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A-nmew-bok-about-MartinbooughMartinborough is to be added to the popular ‘Look of’ series of Wairarapa Archive books about Wairarapa towns.
Local residents Mate Higginson and John MacGibbon are working on the Martinborough edition, which has been commissioned by Fraser Books, publishers for the Wairarapa Archival Society.

It will contain many photographs – at least 200 – along with a brief account of the various stages in the South Wairarapa town’s history.
Mate Higginson, a born and bred local and the town’s unofficial historian, is well-known for his Know Your Town columns in the Martinborough Star, and for his work at the Martinborough Colonial Museum.

John MacGibbon, with his wife Liz, have owned a cottage in the town since 1999 and moved in full-time three years ago after modernising and extending it. Interestingly, Higginson grew up in the same cottage.

MacGibbon is an historical writer, designer and publisher whose Ngaio Press business is now run from Martinborough. He is wearing his writer hat for the Look of Martinborough.

The main task at this stage is tracking down photos. Many are readily available at the local museum and the Wairarapa Archive. However, the authors are appealing to local residents who may be able to lend interesting photos. “We’ll consider anything,” says MacGibbon, “but generally we’re looking for photos that illustrate the ‘look’ of the town, past and present, with an emphasis on public buildings and events. Ideally, though not necessarily, they should include people.”

Contact John MacGibbon at 06-306 8502 or john@ngaiopress.com.
More information:
John MacGibbon 06-306 8502
Ian Grant, Fraser Books, 06-377 1359
Gareth Winter, Wairarapa Archive, 06-370 6311

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