Event News
Toast to the new Taste Wairarapa
By Joelle Thomson, Wine Writer Taste Wairarapa stepped in where Toast Martinborough left off on the third weekend of November this year.…
December 2024
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Event News
Toast’s Festival Road makes for a walkable event
Take away the cars and they will come? The new owners of Toast Martinborough (Foley Wines) are offering a major revamp of…
Community News
Train services cut for 46 days urgent track work
Buses over the hill will replace trains under the hill for 46 days – from December 26 through February 10 – as…
Arts & Culture
Unnerving contrasts in Aratoi summer
By Becky Bateman Aratoi’s Summer exhibitions are a riot of colour, but the stories behind these works will surprise and inspire you.…
Community News
How Well Do We Know People In Our Community? – December 2024
By Lyle Griffiths Born in Whanganui, Mariana McDermott first lived with her mother in the home of her grandmother. After her mother…
Community News
Kitcheners ram-raid brings out community support
A front-end loader assault on a bank ATM which collapsed part of a verandah, ripped open a cafe frontage and wrecked building…
Politics
Living life in the political fishbowl
After a couple of postponements, South Wairarapa Rebus Club said was a pleasure to welcome guest speaker, Mike Butterick MP, to the…
Club News
Lost, gazing into Space way back when
Russia’s Sputnik 1 was launched on 4 October 1957. We all remember that. Carterton resident David Parr was a teenager when he…
Community News
Martinborough Fire Brigade: another big year
2024 fire/emergency calls to end of November: 338. It’s been a big year for the brigade. We’ve welcomed a new Chief and…
Community News
Martinborough Kindergarten sets up Paataka Kai
You may have noticed something new sitting outside the gate at Martinborough Kindergarten recently. This is our Pataka Kai which is a…
Politics
Did rates petition nudge kickstart real dialogue?
There have been a number of consultations where the Council has asked you to provide submissions on different topics and thanks to…
Community News
Foodbank stretches as demand level continues upward
This time in 2023 The Social Crust, Martinborough’s volunteer foodbank, was supplying weekly food boxes to 57 clients – mainly families –…
