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Reviving and reshaping Wharekaka’s elder care
When Wharekaka closed its residential and hospital care programmes early 2022, trustees of the facility hoped for a reprieve for the 50-year-old…
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Feedback
The Community Board wants your feedback about its first post-election year. Share your thoughts and ideas. Contact any one of the Board.…
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Community Emergency Hub Open Day and Practice
The Martinborough Community Emergency Hub open day and practice event, which was held on Saturday 30 September, saw over 70 people turn…
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Community Hub ready to roll
The government (note, small “g”) is coming to town in the form of a Community Services Hub which in Martinborough will be…
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How Well Do We Know People in Our Community?
Gravesend in Northwest Kent was home. Gemma grew up in the small suburb of Northfleet. Her mother was a teacher, and her…
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Bobby dazzler support for retired working dogs
Dog Bobbie and his brother Reggie had a difficult start in life after work. Rather than being retired working dog they were…
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Cooking fundraiser to aid Meals on Wheels
Wharekaka Auxiliary, the key group behind the area’s Meals-0n-Wheels programme, is mounting a Christmas Cooking fundraiser, seeking $2,000 in extra cash to…
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Big Red Suit Guy: back by popular demand
Santa has the date in his diary, the Mens Shed have finished the sleigh, and now its off to be painted. Storm…
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New defib talk of town
Martinborough has a brand-new Community Defibrillator, with thanks to Wellington Free Ambulance for its generous donation. This latest AED is accessible 24/7…
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National Nude Gardening Day unnoticed?
Saturday, October 21 was NNGD, but there are no reports that it was observed in either the urban or rural gardens of…
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News from First Church
Hands up all those who will admit to dozing off in the middle of a turgid sermon. Or if not actually snoring…
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Firefighters prepare for a long, hot El Nino summer
Fire and Emergency NZ has stepped up rural fire initiatives in the wake of El Nino summer weather projections and the charred…
