Community News Archives - Page 21 of 29

The pig named Generosity

Or Genny for short, and she’s a sign of just how the community has rallied behind the Martinborough Foodbank since it started…

Marco De Groot Originally from De Bilt, Utrecht, a small town in the Netherlands, Marco grew up with a passion for sport.…

The past few weeks have been busy with many meetings, at Wharekaka, and with other community groups, to discuss Wharekaka’s future. We…

The quiet winter months have allowed the Toy Library staff to conduct a stock review. A successful sale of some of the…

It is so hard to believe that another year has gone by in our Church calendar, and we are coming up to…

Well Daylight savings has arrived – Did you remember to check your smoke alarm is working? Do it now if you forgot,…

ENCOURAGED BY an annual $23 million dollar advertising campaign Kiwis spend $1.5 billion a year on Lotto tickets. Only 25% of the…

I’m not sure if the collective noun for worms is “an excitement of worms”, but when we emptied one of our compost…

Jane Lenting. Growing up in Christchurch Jane’s early years were rich in experiencing the wide-open spaces of the Canterbury hinterland. “My parents…

NEW ZEALAND has the highest rate of deaths from melanoma in the world. More people die of this skin cancer each year…

A band of twenty loyal volunteers ensure that each month a copy of the Star is delivered to every mailbox. Many have…

Thank you to all who responded to our Preliminary Plan described in last month’s Martinborough Star. We appreciate both your written feedback…