Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

(Mis)Information Age

Once upon a time, we got the news from daily newspapers and the evening news on TV. If we wanted to know…

July 2022

Arts & Culture

Book review 

Treasure and Dirt by Chris Hammer. Treasure and Dirt is the fourth of Chris Hammer’s five novels written since his debut ‘Scrublands’…

July 2022

Arts & Culture

Mulled wine concert

The Wairarapa is in for a musical extravaganza on Friday June 17 when 19 year old pianist, Otis Prescott Mason comes to…

Jun 2022

Arts & Culture

Young, Musical and Gifted

Martinborough Music Festival 23 – 25 September, Martinborough Town Hall “You could say that I was listening to the cello before I…

Jun 2022

Arts & Culture

Wairarapa Youth Orchestra “Who wants to play?” 

The Wairarapa Youth Orchestra held their first concert at the end of last year, at Kurunui College. 48 students took part. Strings,…

Jun 2022

Arts & Culture

Pianist Thomas Nikora with the Wellington Chamber Orchestra for Matariki concert

Pianist Thomas Nikora will feature in the Wellington Chamber Orchestra Matariki concert at Featherston’s ANZAC Hall on Sunday June 26th. This Matariki…

Jun 2022

Arts & Culture

Maree’s musings

MIDWINTER MADNESS Now that June is upon us, we once again are obliged to battle the perils of winter. With the solstice…

Jun 2022

Arts & Culture

What’s on at Martinborough library

Like you, we’re thrilled with the return of our face-to-face programmes. Pre-school children and their caregivers can enjoy Wā Kōrero storytime every…

Jun 2022

Arts & Culture

JOMO (Joy of missing out)

Oh! The joy of missing out When the world begins to shout And rush towards that shining thing The latest bit of…

Jun 2022

Arts & Culture

Book Review 

Not in Narrow seas For anybody with some time for reading this is a brilliant book to pick up from the library.…

Jun 2022

Arts & Culture

Alas

  Alas! What various tastes in food Divide the human brotherhood! Birds in their little nests agree With Chinamen, but not with…

Jun 2022

Arts & Culture

Homecoming – A Salon Concert with an Historical Theme

This year marks a century since New Zealand-born soprano Rosina Buckman undertook an epic homecoming tour, after her farewell concert in London…

Jun 2022

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