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Letter to the Editor
Dear Ed, Recently three of us pensioners were left at the Featherston station with no communication nor transport to get to Martinborough.…
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Arts & Culture
Greytown Music Group 2026 programme
Ed and Juliet Cooke are excited about their concert line-up for the year: a mix of old and new, with some unusual…
Event News
Wairarapa Dark Sky Week planned for mid-April
Three years after the south of Wairarapa was accredited as a Dark Sky Reserve, plans are afoot to stage a week of…
Club News
U3A Martinborough: Learning and Community in the Third Age
U3A (University of the Third Age) is thriving in Martinborough, having met for the past year on the first Tuesday of every month.…
Business
Brackenridge Country Retreat & Spa announces sale after 26 years
THE FINAL SEASON Martinborough – 22 January 2026 Brackenridge Country Retreat & Spa has announced the sale of the iconic Wairarapa property,…
Club News
Martinborough RSA
A Happy New Year to everyone from the team here at the Martinborough RSA. Although it is still mid-summer, the team is…
Politics
Find a loved one with Plotbox
It’s easier to find loved ones and others you’re searching for at the Martinborough Cemetery now, thanks to a new sign displaying…
Politics
From Our Mayor
After new councillors spent post-election time discovering the mysteries of local government, the Council is now gearing up, with exciting work planned.…
Politics
Palliser bylaw protects land from motorised vandals
Walkers, trampers, pedal bikers and e-bikers are the only legal travellers permitted on the Cape Palliser “paper road” for the two years…
Club News
The Age Concern Connection
Social Connection is one of the things that we at Age Concern Wairarapa focus on, in recognition of the fact that connecting…
Club News
Tramping Track up Aorangi Maunga has a long history
The Aorangi Restoration Trust is working with Greater Wellington Regional Council to reinstate public access to the Aorangi Forest Park through the…
