Under The Martinborough Stars.

I’m Chris. I’m the new owner of Under The Stars. When I was 6 years old my dad kept me up late to see Halley’s Comet through binoculars and I’ve been fascinated by astronomy ever since. 

I’m a collection of atoms that were once inside a star. So are you. There’s a chance that some of the atoms in you were created in the core of a different star, or stars, to the atoms currently forming me. Even as you read this there may be cosmic pieces of different origin between your left and right eye. Personally, I like to think that my star stuff came from pretty good stock. Stars were stars in those days and they really knew how to shine. … Continue Reading

Recycling days 

Wednesday July 13th  Glass

Wednesday July 20th Wheelie bin

Wednesday July 27th Glass 

The importance of information

Due to government regulations there will be no Mayoral or Councillor columns until after the local body elections I.E. for three months. We are told that this is to ensure that standing members do not use any advantage of information which they may have over new candidates. 

However the regulation does not ban standing members from giving information or stating personal opinions, they just cannot do so in their official capacity. 

It is doubly important that the residents deciding who they think should be ‘running the show’ for the next three years is when the maximum information needs to be available. Despite there seemingly to be a general belief to the contrary, there is no rule stopping this happening.   … Continue Reading

South Wairarapa Tramping Club  –  The Conquest of Winzenberg Hill

Some readers may remember reports in 2020 of a trip up Winzenberg Hill on an old, very overgrown route where the group was prevented by gorse and an impenetrable thicket of branches from reaching the top, and a later working party trip report.

John Rhodes recalls tramping up to the summit in the 1970s, when it was all farmland, and access was easy. He has been very determined to resurrect the route up Winzenberg from the Holdsworth campground as a tramping possibility for local trampers, and has inspired and cajoled many others to help him in this task. Five track-clearing parties have worked hard cutting the route, and some keen track makers have made solo excursions. … Continue Reading