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Train services cut for 46 days urgent track work

Buses over the hill will replace trains under the hill for 46 days – from December 26 through February 10 – as…

Dec 2024

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How Well Do We Know People In Our Community? – December 2024

By Lyle Griffiths Born in Whanganui, Mariana McDermott first lived with her mother in the home of her grandmother. After her mother…

Dec 2024

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Homage to a favourite son

Last month First Church and the wider Martinborough community lost a favourite son – Robert (Bob) Sedcole Bargh after a fine innings…

Feb 2024

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Kitcheners ram-raid brings out community support

A front-end loader assault on a bank ATM which collapsed part of a verandah, ripped open a cafe frontage and wrecked building…

Dec 2024

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Martinborough Fire Brigade: another big year

2024 fire/emergency calls to end of November: 338. It’s been a big year for the brigade. We’ve welcomed a new Chief and…

Dec 2024

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Martinborough Kindergarten sets up Paataka Kai

You may have noticed something new sitting outside the gate at Martinborough Kindergarten recently. This is our Pataka Kai which is a…

Dec 2024

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Foodbank stretches as demand level continues upward

This time in 2023 The Social Crust, Martinborough’s volunteer foodbank, was supplying weekly food boxes to 57 clients – mainly families –…

Dec 2024

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Hill road replacement issue revives

Remutaka Road Action Group wants the region’s southern lifeline put on central government’s agenda and has identified three new routes as options…

Dec 2024

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Considine Park family friendly summer destination

It has been exciting to finally see the Pump Track becoming a reality – which I am sure will be well used…

Nov 2024

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Festivals, foodbank, families, forests given council funds

Nourishing body, mind and environment are top priorities in South Wairarapa District Council’s annual Community and Youth Grant funds, distributed this month…

Nov 2024

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How Well Do We Know People in Our Community?

Pforzheim in Southern Germany was where Thomas Röckinger lived with his family, the third of six children – five brothers and one…

Nov 2024

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29 years of community patrol service ends

Pat Dette has been a valued member of the Martinborough Community Patrol since 1995. That’s 29 years of community service. Martinborough Community…

Nov 2024

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