Community News
Rose Show a ‘Sensory Delight’
A wet winter and spring, while not to everyone’s taste, provided local rose growers with plenty of blooms to take to the…
December 2012
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Sports
Martinborough Charity Fun Ride
Only 70km to go as cyclists in the Martinborough Charity Fun Ride head through Ponatahi. The 20th anniversary Fun Ride raised $8000…
Sports
GOLF CLUB NEWS
Well, well, well the season is over and this is my last report. The club champs have been played for and won…
Community News
Trail trials
The recent trail bike run at Western Lake posed a few problems for some city boys who had trouble differentiating between soft…
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Strange lambs
There are some strange lambs up Yeronga road. Yes very strange jet black and white! Some with just the tails white, and…
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JULICHER ESTATE CELEBRATE 10 YEARS
Wim Julicher developed the land and planted Julicher’s vineyards on the Te Muna Terraces back in 1996. The soils here are free-draining…
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Comment
Whatever one’s view on the New Zealand education system, one point seems hard to deny. While most of our students do very…
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Book review
Death on demand By Paul Thomas If you enjoy a who dunit? this is for you. Paul Thomas was recently described in…
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Hau Ariki Marae
Kia Ora Tatou katoa E mihi Atu ki to Tatou matua I te Rangi Nana nei I hanga nga mea katoa Kia…
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Papers Past
Wairarapa daily Times 1908 This paper is very severe on the police for the prosecution in connection with the Christmas goose and…
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Words of wisdom
There’s a tendency to build a mould and then expect the kid to go fit himself into it. But people have different…
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Safe tracks?
In recently announcing the redundancy of hundreds of track maintenance staff Kiwi Rail CEO Jim Quinn appears to send the message that…
