Community News Archives - Martinborough Star

All Aboard the Talking Bus —Martinborough School’s 2026 Production

This term, Martinborough School worked hard to put together our school production, Icons of Aotearoa. What started as an idea from the…

A post on our local community Facebook page caught my eye – it sounded fun, and a great idea. Off I went,…

There were 15 callouts in September at the time of writing, with more likely by month’s end. These included medical responses, smoke…

The Ruamahanga Health Trust (RHT) is planning a much-needed extension to the community owned medical centre building to enable the pharmacy to…

Our oldest Tamariki have the privilege each week to head out of the kindergarten to Considine Park. Once there, active exploration kicks…

A Century in the Making: Veronica McKee turns 100. Veronica McKee said “It was that Donald who told you wasn’t it? He’s…

We had wonderful success last year growing a significant number of carb-based vegetables for the Social Crust. Thanks to Martinborough Wine Makers…

Martinborough Community Board is putting together its feedback for Council in preparation of the 2027-37 Long-Term Plan. The feedback is based on…

WBS are locals, just like us, and value their relationship with Wairarapa’s communities. The Trust’s grant funding rounds run April and October…

As a parent of young children, I know how quickly toys can go from “must-have” to forgotten. Every Christmas we spend money…

October brings a distinct rhythm to Martinborough as our vineyards break into fresh green leaf and the spring soil warms up. It…

It must be Spring. We had an amazing amount of clothing donated, so much so, we didn’t get it all unpacked. And…