Hau Ariki Marae, Our Community Marae 

In 2018 the Hau Ariki Marae needed a makeover. The Martinborough community rose to the occasion.  People helped to paint.  They cleaned and undertook repairs.  Helpers in the wharekai kept everyone fed and in good spirits.  And to record the event Marae DIY filmed the result. It was a superb demonstration of how the community can work together for a common cause.

Hau Ariki is in many ways quite unique as a marae for the whole community. Built in the 1980’s following a collaboration with the council, it was established for Māori and Pakeha alike, where traditional Māori concepts, values and conventions could be nurtured and cultivated. The carved meeting house, Te Whare Wānanga o Tūpai, personifies the aspirations of Hau Ariki Marae.   … Continue Reading

Maree’s musings

CONVERSION CONFUSION

  There’s been stories recently about a new currency called ‘non-fungible tokens’. I don’t understand them, but they reminded me of NZ’s changeover to decimal currency, back in 1967. I was a very poor student living in Dunedin (yes, I came back) at the time, so cash of any variety was limited.

Being suspicious of change is part of the human condition, but when we realised nobody suddenly became super-rich, which would have been nice, or in the conversion confusion believed their biscuit tin cash stash was now worthless so went in the trash, we came to our senses and relaxed. It was still confusing though. 12d was worth a shilling (twenty to a pound). A single penny was worth 5/6^th of a cent. We gave up on farthings, florins and half-crowns and spent them. Cents made more sense once you stopped trying to calculate how many to the pound.  … Continue Reading

Digital Seniors Fundraiser

What would you do for a dollar? We’d love to find out!

Digital Seniors first fundraiser event of 2021 is coming up on 16 April, and we’d be thrilled to see you there! Bring your friends, family, and anyone that might want to enjoy a night of live music and game show hi-jinx.

Wairarapa’s premier cover band Audio Underground will be spinning some tunes, and the award-winning Clareville Bakery will be serving up some delicious kai.

Tables for from four to eight available 

Many thanks to CluedUp, who are running the ‘What would you do for a dollar’ event for us!  Tickets are only $40 per person and sold  here https://www.cartertonec.co.nz/whats-on/

Friday 16^th April  from 7 pm at the Carterton Events Centre

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Councillor comment

What a super month! Martinborough is buzzing from the harvesting of the 2021 grapes to produce our beautiful local wines. This is always a special time of year for our region, a culmination of a years hard work, and I personally can’t wait to see the results!

The opening of the Martinborough Manganese Reduction Plant on 11 March was also a special morning. … Continue Reading