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Pumped up and ready to go!

This month we welcome the Trailpro team and officially celebrate a dream coming to reality as the Pump Track build starts! Martinborough…

Oct 2024

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Lifeline may help Community Garden project

Well, the universe works in mysterious ways! After doubts about the future of the Community Garden it has been thrown a valuable…

Oct 2024

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Take up the Hub’s festive challenge!

“70 percent of Kiwis worried about money” stated an RNZ article earlier this year. Financial stress is something most people can resonate…

Oct 2024

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Wharekaka Auxiliary: boosting Meals on Wheels

Based on deliveries, some 8,000-odd hot meals and desserts each year feed elderly residents and others from the Meals on Wheels kitchen…

Oct 2024

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Fun, laughter, bargains at First Church affair

First Church’s Spring Fling & CookBook Launch, held at Waihinga Centre Martinborough on Friday 6 September proved to be a highly successful…

Oct 2024

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Horses, riders plod safely around the streets

A dozen horse-and-rider teams plus a Miniature Pony and handler plodded several kilometers through Martinborough streets _ and round The Square in…

Oct 2024

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House Price Factoids

CoreLogic NZ notes South Wairarapa house prices are still leading the region, despite median prices “tracking down” around 5%, while rising 4%…

Oct 2024

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How Well Do You Know People in our Community?

Rebecca Kneale is a very recent addition to town, a Tauranga girl, who has migrated south to Martinborough. Educated at Otumoetai College,…

Oct 2024

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Libraries return to full service

More than a year after South Wairarapa councillors voted to save $160,000-odd dollars by reducing library hours _ causing a serious negative…

Oct 2024

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Alternative wastewater options for Martinborough growth

Currently, SWDC is not able to accept any new connections to the central wastewater system for Martinborough. This obviously puts the brakes…

Oct 2024

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Emergency Hub draws punters

On Saturday 21 September we held our Community Emergency Hub Open Day – what a great turnout, over 80 people came along…

Oct 2024

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Dress for a lot less

Summer is nearly here and it’s time to check out your wardrobe. If like me, you will have clothes that are almost…

Oct 2024

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