Knitters do it again

A colourful display of blankets, hats and jerseys knitted for Operation Cover-up, were shown on Saturday 26th July at the St Andrew’s Anglican Church Hall in Martinborough.

They have now been packed and trucked to Auckland for shipment to orphanages in Ukraine, Moldova and Romania where they will be distributed to orphanages and poor families before the onset of their (severe) winter.

The blanket raffled to raise funds to buy new wool for knitters was won by Philippa Arapoff of Ponatahi.
Thanks Barbara Cox

Conversations with winemakers

The final and third session of the annual “Conversations with Winemakers” series was held at Martinborough Wine Centre on Saturday, hosted by Lance Redgwell of Cambridge Wines and Wilco Lam of Dry River, who talked passionately about the lesser- known wine varieties grown in Martinborough. 

The first session was a blind-tasting of twelve Pinot Noirs from the various sub regions of Martinborough, presented by Carl Fraser of Murdoch James and Katherine Jacobs of Big Sky Wines. … Continue Reading

Wharekaka Fun

Don Findstrup

Residents and staff alike came together to share their wedding photos, dresses and memories over a cuppa and some fantastic wedding cake.

Everyone enjoyed seeing how Wedding fashions and trends have changed over the years. The highlight of the event was our manager Corlette slipping into her Wedding dress in order to play our bride when the time came to cut the cake! … Continue Reading

TORA COASTAL CHALLENGE AT CAPACITY

All 700 spots for the Wairarapa’s newest running and walking event were snapped up by sports enthusiasts around the country in less than a week.

An overwhelming number of entries have seen organisers for the inaugural Tora Coastal Challenge declare the event sold out. … Continue Reading