November’s failed ram raid on Kitchener Cafe’s bank ATM has already cost nearby businesses six months of restricted trading as road cones…
Back in 2019 – long before widespread road speed woes surfaced – a Martinborough couple had identified the need to provide separate…
Restoration planting of an at-risk native species has resumed on Lake Wairarapa’s foreshore after the health threat posed by toxic algae receded…
Jazz in Martinborough has booked the Royal New Zealand Airforce Jazz Orchestra as its feature act for 2025. “We’re delighted to be…
Some came in solid tweed jackets, others in tartan kilts and ties, muted trousers and bright dresses to launch their 150-year-old and…
A Guinness World Record holder for rowing across the Atlantic with three other women and a silver medal winner in the Commonwealth…
Road speed limits in South Wairarapa are back in consultation mode and on the redrawing board. A council memo has advised it…
Back in 2019 – long before widespread road speed woes surfaced – a Martinborough couple had identified the need to provide separate…
Some came in solid tweed jackets, others in tartan kilts and ties, muted trousers and bright dresses to launch their 150-year-old and…
A Guinness World Record holder for rowing across the Atlantic with three other women and a silver medal winner in the Commonwealth…
Road speed limits in South Wairarapa are back in consultation mode and on the redrawing board. A council memo has advised it…
Instead of their only “meet-ups” occurring at funerals, former workers at Wairarapa Electric Power Board (later Wairarapa Electricity then Powerco) decided a…
What an amazing autumn we have had this year. There was one week where nature damaged our property, but for the most part…
Under its current plan, South Wairarapa council says it will raise rates an average 4.7 percent for the July 2025 – June…
Wairarapa Library Service – WLS – ends 24 years of joint community service to South Wairarapa and Cartertondistricts on July 1 –…
Three down, one council to go. South Wairarapa, Carterton and Masterton are finally lined up to create a new combined water services…
In George Pain, Martinborough has a great deal to be thankful for. He would be easily seen as an entrepreneur in today’s…
November’s failed ram raid on Kitchener Cafe’s bank ATM has already cost nearby businesses six months of restricted trading as road cones…
Hands up if you’ve ever thought about making your own wine? For those who enjoy the process of producing things from scratch,…
With the current rates discussion in South Wairarapa – and in the rest of the country – it’s useful to focus on…
Palliser Estate has hired an executive chef who has headed luxury lodge kitchens at Wharekauhau, Kinloch and Mangapapa Hotel to lead its…
The first tranche of 11 lifestyle blocks in the Rapaki property on Shooting Butts Road could be on the market within months…
Jazz in Martinborough has booked the Royal New Zealand Airforce Jazz Orchestra as its feature act for 2025. “We’re delighted to be…
Nine years ago, the idea of an annual classical music festival in Martinborough may have seemed far-fetched. Not anymore. The inspiration for…
How many colours do you see in a rainbow? A rainbow is an optical phenomenon caused by refraction, internal reflection and dispersion…
Ten years ago, Jake Bailey got himself up and out of his hospital bed, into a hall filled with his cohort of…
In 1943, Wairarapa was home to two battalions of U.S. Marines. Who were these Marines, where did they come from, and what…
Restoration planting of an at-risk native species has resumed on Lake Wairarapa’s foreshore after the health threat posed by toxic algae receded…
Aorangi Restoration Trust has put winter Public Talks back on the agenda – with fossils and forestry the initial topics for the…
Malnutrition and starvation likely stalked pre-European Maori settlements on Wairarapa’s south coast, particularly when kumara gardens yielded small or no crops so…
Hedgehogs are hogging the traps of local pest control volunteers South Wairarapa Biodiversity Group, with 27 snared in the 30 days to…
Two years and one month after the process kicked off, a sign advising travellers they’re entering Wairarapa Dark Sky Reservehas finally been…
The month at the club started with a celebration of the life of one of the club’s life members, Bill Jones. Sadly…
Sports clubs, exercise providers and schools have given strong initial backing to South Wairarapa District Council’s plan for a district-wide sports and…
T’was a beautiful Wairarapa Sunday. The WOMBLES – Wine Makers of Martinborough – took on The Parliamentarians. Scattered among the two teams…
Martinborough golf club is mourning the passing of Lance Phelps, a top player who has held the low round at the club…
One council quango to rule them all. That’s the option councillors adopted after a report showed one in two – 50 percent…
Greytown is branding it a “Christmas Carnival” of month-long events – with immersive light experiences, roving performers, live music, snow, mulled wine…
Whether it’s riding, running or just walking to admire the view, the Skyline Challenge 2025 was quite the experience. “‘Awesome’ was how…
April is apple harvest, with Greytown’s Molewood Orchard staging a second pick-your-own harvest festival at Easter, after a first event in 2023.…
Martinborough’s skies will once again be filled with bright colours as the Wairarapa Balloon Festival returns this Easter,17 – 21 April. A…
As autumn arrives with cooler days and golden light, it’s the ideal time to refresh your garden, get plants in the ground…
Wairarapa Quilters are holding a “Joy of Matariki” major quilt exhibition from Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 July at ANZAC Hall, Bell…
A total of around $85,000 has been given as grants to mainly South Wairarapa community groups in the past year by South…
“It is not difficult to draw parallels between Germany in the early 1930s and some contemporary political climates,” notes David Woodhams after…
“The guys at the Men’s Shed are fantastic,” said Aorangi Restoration Trust founder and patron Clive Paton. The Trust took in 25…
Meteorologist Paul Mallinson says taking pictures of the night sky with new technology has made it easier to get clearer photos of…
As you travel along rural roads you will no doubt notice red numbers on white backgrounds at everyone’s drive. In case you…
Numb fingers, twisted elbow, stuck shoulder, aching back muscles and trapped in a household waste pipe to the shoulder_ the plumber, after…
The Pink Ribbon collection on 27 and 28 October saw more than 40 volunteers each do a two- hour shift at five…
Hōkai Tahi – women’s health support – has opened a South Wairarapa clinic based out of St John’s premises at 8 Lyon…
I’m delighted to be providing Reflexology to people in the Wairarapa again. A gentle relaxing therapy, Reflexology is carried out with only…
Next time you wait for your order from Joe Kwong On Takeaways on Jellicoe Street you might like to think about the…
Even as Pope Francis was lying in State at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome and thousands filed past his coffin, his soft…
Martinborough Museum is planning a series of mini-exhibitions to tell local stories through items in its collection. The first exhibition will open…
Where in town would you find this smart new bronze plaque? Clues: It’s on a building in The Square That building was…
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark may be surprised to learn that she could be one of the originators of a splendid book…