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A (very) good vintage is in the making
What does the perfect growing season look like for wine? Well, 2024 came close. It’s all very well growing grapes in a…
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Oasis amid the storm: local business escapes the worst – MBA
Martinborough, a destination known for its world-class wine, charming retail scene and hospitality, remains an oasis amid the current economic challenges faced…
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Screamer Siren new bird tool
Breaking; As The Star goes to print a new bird scaring tool has emerged in Ferry Road. Neighbours report a vineyard using…
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Tell the pets: short ban on sickies
With an 11-day gap between Martinborough’s vet clinic closing and its new premises opening its door in Greytown, it may be a…
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Driving Growth and Collaborations
With a mission to support and promote the interests of businesses in Martinborough, the committee works to create a vibrant and thriving…
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Hot, cool and high quality vintage in 2024
Vintage is a loaded word in any wine region at this time of the year, let alone one that is having an…
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Burnouts, skids, donuts doing major Palliser damage
“It’s absolutely shameful the damage that has been done to our land” by 4WD, quad bikes and other vehicles being used to…
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Little things – with big impact
February is here and 2024 is in full swing. It has been a festive and bustling wine village over the summer holidays!…
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Travellers vote Wharekauhau best Pacific resort
Wharekauhau Country Estate in South Wairarapa has been awarded “Best Resort in Australasia and the Pacific,” and 46th among the top 50…
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Scientist wine pioneer reveals Martinborough’s secrets
A horticultural soil map, Lower Hutt wine tasting group and dry German Riesling are the stuff of legend for this region’s earliest…
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P&K: Committed to Martinborough for 150 years
Commitment. Service. Resilience. These are three of the principles which guide father David Kershaw and son Conor Kershaw as the family business…
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P&K: Veterans on “The Live Edge”
Architects call the Eastern or Square side of the P&K building its “Live Edge” as its windows face into the open square…
