Health & Wellbeing

Health & Wellbeing

Doctors without Borders

I thought readers and residents of Martinborough and visitors might be interested in what I’ve been up to since March this year.…

Oct 2025

Health & Wellbeing

A Village Near Martinborough

Just a few of kilometres out of Martinborough on a rural road, you may have noticed a cluster of buildings that look…

Sept 2025

Health & Wellbeing

Hōkai Tahi Welcomes New Service Manager

Hōkai Tahi is delighted to announce the appointment of Renee Renata as its new Service Manager. Hōkai Tahi provides free support services…

Sept 2025

Health & Wellbeing

Living Positively with Parkinson’s

We would all like to stay in our own homes as we get older, and this is especially so for those living…

Sept 2025

Health & Wellbeing

MartinboroughRugby Club reclaims community gym to benefit all

Martinborough Rugby Football Club (MRFC) is proud to announce it has officially taken back the management of the town’s community gym, revitalising…

Aug 2025

Health & Wellbeing

RAPID is a place – not just a misplaced road number 

As you travel along rural roads you will no doubt notice red numbers on white backgrounds at everyone’s drive.  In case you…

May 2025

Health & Wellbeing

A Plumber’s Tale: stuck deep in the waste pipe, round the bend

Numb fingers, twisted elbow, stuck shoulder, aching back muscles and trapped in a household waste pipe to the shoulder_ the plumber, after…

Feb 2025

Health & Wellbeing

40+ Pink Ribbon volunteers help fundraising drive

The Pink Ribbon collection on 27 and 28 October saw more than 40 volunteers each do a two- hour shift at five…

Dec 2024

Health & Wellbeing

Hōkai Tahi opens South Wairarapa clinic

Hōkai Tahi – women’s health support – has opened a South Wairarapa clinic based out of St John’s premises at 8 Lyon…

Nov 2024

Health & Wellbeing

No Mean Feet – Reflexology

I’m delighted to be providing Reflexology to people in the Wairarapa again. A gentle relaxing therapy, Reflexology is carried out with only…

Oct 2024

Health & Wellbeing

Another rural defibrillator installed

Wednesday, 28 August, saw a crowd of about 30 locals assembled at Ruakokoputuna Community Hall as an AED was installed and a…

Oct 2024

Health & Wellbeing

Wairarapa “postcode hole” for govt’s Alzheimer support

Alzheimers patients in Wairarapa live in a Health New Zealand funding “postcode black hole” _ the only region of the country with…

Sept 2024

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