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An expectant audience

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An-expectant-audience Attempting to launch a hot air balloon at Martinborough School during the recent Balloon Fiesta. An eager audience was on hand but unfortunately the winds conditions were too risky for a takeoff.

Junior Tennis Champs

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Junior-Tennis-champs-photoFive Martinborough players took part in the Wairarapa Junior Tennis Championships held in Masterton which attracted a total of fifty nine competitors. Jack Lovell, Shane Colton, Flynn Nicholson, Patrick Nicholson in the ten and under grade and Samuel Draper in the twelve and under all certainly made their mark. … Continue Reading

Gather, saw, chop, split, chuck, truck and deliver for charity

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Gather,-saw,-chop Martin borough Lions have been busy over the last couple of months cutting firewood for locals. As many as a dozen Lions at a time have met on dairy farmer Donald Woods farm at Pirinoa to cut rings with chainsaws, split them on splitters, load them onto to trucks and trailers for delivery to local purchases and residents.
“Some of the wood goes to customers who buy the wood at a retail price, and we use the money for charitable purposes,” says Lions President Graeme Thomson. … Continue Reading

George Pain’s Life Story (founder of Pain and Kershaw)

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Part 6 Edited by Ineke Kershaw

I then bought the “Admiral Run” for a going concern £10,000, (2014 = $1,841,860) stock and everything included. I was only able to pay about £1,200 down and arranged for the balance to remain for 7 years at 5 % on £5,000 and 4½ % on the rest.
There was about 2,400 acres of native land leased to Tully Bros, which was all bush and scrub and from which they were getting no return because they didn’t have the money to improve it. … Continue Reading

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New golf clubhouse build, fund-raising up and running

Martinborough golf’s new clubhouse build is well under way _ as are fundraising efforts. It doesn’t seem long since we watched the demolition of the old clubhouse and now the frames for half the new building are in place with scaffolding up ready for the roof timbers. Everything is going …

Golf pro-am success _ without clubhouse

By Karen Stephens A record field of 172 players, including 43 professionals from New Zealand and Australia, battled light winds, warm temperatures and even light early-morning fog at Martinborough golf’s 2024 CER Electrical and Holmes Construction pro-am on February 1. At least that was the range of excuses for some …

Featherston wrestlers go offshore

Two members of Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club’s senior class have again been asked to join a New Zealand team overseas.  Wairangi Sargent and Angus Read will take part in the Journeymen Tournament and Training Camp over Easter in New York state.  Over the week they are there they will be …

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News from First Church

 Many folk imagine that going to church is a bit of an ordeal, a waste …

FROM THE MAYOR

By Martin Connelly In February the local Lions Club invited me for dinner and asked …

Driving Growth and Collaboration: Martinborough Business Assn Committee

The Martinborough Business Association Committee plays an important role in fostering economic growth and collaboration …

How Well Do We Know People in our Community?

Michael Bing talks to Lyle Griffiths Michael was raised in Auckland, attending St Peters College …

BOOK REVIEWS FOR HOT SUMMER DAYS

By Brenda Channer – Martinborough Bookshop “Whether Violent or Natural” by Natasha Calder This debut …

Community Garden News

By Debbie Yates This is definitely the month of thank you. Nga Mihi Nui! We …

EVENTS

Saturday 10 February: 10th annual Citizen Science Kākahi Count at Western Lake Shore Reserve, 18km …

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