Arts & Culture
100 days of Janet Frame poems
One hundred poems by Janet Frame will be broadcast over 100 days by Access Radio Wairarapa, Arrow 92.7fm, starting on the author’s…
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Aratoi focus on flax, food and film
Two intricate exhibitions at Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History open in August and share the concept of ‘home’ through textiles,…
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Violin and Harp Duo in Greytown concert
Greytown Music Group is delighted to present another slightly unusual concert – APO concertmaster Andrew Beer, and principal harpist Ingrid Bauer. Both…
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Matariki and family key to Aratoi winter exhibits
This season, Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History has a group of exhibitions that reflect the concept of Matariki and encourage…
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The Star Book Review
“Why Do Horses Run?” There is a maxim among journalists and writers (so I am told) which goes, “Show, don’t tell.” The…
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“The Wonderful World of Disney” fundraiser concert
Wairarapa Youth Orchestra has announced its early June fundraiser will be “The Wonderful World of Disney Concert.” After the resounding success of…
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NZTrio at a Waihinga Centre near you
If you can’t wait until the Martinborough Music Festival in September for a quality chamber music fix in Martinborough, NZTrio is here…
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Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival returns
Kia ora Booklovers! May means it’s Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival time! The Young Readers Programme will take 22 writers/storytellers to over 1,000…
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Curiosly good books publisher speaks
Puiblishing pioneer Julia Marshall who founded Gecko Press, the curiously successful publisher and translator of books for young people by some of…
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Performing arts lessons hit the local stage
Starlight Performing Arts has offered drama lessons to children from the South Wairarapa since the beginning of Term 1. Jody McCartney, the…
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Walking the kids’ books at Considine Park
Martinborough’s StoryWalk at Considine Park was nominated for a Kumara Award (category: Kei tua atu i te kaupapa / Beyond the brief…
