There is no doubt that food prices have risen and with the present disruptions in the Middle East there will be further…
Skyline Challenge Sets New Records The Martinborough Lions Skyline Challenge ride, run and walk took place on Saturday 11 April 2026, one…
Ted Preston. Swingtime in Springtime When Jazz in Martinborough is discussed, Ted Preston is mentioned in the same breath as being Mr Jazz in Martinborough. It…
Martinborough’s winemakers had nearly picked all their grapes at the end of April, dodging weather bullets and nail biting rain in the…
As promised last month this article is going to set the town on fire! Not literally of course. We have had so much…
Among the Martinborough Museum’s collection is a Dead Man’s Penny, known officially as The New Zealand Memorial Plaque. These were given…
The Martinborough Music Festival celebrates 10 years of music-making in Martinborough in great style in September this year, with extra concerts and…
There is no doubt that food prices have risen and with the present disruptions in the Middle East there will be further…
Ted Preston. Swingtime in Springtime When Jazz in Martinborough is discussed, Ted Preston is mentioned in the same breath as being Mr Jazz in Martinborough. It…
As promised last month this article is going to set the town on fire! Not literally of course. We have had so much…
The longest serving member of the Martinborough Volunteer Fire Brigade has decided it’s time to retire. We say farewell to Station Officer…
Crikey, the weather gods have delivered again. Our little valley, the Whakatomotomo, has flooded badly again with much of the repair work…
The establishment of Wairarapa Tararua’s new water organisation reached a major milestone with the launch of the entity, and the announcement of…
Recently we set up the South Wairarapa Rural and Coastal Advisory Group. It’s genesis was the legally-required formal Representation Review by the…
The Community Board had $18,754 available to support community activities this financial year. Grant applications were requested from community organisations and also…
“We are takers not market-makers in the great global energy game.” That is the reality which always leads New Zealand to tread…
Safety first is the focus of the change from two lanes to one on Huangarua Bridge in South Wairarapa, with implementation now…
Martinborough’s winemakers had nearly picked all their grapes at the end of April, dodging weather bullets and nail biting rain in the…
Martinborough’s wine scene welcomed a fresh and slightly unexpected addition earlier this month, with the opening of Rabbit by Coney – a…
For the past three years, I’ve owned and run a shared workspace at 51 Jellicoe Street in Martinborough. What began as a…
The sweeping changes of Rogernomics in 1984 created havoc in the farming industry. SMPs, or Supplementary Minimum Payments which had been introduced…
For Norka Mella Munoz, the path to becoming an award-winning chef began at a young age growing up in Chile. There were…
An iwi led exhibition, entitled Tino Rangitānetanga is on display in the Main Gallery at Aratoi until July. This show is an…
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout Elizabeth Strout inspires a fierce loyalty in her readers unmatched by all but a…
Led by NZSO Associate Concertmaster Donald Armstrong, the Amici Ensemble returns, with a fresh and exhilarating programme that defies tradition and delights…
Martinborough Music Festival turns 10 this year, and celebrations start early at the Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival in May. For the first…
On 27 April, the new Ruamāhanga trapline volunteers set out twenty DOC200 traps near the river just south of Martinborough. The group…
Martinborough’s dark skies recently hosted a group of New Zealand’s most promising young astronomers as part of the national selection process for…
When the sun goes down, Wairarapa lights up! For the fortnight April 13–27, star-gazers are inviting you to step out and look…
Hundreds of kids from eight regional schools are about to join a Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve network of night lighting measurement and…
If it sounds too good to be true, it often is but here’s a DIY toolkit you can try safely at home,…
Skyline Challenge Sets New Records The Martinborough Lions Skyline Challenge ride, run and walk took place on Saturday 11 April 2026, one…
It’s been another busy period at the Golf Club as we have seen over 70 women coming through recent lessons, three of…
Over the last 8 weeks we have had over 70 women taking golf lessons from our club member Hugh Wilson. There has…
There is no ParkRun in Martinborough! It’s time to become a ParkRun tourist! ParkRun started when three mates in London’s Bushy Park…
Meg was one of 1,200 athletes and hundreds more volunteers, coaches and support staff who attended the National Summer Special Olympics, in…
The Martinborough Music Festival celebrates 10 years of music-making in Martinborough in great style in September this year, with extra concerts and…
Wairarapa locals are encouraged to ‘get merry’ for this year’s New Zealand Festival of Christmas, with the much-loved winter event returning to…
Globally renowned Australian author Hannah Kent, Aotearoa superstar Catherine Chidgey, activist Tāme Iti, former Olympian and popular reading influencer Gemma Flynn and former All…
When: Monday 20 April, 6:30pm – 8:30pm Where: Carterton Community Courthouse, 60 Holloway St, Carterton Restrictions: All Ages Ticket Information: Antarctic Film…
Skyline Challenge 2026: Raising funds for Meals on Wheels Every weekday delicious hot meals and tempting desserts are produced at Wharekaka for…
Mary Quayle recently shared a milestone with the crafting group that meets informally every Tuesday evening in the Martinborough Hotel. This special…
Have you got a record collection that hasn’t seen the light of day for some time? Miss the days of digging in…
Our guest speaker in March was Susanna Burton-Thompson, author of A Life of Surprises: random stories of a photojournalist. Her stories were…
Legal planning for you and your family. Firstly, Parkinson’s Wairarapa would like to thank all of you who stopped at our table…
April is ‘falls prevention month’, so it’s a good time to have a think about how older folk can keep themselves upright,…
I thought readers and residents of Martinborough and visitors might be interested in what I’ve been up to since March this year.…
Just a few of kilometres out of Martinborough on a rural road, you may have noticed a cluster of buildings that look…
Hōkai Tahi is delighted to announce the appointment of Renee Renata as its new Service Manager. Hōkai Tahi provides free support services…
Among the Martinborough Museum’s collection is a Dead Man’s Penny, known officially as The New Zealand Memorial Plaque. These were given…
Easter is almost upon us. 3rd – 6th April. We will soon be devouring our Easter eggs, Hard boiled decorated eggs, Hollow…
I’m sitting in a lovely sun filled room talking with Jim and Philippa Reid about the history of their beautiful two-storied Victorian…
The current exhibition at the Martinborough Museum celebrating George Pain (of Pain and Kershaw fame) has been enjoyed by nearly 1000 people…
On 1 February George Pain (of Pain and Kershaw fame) turned 180. Naturally, he‘s not here to celebrate but the museum can…
