August 2012

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Community News

Survey shows opinions mixed

A random survey of over 1,200 people submitted their views on four broad options for the wider region’s future local government. Seventy-seven…

Aug 2012

Community News

Palliser sunset

The fishing was a bit slow but who cares with a sunset like this to admire? Looking across Palliser Bay towards the…

Aug 2012

Community News

Martinborough’s Culinary Legend Calls It A Day

The French Bistro Served its Last Meal On 21 July. “Where am I going to get the most authentic French Bistro food…

Aug 2012

Community News

Artists of Martinborough

Our third artist in this series is painter, Jane Kellahan, a new resident of Martinborough.  Welcome to Martinborough Jane, Greytown’s loss is…

Aug 2012

Sports

Repeat performance

Tuhirangi 35 – Martinborough 19, the boys from Pirinoa have done it again, repeating the earlier season’s win over their old rivals.…

Aug 2012

Community News

Hello from Martinborough Plunket

Winter is really here, we hope you have been keeping warm during the cold snaps.. we’ve been busy coming up with some…

Aug 2012

Community News

Bill’s bike

To all appearances Bill Biber’s motorcycle sidecar combination is a German WW2 military BMW. However it is actually a rare Russian Ural…

Aug 2012

Community News

101 at Kahutara

Kahutara School numbers continue to climb with the hundred pupil mark being reached at the beginning of the term. Due to the…

Aug 2012

Regular Features

Letters

Friendship Club A thank you to the Star team for their cover of the Friendship Club’s celebrating the Queen’s 60th Jubilee of…

Aug 2012

Regular Features

Know your town

The great fire On the evening of Monday 24th May 1926 Town Board staff turned off the town’s water supply at the…

Aug 2012

Regular Features

Community Board Notes

Doesn’t Centennial Park look great? Our thanks to Ian Richards from Council and Graham Peek who was contracted by Council to erect…

Aug 2012

Regular Features

Cooking corner

Vegetable Curry with rice Ingredients 100gr frozen whole beans thawed and cut into thirds. 1 cup frozen peas thawed. 1 large onion…

Aug 2012

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