Sports
Featherston wrestlers go offshore
Two members of Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club’s senior class have again been asked to join a New Zealand team overseas. Wairangi Sargent…
March 2024
Previous Months
Health & Wellbeing
Health facts of interest
Ministry of Health nationwide figures show middling and good performances by Wairarapa District Health Board on some key measurements applied to the…
Politics
Key Pain Farm questions need public answers
In the last week or so, Pain Estate has been a hot topic of concern around town. This has stemmed from a…
Event News
Apples and pears – from the trees
Greytown’s Molewood Orchard has just opened its gates for Pick Your Own: apples and – for the first time – pears. Last…
Community News
ArrowFM offers outlets on its platform
Are you a media junkie? Want to learn more about podcasting and broadcast media? Do you have a message to share? If…
Arts & Culture
Aratoi: There’s still “beauty in life”
We live in a constant state of crisis. Fires rip through forests, flood waters erode coastlines, wars tear cities to the ground,…
Environment
A Ruamahanga field full of Sunflowers
Students from Kahutara School piled on to the Green Cycle bus to visit Ruamahunga Farm. It was a day for the children…
Community News
A letter to George Pain (1846 – 1937)
Kia Ora,On behalf of the people of Martinborough we offer our heartfelt gratitude for your many contributions to Martinborough, including generously gifting…
Arts & Culture
Amiki Trio concert – Tales of Love & Enchantment
Recently formed after a corridor conversation at Marsden School where they’re all itinerant music teachers,, the Amiki Trio’s vocalist Barbara Paterson, flautist…
Business
Burnouts, skids, donuts doing major Palliser damage
“It’s absolutely shameful the damage that has been done to our land” by 4WD, quad bikes and other vehicles being used to…
Politics
Catalogue of heavy traffic bypass woes for Council
Heavy trucks, particularly log carriers, are causing more water leaks, more noise, more surface damage and a menace to child safety as…
Arts & Culture
Book reviews for hot summer days
“Whether Violent or Natural” by Natasha Calder This debut novel was published late last year from a young author known for her…
