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THE CHRISTMAS PARADE is on Sunday 15th commencing at 5pm. Followed by Carols in the Square.

CONGRATULATIONS to Victoria Jones on winning the South Wairarapa Civic Award for ‘Service to arts and culture’. Vicki was featured in the Oct. issue of the Star.

ALSO to Alistair and Jacqui Sutherland on their well deserved nomination for services to the community. … Continue Reading

COUNCILLORS COMMENTS

Your Councillors are working hard for the community and catching up on the period between the Elections and the Results when it was very quiet. Thank you for your vote and confidence in me as your elected representative for Martinborough. I look forward to working with the new Community Board and welcome Lisa as the new Chair and thank Pam for all her years as Chairman and her contribution to the area.

As Deputy, Pam’s knowledge and connections will be invaluable. You may have already heard we have formed a Graffiti Working Party with members from all the three towns and we are working with Police, City Care, Community Patrol and Neighbourhood Support. We are being proactive and starting in Featherston with the most issues – graffiti is an Offence and grossly under reported to the Police. … Continue Reading

Cooking corner

Marinated Roasted Chicken Pieces

This chicken is great roasted but can also be cooked over a BBQ for added flavour and colour

Ingredients … Continue Reading

Community Board

This is my first column for the Star as the new Chair of the Martinborough Community Board. I am one of two new faces this triennium and I know that Victoria Read and I are looking forward to the challenge. Your returning board members are Pam Colenso and Adi McMaster with Julie Riddell and Max Stevens our two Councillor representatives.

I am particularly pleased that Pam Colenso has accepted the Deputy Chair role. With twelve years experience on the Martinborough Community Board and nine years as Chair I am looking forward to learning the ropes with Pam’s help and experience. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our outgoing Community Board members, Heather Gibbs and Jo Guscott for their hard work on behalf of Martinborough. … Continue Reading