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What to do in the Garden

Cold Mornings, Crisp Work: Your June Gardening Guide Winter has firmly arrived in South Wairarapa. Those crisp Martinborough mornings bring heavy frosts…

Jun 2026

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150th Anniversary of the Catholic Church in Wairarapa

At 10am on 21st June Mass will be celebrated with Cardinal John and Bishop Paul attending. Everyone is invited. Buses will be going…

Jun 2026

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Living On The Bread Line

There is no doubt that food prices have risen and with the present disruptions in the Middle East there will be further…

May 2026

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How well do we know people in our community?

Ted Preston. Swingtime in Springtime When Jazz in Martinborough is discussed, Ted Preston is mentioned in the same breath as being Mr Jazz in Martinborough.  It…

May 2026

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Changing of the Guard – Martinborough Volunteer Fire Brigade

As promised last month this article is going to set the town on fire!  Not literally of course. We have had so much…

May 2026

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Peter Fisher Retires

The longest serving member of the Martinborough Volunteer Fire Brigade has decided it’s time to retire. We say farewell to Station Officer…

May 2026

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Pirinoa News

Crikey, the weather gods have delivered again. Our little valley, the Whakatomotomo, has flooded badly again with much of the repair work…

May 2026

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Autumn Abundance: Transforming Your Garden this May

As the crisp autumn air settles over the Wairarapa, May is a month of transition. While the warmth of summer feels like…

May 2026

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Clothing Swap

April was amazing. We had a large stream of people. We were sure we had too many clothes, but they were going…

May 2026

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Light in the Darkness News from St Andrew’s

Like so many of you, I attended the poignant ANZAC day dawn service in Martinborough Square.  As the dawn began to glow…

May 2026

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News From First Church

After the standard outbursts from the White House and the AI generated images of its leader as Jesus (including bolts of celestial…

May 2026

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Strengthening and supporting our local whānau

Here at Heartlands, we are excited to host two months of free community whānau workshops starting in May. The sessions are designed…

May 2026

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