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Luna Estate Pinot Noir wins top Gold Medal

Martinborough’s Luna Estate winery has taken out the Gold and Champion Pinot Noir award at the annual New World wine awards, beating…

Nov 2024

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Martinborough beef and cheese snarler named NZ champion

Double bangers make it double gold for Pain & Kershaw’s butchery team – named winner of the Gourmet Beef category of the…

Nov 2024

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Blue Earth Estate takes major olive oil prize

Te Muna’s Blue Earth Estate Intense blend has won Best Boutique extra virgin olive oil at the New Zealand Olive Oil awards.…

Nov 2024

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Shawn Brown of Muirlea Rise Takes a Bow

“It is time for a new chapter,” says Shawn. “Muirlea Rise has been a family vineyard for 37 years but now I…

Nov 2024

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Trucking through – the Power of Three

The number “3” is often seen as a special or lucky number – so it was clever of Carol and Trevor Hawkins…

Oct 2024

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Changing the mix at Nga Waka

There’s a changing of the guard, so to speak, at Nga Waka Wines this year. Founder and long term winemaker Roger Parkinson…

Sept 2024

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Cartel Food Company “Home Grown in Martinborough”

Nine years ago, Jason and Melissa Phillips founded the Cartel Food Company and began perfecting the art of making burritos as a…

Aug 2024

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Busy, busy transition months for local wineries

July and August are busy months on the Martinborough wine scene with launches, tastings, a new brand (Mason) and new releases, including…

Aug 2024

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WMI leading the Maori dairy pack

Wairarapa Moana ki Pouākani Incorporation (WMI) has been awarded the Ahuwhenua Trophy for excellence in Māori farming _ making it the top…

Jun 2024

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Te Muna Valley ticks all boxes for Moy Hall

One of Martinborough’s newest wine brands has bought one of the village’s oldest wineries, Butterworth Vineyard (formerly known as Julicher) in Te…

Jun 2024

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Electrifying comes to Marty town centre

The Wairarapa’s first EV (electric) delivery van will shortly be trundling P&K orders round the streets of Martinborough. It will be followed…

May 2024

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Rapaki Farm lifestyle project shovel ready

Plans for a 39-lifestyle block subdivision behind Martinborough golf links are “shovel ready” _ with the contract to begin roading on the…

May 2024

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