Community News
Tribute to Barbara Evans
Martinborough Community and First Church in particular has been saddened by the recent death of a faithful member, well loved Barbara Evans.…
August 2014
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Sports
Martinborough Netball Club (MNC)
The team is competing in the Premier 2 grade Wairarapa Netball Competition this season in Masterton and are currently leading the top…
Sports
Junior netball grant
Martinborough School have been successful in their application for an ANZ Netball Grant, winning a gear grant consisting of balls, bibs, gear…
Regular Features
THE MARTINBOROUGH COMMUNITY CENTRE Project Update
Creating a Community Hub The proposed Community Centre project aims to unite many of Martinborough’s essential services, so what will the new…
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An evening to remember
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Palliser Wines of Martinborough and Café Medici are joining forces to create a unique event to indulge all…
Community News
Lots of Martinborough in Wellington on a Plate
Although by population Martinborough is arguably the region’s smallest player in Wellington on a Plate, the town is participating well above its…
Community News
Friends of Wharekaka: A New Initiative
On a recent sunny winter’s morning, the new Wharekaka dining room was used to great advantage in hosting a morning tea to…
Community News
South Wairarapa Rotary
The 2nd of July, 2014 saw members of South Wairarapa Rotary gathered at the Royal Hotel in Featherston for the annual changing…
Community News
Top Award for Betty Finalyson
Martinborough’s Betty Finlayson was one of the five recipients of the New Zealand Federation of Womens Institute’s highest award – the Gold…
Community News
The Martinborough Talkies
I read with interest in the July edition of the Martinborough Star of a Mr. Blackwell who in 1939 fell from the…
Community News
The Last Post
Arriving late at the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium, to hear ‘The Last Post’ played live, we had to stand on tiptoes…
Regular Features
Sodden Art
By JOHN ANSELL The exhibit resembles A large empty room, With a solitary cupboard Marked ‘Towels’, As through the front door…
