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WBS offers cash grants Round 2

The final WBS grant funding round for 2023 is open now for the month of October. Earlier this year, WBS committed $150,000…

Oct 2023

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Announcing: “The Social Crust” hits town

Martinborough’s Food Bank has moved to 45 Princess Street, adopted a Greytown friend, expanded its activities and taken a new name: “The…

Sept 2023

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Public Access Emergency Defibrillator

Martinborough Mens Shed are working with Wellington Free Ambulance and seeking community support for the funding of a public access Automatic Emergency…

Sept 2023

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How well do we know people in our community

65th Wedding Anniversary. Bill and Mavis married on the 16th of August 1958. They met in the mid-1950s. Bill was an apprentice…

Sept 2023

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Not yet going to the dogs?

The South’s three towns each has a dog park of fenced-off open land where owners can take their mutts for exercise. Other…

Sept 2023

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Is Esther Street your street?

The folks in Esther Street have developed a great neighbourhood tradition that brings them together as well as contributing to the wider…

Sept 2023

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Sprouts, rhubarb save Community Garden

As many will know, the location of the Community Garden is on the damper side of Martinborough. This winter has provided us…

Sept 2023

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Medical demand lifts emergency call-outs

Another month rolls around and we are rapidly closing in on our call numbers total for last year, this week clocking up…

Sept 2023

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Christmas Parade

The countdown to Christmas has begun. Santa’s sleigh is under construction at the Mens Shed. Santa himself is eating a high energy…

Sept 2023

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First Church fashion fandango wins

We report with pride that Martinborough’s annual First Church Fashion Show fund-raiser, titled “Spring Fling,” has been a huge success. The event…

Sept 2023

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Toy Library makes another “help” call

We would love to do a fundraising event in October using a pop-in photo studio for families to get Christmas photos done.…

Sept 2023

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New end-of-life care facility for Wairarapa whanau

A community-funded end-of-life care project marks a new partnership between Carter Court Rest Home and Hospice Wairarapa to improve palliative care for…

Sept 2023

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