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What a load of Rubbish!

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Tonnes of rubbish end up in our landfills every week even though many of us try to recycle as much as we can. 

We use the Wairarapa Black and Yellow bins. We sort our paper, cardboard, cans, and plastics 1, 2 and 5; and put them in the recycling bins to go to the Masterton Recycling centre, the largest recycling centre in NZ and built to European standards. 

But Red Wheelie bins, and Yellow plastic bags go straight to the landfill.  … Continue Reading

NZTrio returns to Greytown

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Omicron permitting, the NZTrio,  founder member cellist Ashley Brown, with newer members violinist Amalia Hall and pianist Somi Kim, will perform in Greytown on 1 May. They are celebrating 20 years of NZTrio with their Legacy series: masterpieces, “genre-busting” works, and freshly commissioned piano trios. … Continue Reading

Sweet science

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Dark chocolate makes your gut happy according to a new study published by the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry.  Participants in a clinical trial who were randomly assigned to eat very dark chocolate containing 85% cocoa had positive changes in mood  and higher levels of blauia – a type of gut bacteria known  to be present in greater volumes in healthy people 

Under The Martinborough Stars 

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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, 

How I wonder what you are,

Up above the World so high,

Like a Diamond in the sky

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

How I wonder what you are … 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 …

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 …

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