One hundred donations

One hundred blood donations is something that few individuals can claim, but Peter Kavanagh of Martinborough is one of them. Peter was the star turn on Blood Day at the Town Hall as he clocked up 100 donations with a very relaxed air. Peter’s first donation was in the late …

Hurricanes dig in

Palliser’s annual dig-out challenge had some star attractions this week with Victor Vito & Ardie Savea from the Hurricanes joining the competition. The dig-out challenge was started about 5 years ago to make the job of digging out the pinot noir skins from the tank a bit more fun. The …

Cricket Champions

The Martinborough Cricket team who won the Southern division of the Country schools Kiwi Cricket tournament, which was held at Martinborough school on March 22. The tournament consisted of 4 teams, Martinborough, Gladstone, Kahutara and Greytown.

History and Progress meet at Winemaker Services

A lone walnut tree stands in the midst of building work outside Winemaker Services (commonly known as the bottling plant) in the Square. It was planted in 1950 and is bearing fruit this autumn as it has done for many years. Although the extension to the bottling plant that is …

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Chardonnay Showdown

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Burgundy equates for many to Pinot Noir. But, in the Burgundy region the white wine, or “white Burgundy” is made from Chardonnay grapes. So it’s no surprise that, along with our world famous Pinot Noir and many other great varieties, Chardonnay does charmingly well here also. … Continue Reading

BBC in Martinborough

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An enthusiastic group continue to meet every Third Thursday of the month for a Blackboard Concert (BBC). Originally started at Jaq’s Bar over 4 years ago by Ineke and David Kershaw, the venue shifted to Est before finding its present home in the Lions Den next to the Medical centre.  … Continue Reading

Anzac Day

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ANZAC-Day The New Zealand flag flew strong and proud at the end of the ANZAC Service at Lake Ferry on ANZAC day.
 A large crowd gathered to pay their respects and it was lovely to see so many young people attending.  Children from local schools placed wreaths along with other organisations.

Antiques

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antiques Vintage wool blankets
I can’t remember the colour of the blankets I had on my bed as a child growing up in England.. probably plain pink or cream.
If I had grown up in New Zealand – I am sure I would have remembered exactly what pattern I had as they are such fabulous colours and designs. … Continue Reading

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Wairarapa United Football visits

Four members of the Wairarapa United Football team have been passing on their knowledge and skills to pupils of Tuturumuri school. Along with obvious attraction of having very skilled players as visitors is added the interest of each of the players comes from a different country. George comes from England, …

GOLF CLUB NEWS

The highlight at the club for the month would have to be the Charity Golf tournament which was held on Friday, 12th. It was such an incredible day where 59 club members and 45 non members played an Ambrose tournament to raise funds for St John. To the players and …

Game time!

Marty senior teams have a hard few weeks ahead with 3 weekends away from home. First game on the road was against Pioneer, Martinborough won/lost, it’s always a tough game against Pioneer on their home turf. Thanks to everyone for all the great support its great to see everyone at …

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Plunket News

Hello from Martinborough Plunket, In between packing the car to head away for a break …

Meet your fire fighters

A couple years after Michael Thomas, a Gold Star and Life Member of the Martinborough …

Library news

As you are probably all aware, we are getting near the point of moving to …

Letters

Heartfelt thanks To the Community, Family and my Brethren at Waihenga-St Johns Freemason Lodge of Martinborough. …

Know your town

Jellicoe Street – east side The J W McCarthy buildings were established in 1983 on …

From the Mayor

A curved ball has been thrown into the Super-city debate.  Hawkes Bay Regional Council have …

Fire Brigade

At 5:45am on April 1, the Brigade was alerted to a forest fire at Kaikuri …

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