Last month First Church and the wider Martinborough community lost a favourite son – Robert (Bob) Sedcole Bargh after a fine innings…
South Wairarapa District Council increased its rates take by $5 million last year _ but very little of that extra money went…
The demolition of the Martinborough Golf Club is complete. In the last days prior to Christmas a fully-insulated pole shed, much like…
Wildlife is flourishing in the wetlands of Wairārapa Moana after three years’ intensive restoration work – and there’s more to come in 2024…
Over the past few years Martinborough Lions have put many volunteer hours into supporting the Aorangi Restoration Trust’s efforts to enable the…
New Year Honours List 2024 – Queen’s Service Medal HAWKINS, Mr Trevor John For services to the community Mr Trevor Hawkins (Ngāti…
Firstly, can I wish all readers of The Star a happy and warm New Year. So far it has been the type…
Water loss in the supply systems of Martinborough, Greytown and Featherston reached 46 per cent last year, and the South Wairarapa District…
Food parcel demand at The Social Crust, Martinborough’s ccommunity food bank, is back on the rise, with recent weeks seeing at least…
Is cooling the region a key performance requirement for SWDC? Or did they forget to send the memo about air conditioning, how…
Hot summer days help us appreciate trees like this one – the 70 year old totara in the Waihinga Centre grounds. The…
Of the 1.047 people who moved into South Wairarapa district last year, four out of seven (57 percent) felt “sort of” (43…
