Arts & Culture
Patented: Inventions that Changed the World
Open until December, the new Tranzit Group Social History Gallery exhibition has got people talking. The exhibition explores 40 day to day…
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News from First Church
Without a doubt the highlight of July was the First Church Mid-Winter Community Lunch. That’s if you could claim that peeling…
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Busy Tamariki’s
At Martinborough Kindergarten our tamariki have been busy learning about sustainability over the past few years. Part of this valuable learning journey…
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People in our community
Bessie Sutherland: A Different Kind of Librarian. Bessie Sutherland was born in Featherston into a family who farmed at Hinakura. She spent…
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We’ll get over it!
You may have seen a new sign pop up on SH 53 just past the bridge heading into town and wondered who…
Arts & Culture
The Star Book Review
Surviving White Island and everything that came after by Kelsey Waghorn. When New Zealand woke on 9 December 2019, no one knew…
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Hau Ariki Marae: Community, Culture and the Future
Hau Ariki Marae has long been a unique part of the Martinborough community, a place where people come together to learn, celebrate,…
Business
Silver Screen to Wine Cellar: How Movies Shape What We Drink
Popular films have long shaped how people discover and engage with wine, influencing perceptions of regions, varieties, and wine culture itself. While…
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Winter’s Final Stretch – Prepping Garden for Spring
August is a month of quiet anticipation in the Wairarapa. The days are slowly lengthening, and while we might catch a brief…
Club News
South Wairarapa Rebus Club
The guest speaker at our 24 July meeting was Mike Scott, Masterton born and now retired in Greytown with his wife Sue.…
