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Kahutara School

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Board of Trustees Election
Kristy De Lange (39)
Edward Handyside ( 59)
Michael Jamieson (31)
Louise Lyster ( 30)
Moira Robertson-Davis-Brown (27)
Karen Shaw (40)
Erica Urlich (31)

Elected Kristy DeLange, Edward Handyside,
Michael Jamieson, Karen Shaw, Erica Urlich.
Staff representative Brodie Wilson.

Laraine Nix Returning officer.

IT’S OUR FAULT”

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Before you decide to stop reading, this is NOT about taking the blame, but taking responsibility!

The Wairarapa U3A [University of the Third Age] is hosting GNS Earthquake geologist Dr Robert Langridge this month, to talk to us about our faults. The GNS’s “It’s Our Fault”  project now includes the Wairarapa. It’s designed to inform people in their home area about specific faults, earthquakes and their impacts. U3A hopes this will be of much interest to you! … Continue Reading

Help please

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A couple of months ago I was at a meeting with the Rural Women group, and heard the story of a gorgeous little girl called Kathlyn who is 5 and loves most things a little girl of her age enjoy.

The only difference between Kathlyn and most girls of her age is that in her short life she has had 26 surgeries and major heart operations and is currently down to  12 different medications she takes daily to help her bounce through her busy school day. Kathlyn is a HeartKid.

Kids born with heart defects are not assisted with funding by the NZ Heart Foundation so kids like her come under the Wellington@Heart ‘umbrella’. … Continue Reading

Hello from Martinborough  Plunket,

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Every year when we have the garage sale. Fortunately for me there are a huge group of superheroes who step up and help  with the finer things and we have a lot of you kind folks to thank.

For starters, we couldn’t have our garage sale if it wasn’t for the generosity of Martinborough people who are keen to free up their house of clutter and treasures. which have now made their way back to new happy homes and owners keen to recycle the reusable. We are extremely grateful for South Wairarapa Storage who gave us a TARDIS like space for stashing all of the loads we picked up. … Continue Reading

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Sports

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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