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This clothing swapis FREE, people
Clothing Swap is, as I envisaged it, well supported by our community, and we have a wide range of clothing (very light…
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News from first church
We were intending to give an update on the progress towards re-styling our church, but it appears that the negotiation stage is…
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Snippets from the trenches
Random rules: South Wairarapa will continue its three-year-old practice of randomly listing the names of election candidates on voting forms. Alphabetical listing…
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Council warned of cycle danger six years ago
Back in 2019 – long before widespread road speed woes surfaced – a Martinborough couple had identified the need to provide separate…
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‘Lower Valley’ church heads into next 150 years
Some came in solid tweed jackets, others in tartan kilts and ties, muted trousers and bright dresses to launch their 150-year-old and…
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How well do weknow people inour community?
A Guinness World Record holder for rowing across the Atlantic with three other women and a silver medal winner in the Commonwealth…
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More talk about road speed limits
Road speed limits in South Wairarapa are back in consultation mode and on the redrawing board. A council memo has advised it…
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Power Board swans can be a problem
Instead of their only “meet-ups” occurring at funerals, former workers at Wairarapa Electric Power Board (later Wairarapa Electricity then Powerco) decided a…
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Letter of the Month – Weekly Square vigil for Gaza continues
For the last eighteen months some concerned Martinborough citizens have held a regular Wednesday morning vigil in support of the Palestinian people…
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Growing the Clothing Swap
This event seems to be gaining in popularity. It was fun to watch a group of women who came and stayed for…
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It’s your lucky day! Not
A common “scammer” catchphrase is “It’s your lucky day! You won the lottery!” or similar promises of large sums of money and/or…
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News From First Church
Last month belonged to one of the first little churches to be established by the pioneers of South Wairarapa – in 1875…
