Community News
FIRE BRIGADE REPORT
It has been a very busy couple of weeks for the Brigade, it has started to dry out and it is not…
December 2021
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Arts & Culture
Esther Bunning’s first solo exhibition opens at Aratoi
PHOSPHENE 1: a portrait of a landscape.* The exhibition is an exploration and organic unravelling of an abstract landscape, from origination through…
Event News
ESSENTIAL WOODWORKING SKILLS
A course designed and sponsored by Martinborough Mens Shed and Mitre 10 This ‘hands-on’ course is designed to help you master the…
Community News
Did you know
WE ACKNOWLEDGE the passing of Daisy Aldridge (Lake) in her hundredth year. Until recently Daisy was a appreciated volunteer delivering the Star.…
Politics
Councillor Comment
Positive Aging Strategy In a report to Planning & Regulatory meeting on the 3rd November, the achievements of implementing the Positive Ageing…
Community News
Community Garden News
Despite the wind, rain and Covid interventions we have reached the end of another year. He Community Garden is looking great. We…
Health & Wellbeing
Comfort food
Rosemary and garlic smashed potatoes These alert-level-bedevilled times call for comfort food. We are told that the average New Zealander has packed on…
Health & Wellbeing
Careful on that pony
Researchers analysing hospital data have found that the likelihood of serious injury from horse riding is higher than so called high risk…
Arts & Culture
Book Review
V2 Robert Harris V2 is the latest of Robert Harris’ successful history based novels. The genesis of the novel was Harris’s reading…
Environment
Another plastic substitute
Eating takeaways with a flimsy plastic knife and fork may soon be a thing of the past. US researchers have developed wooden…
Politics
Alcohol bylaw passed
An alcohol control bylaw which benefits hospitality venues in Featherston has been ratified by the South Wairarapa District Council. At its meeting…
