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In the pink – new Rosé from Mason

In a world awash with Dry January messages, I am happy to confess to enjoying the first month of the year with…

THE FINAL SEASON Martinborough – 22 January 2026 Brackenridge Country Retreat & Spa has announced the sale of the iconic Wairarapa property,…

Making premium pasta from locally grown durum wheat all came about through frustration at the inferior quality of pasta imported into New…

Ata Rangi across the decade For a village with less than 2,000 people (statistics from Stats NZ), Martinborough is impressively well catered for…

Merry Christmas from the MBA committee. We would like to thank our members for their support over the past year. We often…

The attached image is a mystery bottle of wine that a group of winemakers and wine lovers – and me, as wine…

The Martinborough Star wishes to acknowledge an error made in the last Star with regard to the Wine Column Article. The last…

Robin Williams once said that spring is nature’s way of saying ‘let’s party’, which is a nice idea until a spring like…

Dali Frantoio has been awarded a Gold Medal in New York at the Olympics of extra virgin olive oil, the International Olive…

In the mid 1960’s the NZ Electricity Department and Ministry of Works had a joint team of our smartest engineers studying nuclear…

When people buy flowers in Martinborough, they expect the assurance of locally grown and fresh. That’s why two local growers are launching…

Rosé is thriving in the Wairarapa and New Zealand, having hitched a ride on the coat tails of pink wine’s global success.…