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How Well Do We Know People in our Community?
Gavin McLellan was raised in Scotland in Bishopton, just west of Glasgow. His father was a GP, his mother was a nursing…
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Martinborough Playcentre: connecting, supporting
At 38 Venice Street two mornings a week, Mondays and Wednesdays, Martinborough Playcentre is open from 9:00 till 12:00 noon. “What I…
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A grey spot at a grey church?
Is Martinborough harbouring a road traffic accident “grey” spot – just beside a church already closed for worship by its owners as…
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Unstable Remutaka train track could be cut anytime: KiwiRail
KiwiRail has identified an area of loose and unstable material under its Remutaka Hill train track which could slip and undermine the…
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Martinborough Community Board News
Up, Up and Away – defunded and deflated It is sometimes the little things that count. Last year’s Annual Plan Consultation resulted…
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Rainbow of colour saturates Considine Park
Considine Park was filled with colour tossers on Sunday 10 March, as the sun shone down to make it a perfect afternoon…
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Fifty long years of Wairarapa’s Consumer Advice Bureau
A spirited introduction by Masterton Intermediate School’s Kapa Haka group signaled an impassioned start to the 50-year celebrations of the Masterton-based WaiCAB.…
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News from First Church
Horror: no cream on the Lenten apple pie. Lent, Easter, and those pivotal events celebrated in the annual Church calendar are now…
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How Well Do We Know People in Our Community?
Definitely a Wairarapa girl, Susan’s childhood began in Pirinoa, before attending St Matthews College in Masterton, as a boarder. “Boarding was a…
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Plan ahead for next 30 Remutaka Hill road closures
The year has well begun and so have the Remutaka Hill road closures, so be prepared for 30 more this year –…
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News from First Church
Many folk imagine that going to church is a bit of an ordeal, a waste of time, or at best a stuffy…
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Fire Brigade Report
It has been a busy start to the year with over 60 calls already – an average of 20 a month –…
