March 2013

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Regular Features

Library News

It’s time to get back to books.  I have been gabbling on about other things for too long although I am sure…

Mar 2013

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Letters

Time for a tidy up I am appalled at the state of the Martinborough Square. For years now each morning, especially at…

Mar 2013

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Know Your Town

Black smiths played an important part in a society reliant on horses for both personal and commercial transport. The Waihenga village blacksmith…

Mar 2013

Community News

Inaugural Olive Festival

The weekend of 29-30 June in Martinborough will be all about olives, with the inaugural Martinborough Olive Harvest Festival. “Initiated by the…

Mar 2013

Community News

Hunters to the Rescue

On Saturday 9th February a friend and I took the Wairarapa train to Featherston where we expected to get a bus that…

Mar 2013

Community News

Greatly Appreciated

A local resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, has come forward with a donation of $200 to replace that taken from the…

Mar 2013

Sports

Golf Club News

Let’s start off with the opening day activities. The format was teams of four playing a type of Ambrose. After prize giving…

Mar 2013

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From the Mayor

The long hot summer may be cause for concern for our farming community but it does have its upside from a lifestyle…

Mar 2013

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Fire Brigade

Brigade member Chris Hooson, in addition to working as a Wellington Free Ambulance Paramedic, is a member of the New Zealand Fire…

Mar 2013

Community News

Farewell To A Friend

Last month I lost a friend. When I met Audrey Smith less than ten years ago she lived in one of the…

Mar 2013

Community News

Did you know

CONGRATUALTIONS to Kay and Roger Mills on their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Our informant remarked that one of them deserved a medal but…

Mar 2013

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Cooking corner

Chicken and Mushroom salad Ingredients A rotisserie chicken 250 gr. small (but not button) mushrooms 5 spring onions 2 red peppers 1…

Mar 2013

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