Work to preserve and protect New Zealand’s oldest astronomic observatory is under way, with conservation architects working on shelter design and the…
At one stage in its journey, this Ruamahanga River-side sheep grazing paddock was home to 94 villagers, who grew maize, wheat and…
Two weeks ago I went to a church that should be under water. When Spanish engineers built a reservoir in Catalonia in…
Anne Dodd says being a long-term volunteer with Martinborough Museum “is all about conversations.” The former town librarian, Anne has been a…
“A fantastic place,” “wonderful displays,” “well curated,” “I remember visiting my grandmother as a very young girl and seeing tea sets like…
1872 – 73 In the beginning … In 1872, George ‘Tiny’ Pain, the entrepreneurial travelling salesman son of settler parents, reached agreement…
People have been very complimentary about the new P & K Supermarket and retaining some of the old brickwork to enhance the…
A three-day trek from Wellington in 1865 saw then 19-year-old George Pain arrive in the Wairarapa, where he found work as a…
U.S. Marines on furlough from Guadalcanal with malaria were deployed to Martinborough after the 1942 earthquakes (Magnitude 7.6) to help demolish parts…
During and after WW11 imported Middle East dates were always infested with weevils. Staff would break up the cakes of dates and…
Much has been written about the General Grant. With the lure of lost gold bullion waiting to be found, the intrigue has…
If so, please don’t throw them away. The Martinborough Museum is currently re-organising its picture collection and we would like to make…
