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Maree’s musings

August 2, 2022 April 2022 Comments Off on Maree’s musings

ONE THING and ANOTHER

I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s sometimes difficult to get our heads around important stuff, so in order to help us make sense of our increasingly confusing world, we often make comparisons. Being ‘confined to barracks’ recently, I had time on my hands and dug some out. Thanks, Covid! With living costs escalating, for example, Those in Charge use items we can relate to. The price of a 1Kg block of cheese is the traditional benchmark, but for those more strapped for cash, it’s a lettuce or the humble cabbage, my celery maybe. News of galloping inflation goes down like a lead balloon: a phrase poached from a 1924 Mom’n’Pop comic strip, where Pop’s stock investment was going up as fast as one. The saying took off, though.

My Internet scrolling revealed a whole raft of new expressions. ‘Unprecedented’ [we’re all over this on both counts] had a good innings; now nothing surprises and we learned to suck it up and catch those curveballs. We encouraged folks to escape from rabbitholes and stop hiding under rocks. More geography featured with mountains made from molehills. Most of us have never met a mole, although we do have bats here. Their dubious reputation provides us with ‘bats in the belfry’ or just plain bats. And of course, batshit. … Continue Reading

Country Dog – City Dog

April 7, 2022 April 2022 Comments Off on Country Dog – City Dog

Wairarapa Library Service Rolls out Home Deliveries 

April 7, 2022 April 2022 Comments Off on Wairarapa Library Service Rolls out Home Deliveries 

Wairarapa Library Service is now providing home deliveries through our recently launched HomeLink Service.

If you are housebound or unable to get to a Library for any reason, recuperating from a knee replacement, just had a baby, isolating at home, then HomeLink could be just right for you. … Continue Reading

Welcome to the 2022 season for wrestling! 

April 7, 2022 April 2022 Comments Off on Welcome to the 2022 season for wrestling! 

Wrestling  lasses are now underway on a Wednesday night at the club from 5.30pm.

With a challenging 2020/2021 years New Zealand Wrestling is looking for a ‘new normal’ with the national calendar looking full of new and old tournaments!

Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club is proud to announce its hosting of the 2022 New Zealand Secondary School Championships in the long weekend of 25 June.   … Continue Reading

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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 …

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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 …

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

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