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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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‘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…
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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…
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Talking the Wairarapa Walking Fest
“Learn, explore, connect! Ako, hōpara, hono!” is the motto of the Wairarapa Walking Festival, now in its third year. The varied November…
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Gumboot Glamour Creativity Wins
The 2023 “Glamour & Gumboots” competition has been adjudged another huge success, with the winners only recently revealed. The quirky competition that…
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Maree’s Musings
Party Lines It’s coming up to election time again. To me, it doesn’t seem long since the last one. We’re…
