On Page 17 of February’s Martinborough Star in the article “Pingao – the little coastal sand sedge miracle?” Kohunui Marae where the…
Ruamahanga Farm on Martinborough’s outskirts has nine hectares of “huge yellow sunflower blooms” on offer during a mid-February Sunflower Festival to help…
Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas) sliced through the skies mid-January, slowly fading on its first visit to the Sun and planets in 180.000…
Nocturnal + tourism equals a new and leading trend in world tourism, rated the No. 1 new attraction and reported by the…
Fifty tussock-like plants covered in wire mesh boxes sit in the sand well along the beach-front at Lake Ferry’s Okorewa Lagoon. Few…
Stump up with binoculars, telescope, mobile phone app or bare eyes at month’s end (February 28) for a (hopefully) star-lit night to…
My journey into conservation has been a short one, prompted by a lifelong love for our wild South Wairarapa coastline and our…
Aorangi Forest Park, long celebrated for its rugged beauty and ecological significance, has taken on a new role as the “core” of…
By Martin Freeth South Wairarapa farmers resumed their cull of canada geese this summer _ but bird numbers are ever-increasing and so…
Freshwater kākahi – native mussels once a key food source in Lake Wairarapa – face potential extinction as they pay the cost…
Up on the heights of Martinborough, Frank and Lisa Cornelissen have built their new home. Wanting to conserve energy and be as…
Hiwinui, Wairarapa’s first regional park, could be set up and ready for visitors within three years – just 10 minutes drive from…
