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Otaraia Pa site – visit to an unmarked village
At one stage in its journey, this Ruamahanga River-side sheep grazing paddock was home to 94 villagers, who grew maize, wheat and…
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Turn on the tap in a drought: no water
Two weeks ago I went to a church that should be under water. When Spanish engineers built a reservoir in Catalonia in…
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Talking about the past … Martinborough Museum
Anne Dodd says being a long-term volunteer with Martinborough Museum “is all about conversations.” The former town librarian, Anne has been a…
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Bumper Season for Magical Martinborough Museum
“A fantastic place,” “wonderful displays,” “well curated,” “I remember visiting my grandmother as a very young girl and seeing tea sets like…
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P&K Milestones from 150 years
1872 – 73 In the beginning … In 1872, George ‘Tiny’ Pain, the entrepreneurial travelling salesman son of settler parents, reached agreement…
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70-plus years – from horse and cart to sidecar
People have been very complimentary about the new P & K Supermarket and retaining some of the old brickwork to enhance the…
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George Pain the silent partner
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…
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P&K: Years with glassless windows
U.S. Marines on furlough from Guadalcanal with malaria were deployed to Martinborough after the 1942 earthquakes (Magnitude 7.6) to help demolish parts…
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P&K: Weevils in the dates
During and after WW11 imported Middle East dates were always infested with weevils. Staff would break up the cakes of dates and…
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The General Grant Still Mystifies
Much has been written about the General Grant. With the lure of lost gold bullion waiting to be found, the intrigue has…
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Do You Have Any Historical Photos?
If so, please don’t throw them away. The Martinborough Museum is currently re-organising its picture collection and we would like to make…
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Canada’s golden spike
The Canadian coast to coast railway was completed on the 7th November 1885. The government of British Columbia made it a condition…
