Home » April 2021 » Recent Articles:

FIRST  CHURCH,  MARTINBOROUGH 150th  ANNIVERSARY  CELEBRATION

April 12, 2021 April 2021 Comments Off on FIRST  CHURCH,  MARTINBOROUGH 150th  ANNIVERSARY  CELEBRATION

On Sunday,  6  June  2021  First Church, Martinborough will celebrate:

* 166 years since the first Presbyterian Service was held in the South Wairarapa

* 150 years since the first Church building was opened in Martinborough

AND … Continue Reading

ARTIST FLAGS TO FLY AT BRIDGE AND 6 WAIRARAPA TOWNS – celebrating peace, horses and ANZAC Day   

April 12, 2021 April 2021 Comments Off on ARTIST FLAGS TO FLY AT BRIDGE AND 6 WAIRARAPA TOWNS – celebrating peace, horses and ANZAC Day   

What happens when an artist loves horses, photography, textiles and children’s art?  Artist-designed flags will fly across six towns and at the ANZAC Memorial Bridge at Kaiparoro for the annual Service (2pm).

The ANZAC Bridge Fellowship for 2020/2021 honours the horses that went to war. It was awarded to Esther Bunning, NZ Professional Photographer of the Year 2020: a portrait artist experienced in photographing people as well as the wild Kaimanawa horses in the central plateau. For the ANZAC Bridge Fellowship project, Esther photographed the ANZAC Mounted Troopers – Les Chevaliers from Eketāhuna and Amuri Mounted Rifles from North Canterbury – who rode in formation from Eketāhuna to the Memorial Bridge on Armistice Day 2020. She also collaborated with the Mauriceville School community to create words and pictures for the flags.  … Continue Reading

Cooking Corner

April 12, 2021 April 2021 Comments Off on Cooking Corner

Corn fritters

These tasty corn fritters are rich in spice and flavour, and a quick way to use up leftover cooked corn, peas and potatoes. If you fancy a little less heat, omit the chilli.

Ingredients 

110g (¾ cup) frozen corn kernels, blanched

50g (⅓ cup) cooked peas

2 large boiled potatoes, about 600g in total
100g 

(1 cup) dry breadcrumbs

1 tsp garam masala

½ tsp chopped chilli

2 garlic cloves, crushed

½ tsp finely chopped ginger … Continue Reading

Book Club exchange box 

April 12, 2021 April 2021 Comments Off on Book Club exchange box 

A new installation on the Lions Club  building is the result of several  months work by a local book club in Martinborough.  Current organiser Sue Darling explained a little of the background of the group: ” The Book group  began over ten  years ago when Ineke Kershaw contacted about a dozen friends and invited them to form a Book Group. Within a month we were signed up to the Book Discussion Scheme in Christchurch and began receiving our monthly read. Each December we explore the Scheme’s catalogue and send our  list of preferred reading for the year. The idea of providing a Book Exchange Box developed quite recently, with all members contributing to the costs of the materials.” … Continue Reading

FEATURED BUSINESSES

No post found

Sports

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 …

Martinborough Golf Club has tumbled down

The demolition of the Martinborough Golf Club is complete. In the last days prior to Christmas a fully-insulated pole shed, much like a top end farm outbuilding, was erected to act as both office and temporary clubhouse. New septic tanks, internet connectivity, power, water, and Porticom loos were installed. On …

Regular Features

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 …

Recent Comments