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Not just for tourists
It’s been sitting on the eastern side of The Square for more than 130 years. From the outside, the entryway is small,…
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Everyone is welcome all the time
Next time you wait for your order from Joe Kwong On Takeaways on Jellicoe Street you might like to think about the…
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Centenarian’s birthday marked by late pontiff
Even as Pope Francis was lying in State at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome and thousands filed past his coffin, his soft…
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Time Travel at Martinborough Museum
Martinborough Museum is planning a series of mini-exhibitions to tell local stories through items in its collection. The first exhibition will open…
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One Quick Question
Where in town would you find this smart new bronze plaque? Clues: It’s on a building in The Square That building was…
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Century-plus of Chinese merchant history
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark may be surprised to learn that she could be one of the originators of a splendid book…
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130-year-old grande dame of Martinborough
From The Martinborough Star, October 1894: “The Martinborough Public Library was formally opened on Thursday afternoon [October 18, 1894]; Mr John Martin…
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Soldier Settlements in the south – and their fight to survive
Although the book, “South of Martinborough – Two Soldier Settlements and their Neighbours,” by Diane Grant, was launched exactly two years ago…
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Mouldering historic Carkeek Observatory still awaits council action
“Firstly, my apologies for not communicating with you for a while and for the project moving slower than we had originally anticipated,”…
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Martin Square, Soldier’s Memorial Park: Truth or Fiction?
There is always truth and fiction in all the stories that are told and retold, about events in relationship to certain places.…
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Local Pa sites uncovered from 1940s aerial pix
Many South Wairarapa Pa sites sat lost in time, unnoticed, even hidden, in the rolling, expansive landscape until a young group of…
