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Wairarapa bananas?

Bananas are far and away the most popular fruit in New Zealand – apples are a distant second. But the vast majority…

July 2022

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Under The Martinborough Stars.

I’m Chris. I’m the new owner of Under The Stars. When I was 6 years old my dad kept me up late…

July 2022

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Matariki cluster

Te Papa has provided this photo of the Matariki Star Cluster. It can be seen rising in the north east around the…

July 2022

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Under The Martinborough Stars 

A few weeks ago, the photograph of our Milky Way’s Black Hole was revealed. Black Holes are a very important stage in…

Jun 2022

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The first telescope

The first historic mention of a telescope ‘ a tube to see far’ is a patent application dated 25th September 1608 by…

May 2022

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Trial may ease coastal community’s battle against erosion         

Cape Palliser Road winds its way along one of the wildest stretches of coast in the world. A dramatic rise in severe…

May 2022

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Under The Martinborough Stars 

Zodiac signs You probably know your own one, you may often use this term to find out what is going on with…

May 2022

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Solar storm stranding

A recent report in Current Biology ha slinked the stranding of 200 whales On the west coast of North America last year…

May 2022

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Moana magic 

Love the Wairrapa Moana and our beautiful environment? Then check outRestoration Day 2022, 28-29 May, a programme hosted by GWRC which focuses…

May 2022

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What a load of Rubbish!

Tonnes of rubbish end up in our landfills every week even though many of us try to recycle as much as we…

Apr 2022

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Under The Martinborough Stars 

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, How I wonder what you are, Up above the World so high, Like a Diamond in the sky…

Apr 2022

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Under The Martinborough Stars 

To most southern hemisphere inhabitants, the constellation of Orion is better known as the Pot. Simply because it looks like a saucepan.…

Mar 2022

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