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New Martinborough Knight named in King’s Birthday list
COOPER, The Honourable Mark Leslie Smith, KC. For services to the judiciary Citation: The Honourable Mark Cooper (Ngāti Mahanga, Waikato-Tainui) was President…
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The Martinborough Star’s brand new website
Generous financial support from a Martinborough couple is enabling The Martinborough Star community newspaper to launch a whole new online experience for…
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Latest speed limit consultationends shortly
Thursday July 17 is the end date for South Wairarapa’s second speed management plan public consultation period. The so-called local reconsult was…
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Local Body Elections timeline to 11 October 2025
Key dates from South Wairarapa District Council: From now: “Candidate Handbook” available at https://swdc.govt.nz/ Friday 4 July 2025: candidate nominations open, roll…
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Urgent repairs for toxic and mouldering council offices
Repairs to South Wairarapa Council’s toxic mould and leak-plagued Kitchener St main office block will begin this month, which will see only…
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Community responds atlittle Indie fund-raisers
Cool Change was recently bursting at the seams with Music Quizzers raising funds to support local little girl Indie Farrell, supporting getting…
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How well do we know peoplein our community?
An all-consuming passion for enduro motorcycle racing shows clearly on Wayne Finlayson’s face as he describes to me his involvement in the…
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Meals on Wheels key community support
Up to 700 meals a month are wheeled out of Martinborough’s Wharekaka kitchen to eager patrons in the south’s three main towns…
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Post-emergency supportat coast in place
Two containers of emergency resources to help with first steps after a disaster have been located near Ngawi and Lake Ferry –…
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Dogs among winners with new public signage
Dog parks, cemeteries, libraries, rubbish dumps, public walks – all have something in common: bold new signage with updated information for those…
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Community Board grateful for the support
Thank you for your support – we couldn’t have done it without you. It has been an honour and a privilege representing…
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This clothing swapis FREE, people
Clothing Swap is, as I envisaged it, well supported by our community, and we have a wide range of clothing (very light…
