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Did You Know?

THAT the Martinborough Christmas parade will be held on Sunday 18th December commencing from the Martinborough Transport yard at 5pm. THAT 60%…

Dec 2011

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Fire Brigade

On November the 11th the brigade was called to a rubbish fire in Regent Street. The next day a call was received…

Dec 2011

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From the Mayor

I recently had the privilege of joining a local government study tour to Japan. There were nine attendees, seven from Australia and…

Dec 2011

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Know your town

WW1 Cannon Following World War One it was a common practice for the Army to bring home captured German equipment which was…

Dec 2011

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Letters

Improvement needed It was with some amusement we read of the SWDC vision to be “the Best little Council in NZ”. We…

Dec 2011

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Library News

Libraries to open all day Saturdays Old news perhaps to the worldly folks of Masterton but in the South Wairarapa this is…

Dec 2011

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FROM WHAREKAKA

A big thank you to the people that supported our fundraising event on the 19th November. Although the crowd was small –…

Dec 2011

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Comment

It strikes me as a bit odd that while imported good as such as toys, clothing, shoes, whiteware and toiletry products have…

Dec 2011

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Words of Wisdom

Apparently the White House referred to Christmas Trees as ‘Holiday Trees’ for the first time this year which prompted CBS presenter, Ben…

Dec 2011

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Cooking corner

Asparagus is in the flush of its season*, in optimum condition, inexpensive and plentiful. Here are a couple of serving ideas. French…

Nov 2011

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Did You Know

THAT we won the Rugby World Cup (just in case you missed it) THAT the RAF’s first monoplane fighter, the Hawker Hurricane,…

Nov 2011

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From the Mayor

Labour weekend has always been eagerly awaited by many; the last long weekend being a distant memory way back in June. Whether…

Nov 2011

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