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Martinborough Ladies vs Douglas Villa Women – Final Day Drama

Douglas Villa’s players must have wondered if they’d taken a wrong turn when they saw a sign welcoming them to Martinborough’s “Stadium…

Oct 2025

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Martinborough Bowling Club 

The Martinborough Bowling Club will be holding its new season Opening Day on Sunday 19th October from 2pm. All members, twilighters, potential members…

Oct 2025

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Martinborough Golf

Spring is here at last, the last month has seen the rain win more than the golfers but that didn’t stop plenty…

Oct 2025

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Golf Club News

The course has been cold, but the golf has been hot with great conditions given the frosts and wet weather. Huge thanks…

Aug 2025

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Hole-in-one, Swilcan Bridge, new golf food

Winter has definitely set in but there are still many hardy golfers out there and enjoying some calm if cold weather. Just…

July 2025

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Sports, recreation body “an investment, not a cost”

A district-wide sports and recreation quango (“semi-autonomous non-government body, partly public funded”) has been granted $161,200 over two years as set-up funding…

July 2025

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Wind, mud, rain, hail and cold – enduro heaven

On Saturday 7 June I was out for a walk.  I’d recently returned from the UK and jet lag was still playing…

July 2025

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Martinborough Golf celebrates late Bill Jones

The month at the club started with a celebration of the life of one of the club’s life members, Bill Jones. Sadly…

Jun 2025

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Strong support for district-wide sports project

Sports clubs, exercise providers and schools have given strong initial backing to South Wairarapa District Council’s plan for a district-wide sports and…

Jun 2025

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Wombles Cricket vs Parliamentarians: Fundraiser for junior nets

T’was a beautiful Wairarapa Sunday. The WOMBLES – Wine Makers of Martinborough – took on The Parliamentarians. Scattered among the two teams…

Apr 2025

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Golf champion sent off with after-matchat new clubhouse

Martinborough golf club is mourning the passing of Lance Phelps, a top player who has held the low round at the club…

Apr 2025

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Sports and recreation “group” gets initial Council nod

One council quango to rule them all. That’s the option councillors adopted after a report showed one in two – 50 percent…

Apr 2025

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