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Apple Harvest Festival time returns at orchard
April is apple harvest, with Greytown’s Molewood Orchard staging a second pick-your-own harvest festival at Easter, after a first event in 2023.…
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Balloon festival heads back to town skies
Martinborough’s skies will once again be filled with bright colours as the Wairarapa Balloon Festival returns this Easter,17 – 21 April. A…
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A must-go eventfor local plant lovers
As autumn arrives with cooler days and golden light, it’s the ideal time to refresh your garden, get plants in the ground…
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Chill Vibe – wine, music, family dog, kids running free
ky Wines owners Katherine and Jeremy joining forces with the new winery, Equilibrium Makers owned by Lucie and Simone, for a family…
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Skyline Challenge is back: new date, new courses, new charity
The Skyline Challenge ride, run and walk has a new date this year – Saturday 29 March. “We’ve moved the date forward…
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Double, Double, Toil and Sustainable Profit: 48 years of Martinborough Fairs
A friend who had recently moved to Wellington expressed surprise when told there are, not one, but two Martinborough Fairs every year,…
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Wairarapa Music in the Country celebrates 10 Years
This year Wairarapa Music in the Country is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Held at the scenic Tauherenikau Racecourse, the three-day event (January…
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Toast to the new Taste Wairarapa
By Joelle Thomson, Wine Writer Taste Wairarapa stepped in where Toast Martinborough left off on the third weekend of November this year.…
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Toast’s Festival Road makes for a walkable event
Take away the cars and they will come? The new owners of Toast Martinborough (Foley Wines) are offering a major revamp of…
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Clothing Swap returns to lower footprint
Another clothing swap was held in November and attracted a lot more people than the previous event. It was fun shopping for…
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New wine festival moves in to replace old
Taste replaces Toast. But it’s still all about the palate. A wine festival merry-go-round in Wairarapa will see a brand new weekend…
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Festival shows a winning formula at work
“It’s a highlight of our year!” “Our first Festival and we LOVED it!” Audience reactions such as these after this year’s Martinborough…
