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August 2026

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Young virtuoso to star at Festival

The review of pianist Shan Liu’s debut performance with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra a few weeks ago shows just how lucky…

Aug 2026

Arts & Culture

Greytown Music Group – August Concerts

4pm Saturday 15 August – Sarah Watkins & Bede Hanley – Pastoral and Colourful duos and solos for Piano and Oboe. Sarah…

Aug 2026

Business

Where Pinot Noir finds its voice

Pinot Noir devotees are living in good times in New Zealand today, especially if they happen to enjoy the best wines from…

Aug 2026

Community News

Pirinoa News

Here we go again: floods, rivers, roads and bridges. I’m reasonably qualified to comment, as our farm has been hit by all…

Aug 2026

Event News

Old Boys Getting Together Over Daffodils

Often seen around the Square are local avid vintage car restorers Hugh Hunter and Bob Cumming in their 1935 Rover 10 and…

Aug 2026

Sports

Bowling Club AGM

The Martinborough Bowling Club AGM was held at the clubrooms on Sunday 19 July.  A new Committee was appointed with Maryanne Ashworth…

Aug 2026

Sports

A very significant win!

At the Village Café on Monday 20 July, most of the Martinborough Women’s FC team were spotted watching the World Cup final.…

Aug 2026

Community News

Clothing Swap

A big thankyou to everyone who has donated clothes, please don’t stop as there is still more going out than coming in.…

Aug 2026

Sports

And that’s a wrap … for another four years 

After great football, fantastic surprises, a couple of games that resembled rugby, and the inevitable controversy, the World Cup finished with a…

Aug 2026

Politics

Issues for South Wairarapa in Amalgamation

We have reached crunch time in our decision-making on local government amalgamation. If you are unsure of the detail, have a look…

Aug 2026

Politics

The costs of being marooned

Martinborough community and business leaders have begun tallying the costs of repeated transport disruptions after five bouts of bridge and road closures…

Aug 2026

Community News

Leaning In rather than Moving On 

It was heartening to listen to recent oral submissions to the Justice Select Committee on proposed amendments to the Summary Offences (Move…

Aug 2026

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