Arts & Culture
THE STAR BOOK REVIEW
Every now and then a book grabs you, consumes you even and when you look up from reading it’s hard to distinguish…
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Poetry, music with Cadence Chung
Welcome to an afternoon of poetry and music with poet and performer, Cadence Chung who will read and sing from her new…
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Calling all budding dancers, singers
Ready to dance and sing yer socks off? Then, Stardust South Wairarapa is a mixed ability, free-spirited, weekly class for all budding…
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Returning artists show music festival success
“Nothing says concert success like international musicians wanting to come back to Martinborough’s Music Festival – and encouraging their musician friends to…
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Airforce jazz orchestra headlines local scene
Jazz in Martinborough has booked the Royal New Zealand Airforce Jazz Orchestra as its feature act for 2025. “We’re delighted to be…
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Music to bring world to Martinborough
Nine years ago, the idea of an annual classical music festival in Martinborough may have seemed far-fetched. Not anymore. The inspiration for…
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Do rainbows display5, 6 or 7 colours?
How many colours do you see in a rainbow? A rainbow is an optical phenomenon caused by refraction, internal reflection and dispersion…
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The Star Book Review – The Comeback Code by Jake Bailey
Ten years ago, Jake Bailey got himself up and out of his hospital bed, into a hall filled with his cohort of…
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“Over here …” U.S. Marines in Wairarapa
In 1943, Wairarapa was home to two battalions of U.S. Marines. Who were these Marines, where did they come from, and what…
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Journey through Tango, World, Classical Music
As well as impeccably-performed music at a Mulled Wine Concert, audiences have come to expect the unexpected and this is especially true…
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The Land Girls: war’s Cinderellas
Some 4,290 women who registered as land girls during WWII have been called “The Cinderellas” of women’s paid war service: they helped…
