’s plans to import liquefied gas (LNG) and spark…

July 2026

Politics

Māori Partnership Committee gives Matariki a sparkling glow 

South Wairarapa’s Māori Partnership Committee is giving community-led Matariki events a spark of support with grants from its latest funding round this month.   Aotearoa New Zealand marks the fifth consecutive year of Matariki as a public holiday on Friday 10…

July 2026

Business

Palliser Hua Nui awarded 97 points and Platinum at Decanter World Wine Awards 2026

Martinborough, Wairarapa, New Zealand, 18 June 2026 – Palliser Estate is proud to announce that its Hua Nui Pinot Noir 2024 has been…

July 2026

Business

Martinborough Access Reference Group 

For those who have not heard of the Martinborough Access Reference Group (MARG) before, the group is made up of local volunteers…

July 2026

Business

Nectar by name and by taste – meet the Huntress 

Wild mood swings, cool edges and fierce winds are the tip of the challenging iceberg that is the Wairarapa’s weather these days…

July 2026

Community News

Martinborough Community Patrol

Over 30 years ago, disturbing levels of crime, at a time when Police constables were no longer resident in Martinborough, prompted a…

July 2026

Community News

How well do we know people in our community?

Mike Armour – ‘here was a town made in Heaven” The quote is a variation on a description of the Martinborough Music…

July 2026

Community News

Fire Safety Awareness 

HOT TIP OF THE MONTH – Ashes need at least 5 days to cool in a metal bucket before disposing of them.…

July 2026

Event News

What is it about Beethoven? 

And what’s so special about his string quartets? Come and find the answers to these questions at Unwrapping Beethoven, an ‘in-conversation concert’,…

July 2026

Arts & Culture

Aratoi introduces entry fee to secure its future for the Wairarapa

Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History is, from 29 June 2026, introducing a few significant changes as part of a wider…

July 2026

Community News

Clothing Swap

Another well supported event, but it does need to function as a swap! Over the last three months more has been going…

July 2026

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