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Know your town
Before the Centennial Baths In the 1920s and 30 Martinborough had two great swimming places, one on the bend of the Ruamahanga…
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Letters
Poor old Town Hall Where would you like to be standing in the next big earthquake (whenever that may be) the middle…
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Library News
Books, books and more books – yes they are the basic building blocks of the library. Recently, however, I have ordered some…
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Book review
THE BEE-FRIENDLY BEEKEEPER A sustainable approachAuthor David Heaf This is a highly readable glossy colour illustrated text of 150 pages well supported…
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Papers past
The Chronicle June 1991 Hau Ariki Marae invite young people to be part of the history by building the Martinborough Marae while…
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NEWS FROM WHAREKAKA
Another month has flown by at Wharekaka. The flowers are starting to bloom and the oak trees are now covering in bright…
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Cooking corner
Potato and anchovy pie Ingredients 6 large potatoes 1 cup breadcrumbs 1 can flat anchovies 100gr butter ½ cup tomato puree Method…
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Letters
Dixie Street I enjoyed your front page coverage of the Martinborough jazz weekend. I went to hear the Dixie Street concert on…
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Library news
Let’s face it – librarians love books and we love books more than we love computers – obviously. However, we also love…
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Councillors Comments
Roading maintenance is continuing and it is fair to say that it has been challenging for Oldfields with the heavy snowfalls they…
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Did you know
THAT Amanda and Gus McLeod, assisted by volunteer students, have spent considerable time repairing the School Shade house. Timbers have been replaced…
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Fire Brigade
A very quiet month for the brigade. No fires. Three calls to smoke alarms being activated. One to smoke in Weld Street…
