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Waihinga Centre
Packed to the Rafters. The new Waihinga Centre changes daily. Installation of the exposed rafters is rapidly progressing. Both rafters and plywood…
March 2018
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That versatile cuppa
A cup of tea is considered to be a panacea of many things and now it seems it may prevent the serious…
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A powerful workforce
The public service is a powerful workforce, employing more than 47,000, with 41 per cent of them in Wellington, and half that…
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The totalisator
An Australian website loudly proclaims the Totalisator to be an Australian achievement. However the invention of the automatic tote was actually a…
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The World Premiere of Anapestic Pentameter
BY JOHN ANSELL Anapestic pentameter isn’t an amateur rhyme, It just isn’t a meter we’re meeting a lot of the time: Neither…
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Time to get out your walking gear
It’s here again, Around the Vines, your annual opportunity to walk, or if you’re super fit run, through seven of Martinborough’s famous…
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War Memories
By Toni Pyl Antonia Maria Pijl (Toni) was born in Holland in 1931. Her father was a mechanic and her mother…
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South Wairarapa Inner Wheel
Leaving a Lasting Legacy An update on our fund raising over this Inner Wheel year, June 2017-June 2018, to select and substantially…
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Omelette NZ style?
Reminiscing on his New Zealand tour comedian John Cleese laughed about his breakfast omelette at one hotel: “I remember asking for an…
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Regional Council Notes
Wairarapa was unsuccessful in attracting investment in the first round of Regional Development funding put up by the government. Whilst deeply disappointing…
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Rotary District Governor’s visit
South Wairarapa Rotary hosted the District 9940 Governor in February. The meeting was held at Cobblestones in Greytown where the Friends of…
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Murphy’s Lesser Known Laws
1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you listen to them. 2. Change is inevitable,…
