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Business Assn. supporting local businesses

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“A strong emphasis in any crisis is communication. The Martinborough Business Association has been regularly communicating with its members throughout the Covid-19 crisis  by  email, Facebook posts and ongoing meetings by Zoom with the Associations committee.

We have built and re-strengetned partnerships with WellingtonNZ formerly the regional development unit), Wairarapa Economic Development Strategy (WEDS), Destination Wairarapa and Business Wairarapa.

WellingtonNZ has been very active in providing support ( including financial packages) for business owners through online webinars. These webinars have been pitched at small businesses, and cover all the functions of a  business including resilience and wellbeing sessions for business owners. The webinars have been delivered by a range a high calibre specialists.

Our Chair is involved in the business sector of WEDS representing the Martinborough Associations views and actions and also collaborating across the towns in South Wairarapa. For readers who want to know more about WEDS plans they can go to https://www.growwairarapa.nz/

The Association has been active in promoting buy local and the offerings local business have (and have developed) The on line world id growing with may retailers in food and beverage offering this as sales opportunity to meet the lock down conditions

Allan Hogg  chair@martinboroughnz.com

Charlotte Harding  Secretary

Martinborough Business Association
PO Box 234, Martinborough 5741

email info@martinboroughnz.com

website www.martinboroughnz.com

facebook martinborough-business-association

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Caregiving Carries On 

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Every morning and every evening around the town there’s a group of essential workers visiting homes to help people with their daily routines.  It might be showering, dressing, putting to bed or giving medication. Obviously this service couldn’t stop just because there was a pandemic threatening.  

Yvonne Sutherland is one of the people who does this job.  “Part of our role is to create a pleasant atmosphere so clients are cheered up by our visit. This became even more important during lockdown when the restrictions meant we often became our clients’ only visitors”

“At first I think caregivers were a bit anxious about the virus but we always have to be very careful with hygiene in our work so it wasn’t so very different. 

We were just happy to be able to continue supporting people in their own homes.”

 

Cooking corner

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Autumn bake 

Ingredients 

3 medium potatoes

2 medium size kumara 

200gr pumpkin 

12 small radish

2 heads garlic – sliced in half horizontally

6 thyme sprogs

5 tbs olive oil

2 cups baby spinach leaves

 4 tbs pine nuts 

Salt and pepper. 

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Explore the Brain

June 8, 2020 June 2020 Comments Off on Explore the Brain

Here’s news about some exciting research going on.

Human Brain Simulator

Scientists have created this simulation that lets you see which parts of the brain are activated by differing activities. It’s amazing!

You can flip, rotate, and click around this online 3D model to learn about the different regions of the brain and their functions.

For example, here is an image of where the brain is activated during Working Memory

https://www.brainsimulation.org/atlasweb/

(It takes a short while to load and you will see why when you use it. It is well worth the wait.)

The Human Brain Project

The Human Brain Project aims to put in place a cutting-edge research infrastructure that will allow scientific and industrial researchers to advance our knowledge in the fields of neuroscience, computing, and brain-related medicine.

The 10-year Project began in 2013 and directly employs some 500 scientists at more than 100 universities, teaching hospitals, and research centres across Europe

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Sports

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 …

Martinborough Golf Club has tumbled down

The demolition of the Martinborough Golf Club is complete. In the last days prior to Christmas a fully-insulated pole shed, much like a top end farm outbuilding, was erected to act as both office and temporary clubhouse. New septic tanks, internet connectivity, power, water, and Porticom loos were installed. On …

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FROM THE MAYOR

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EVENTS

Saturday 10 February: 10th annual Citizen Science Kākahi Count at Western Lake Shore Reserve, 18km …

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