Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

Library Book Club returns

Like a book long overdue, the Library Book Club has returned to Martinborough Library. The club is for anyone who loves reading…

Nov 2023

Arts & Culture

Book Club bags – a new offer

Book Clubbers ahoy. Wairarapa Library Service has riddden to the rescue with its new offering: “Book Club in a Bag.” “Feed your…

Nov 2023

Arts & Culture

Dwayne Duthie: Double Edge Sword

A new exhibition, by Taranaki-based artist Dwayne Duthie (Taranaki, Te Ātiawa, Pākehā) is at Aratoi this spring. The exhibition is toured by…

Nov 2023

Arts & Culture

Star Book Review

‘Vincent and Sien’ by Silvia Kwon Silvia Kwon is a Korean born Australian writer with a background in art history and publishing…

Nov 2023

Arts & Culture

Maree’s Musings

Sandcastles and Sundry stuff I’m over election fever, and probably you are too. Something completely different was called for. But sandcastles? The…

Nov 2023

Arts & Culture

Maree’s Musings

KISS KISS KISS As I prepare to write, October is fast approaching; however I’m going completely off the election fever track for…

Oct 2023

Arts & Culture

Beautiful music – sheer enjoyment

Having spent last weekend at the Martinborough Music Festival, these are my Top 10 fairly random impressions. But first, a disclaimer. I…

Oct 2023

Arts & Culture

Aratoi’s Current Exhibitions

A first for the Wairarapa is Te Papa’s touring exhibition – Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist | He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa.…

Oct 2023

Arts & Culture

Booklover’s Trail App launch in Wairarapa

Some 13 Wairarapa book stores have worked together to produce a Booklover’s Trail App in what is a New Zealand first, modelled…

Oct 2023

Arts & Culture

‘Light Over Liskeard’ by Louis de Bernieres’

One of the perks of owning a bookshop is that you can get your hands on advance copies of books. Book reps…

Oct 2023

Arts & Culture

Country Dog City Dog

Oct 2023

Arts & Culture

Featherston Gentlemen’s Singers and the Songbirds.

Finally, in spite of several cancellations due to unforeseen circumstances, the Featherston Gentlemen’s Singers and the Songbirds are ready to raise their…

Oct 2023

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