Atmospheric Rivers are long narrow plumes of water vapour carrying vast amounts of concentrated moisture from the tropics towards higher latitudes. They…
Skyline Challenge has a new date. Get your walking shoes on. Grease up the bike. Hit the trails. The Skyline Challenge ride,…
The Martinborough Tennis Club courts were busy over the weekend of 10–11 January 2026 as players from across the lower North Island…
In a world awash with Dry January messages, I am happy to confess to enjoying the first month of the year with…
The much-loved Martinborough Fair is back, with the February and March fairs (Saturday 7th) promising two unforgettable days of great shopping, food,…
Toby Funnell was up the line fishing recently but reeled his line in to get to school before the bell as the…
Traffic speed round Martinborough Square will slow to a permanently safer 30 km/h as soon as the signage can be put in…
Toby Funnell was up the line fishing recently but reeled his line in to get to school before the bell as the…
Traffic speed round Martinborough Square will slow to a permanently safer 30 km/h as soon as the signage can be put in…
We’d like to say we wish everyone had a wonderful summer break but let’s get real, it’s been far from the hot…
We certainly got off to a great start this month; old friends returning, new people asking, ”How does this work?”, So many clothes having to be displayed, it was…
Some news from Hau Ariki Marae. 2025 was a busy year for Hau Ariki Marae and 2026 has started off with the…
It’s easier to find loved ones and others you’re searching for at the Martinborough Cemetery now, thanks to a new sign displaying…
After new councillors spent post-election time discovering the mysteries of local government, the Council is now gearing up, with exciting work planned.…
Walkers, trampers, pedal bikers and e-bikers are the only legal travellers permitted on the Cape Palliser “paper road” for the two years…
The new council has many issues to address and it’s been a steep learning curve. As we articulated during the campaign, some…
Power prices don’t need to be sky high, and rising. Lower prices are within reach. But, only if a few myths are…
In a world awash with Dry January messages, I am happy to confess to enjoying the first month of the year with…
THE FINAL SEASON Martinborough – 22 January 2026 Brackenridge Country Retreat & Spa has announced the sale of the iconic Wairarapa property,…
Making premium pasta from locally grown durum wheat all came about through frustration at the inferior quality of pasta imported into New…
Ata Rangi across the decade For a village with less than 2,000 people (statistics from Stats NZ), Martinborough is impressively well catered for…
Merry Christmas from the MBA committee. We would like to thank our members for their support over the past year. We often…
4 – 19 April 2026 at the Carterton Events Centre Get ready to sparkle and groove with Dazzlehands – the award-winning story…
Trees’ by Percival Everett was published in 2021 and shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2022. He has since written other books…
Ed and Juliet Cooke are excited about their concert line-up for the year: a mix of old and new, with some unusual…
Two new exhibitions at Aratoi have connections to the land and family. In the Main Gallery, Wellington artist Caroline McQuarrie’s exhibition ‘The…
Atmospheric Rivers are long narrow plumes of water vapour carrying vast amounts of concentrated moisture from the tropics towards higher latitudes. They…
FROM FIELD TO FACTORY The journey begins in the fields, where hemp grows rapidly without the need for disruptive tilling practices that…
The Riverside Walk along sections of the Ruamāhanga River, near the Waihenga Bridge will – once complete – open up a significant…
Astronomers call it the Billionaire Space Race, as tech billionaires plan the launch of tens of thousands of Low Earth Orbit satellites…
You might have heard the news about Prince Tūī Teka, the chatty tūī who went viral after saying “Hello” to some surprised…
The Martinborough Tennis Club courts were busy over the weekend of 10–11 January 2026 as players from across the lower North Island…
The new year has started off with a bang with the club’s biggest day of the year the annual pro-am on the…
It’s been a hectic couple of months at the club with the culmination of club championships, men’s 54/36 hole championship as well…
A special community collaboration between the Robert Algie Memorial Sports Trust, Pasifika o Wairarapa Trust, and Matt Spooner from Shoe Clinic Masterton has…
The Martinborough Wombles winemakers cricket team played their inaugural game at the exclusive beachside Ocean Beach County Cricket Club on Saturday 22nd…
Skyline Challenge has a new date. Get your walking shoes on. Grease up the bike. Hit the trails. The Skyline Challenge ride,…
The much-loved Martinborough Fair is back, with the February and March fairs (Saturday 7th) promising two unforgettable days of great shopping, food,…
Martinborough wineries are joining their counterparts from the Wairarapa Wine Region at this year’s Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival on Saturday 21 February…
Three years after the south of Wairarapa was accredited as a Dark Sky Reserve, plans are afoot to stage a week of…
New Zealand’s biggest “small school” fundraiser once again turned Martinborough into a festival of colour, costumes, and community spirit on Saturday 1…
We chose Moy Hall for our Christmas function in early December. This is a very relaxing place to go in a wonderful…
U3A (University of the Third Age) is thriving in Martinborough, having met for the past year on the first Tuesday of every month.…
A Happy New Year to everyone from the team here at the Martinborough RSA. Although it is still mid-summer, the team is…
Social Connection is one of the things that we at Age Concern Wairarapa focus on, in recognition of the fact that connecting…
The Aorangi Restoration Trust is working with Greater Wellington Regional Council to reinstate public access to the Aorangi Forest Park through the…
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…
We would all like to stay in our own homes as we get older, and this is especially so for those living…
Martinborough Rugby Football Club (MRFC) is proud to announce it has officially taken back the management of the town’s community gym, revitalising…
On 1 February George Pain (of Pain and Kershaw fame) turned 180. Naturally, he‘s not here to celebrate but the museum can…
The first Christmas dinner in New Zealand was in 1642. Abel Tasman and his crew enjoyed fresh pork and an extra ration…
At first it seemed it wouldn’t be difficult. We had a typewritten “memoir” about his early life, probably done when he was…
Local Martinborough resident, Tim Maling, has recently published a book “Glimpses of Persia”. He recounts to me how the source of the…
It’s been sitting on the eastern side of The Square for more than 130 years. From the outside, the entryway is small,…
