Cooking corner

Vegetarian lentil Bolognese

Ingredients

1 tbsp oil 

½  onion, finely diced 

½  carrot, finely diced 

¾ cup dried brown lentils 

1½ cups mushroom, sliced 

400g  tomatoes, chopped 

1 tbsp tomato paste, reduced-salt  … Continue Reading

Did you know

THE NEW Airbus A350 XWB is capable of flying non stop from Singapore to New York. It’s huge fuel tank, required to make such a flight, holds 24,000 litres of fuel.

THE FIRST South Wairarapa Airbnb was registered in 2015. There are now 152 registered in South Wairarapa.

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY is on track to having 100% renewable energy by 2020. This from a starting point of being 80% non renewable in 2015. Major works have included  erecting thirty large wind turbines and making grants for  5,000 roof solar systems  plus storage batteries. 

AS ATRIBUTED to the philosopher, Pythagoras:

“Listen and you will be wise; the beginning of wisdom is silence.”

SOON AFTER the German wasp invaded NZ in the 1940s, the government offered  a reward of  three pence ( 2018 = $1.50) for every hibernating queen sent into the Dept. of Agriculture. Some 118,000 queens were sent in . But it wasn’t enough to stop the spread. 

FACEBOOK’S 2.1 billion users spend an average of  fifty minutes each day on site. … Continue Reading

Councillor Comment

This month I would like to start with congratulations to the committee and members of Hau Ariki Marae, in their foresight to bring the DIY Marae project team and film crew to Martinborough.

The amount they have achieved through their DIY Marae project is nothing less than outstanding and is a credit to their and the communities hard work over the weekend of 18^th May.  The marae is a wonderful asset to our community and is unique because people from all ethnic groups feel welcome and they are encompassing of the wider community as well.

This year First Church Martinborough are holding their Monster Mid-winter book fair at the Marae over the weekend of the 22^nd to 24^th June – please come along and support both the Marae and First church in their joint effort to showcase the marae and support the wider work of the church.

I know that I keep talking about the Long Term Plan, but this is such an important document, which guides council in its spending for the next three years.  This year we received our largest number of submissions (182 in total) and to councillors, this is great as it shows the interest people have in what Council is spending and the areas these funds are going to, we thank you for this.  This will be signed off at the Council meeting on the 27^th June. … Continue Reading

Doctors urge locals to stay well this winter 

With the winter now underway, local doctors are urging Martinborough residents to take steps to stay well and help avoid the usual rounds of seasonal colds and illness. 

“There’s still time to get a flu vaccination,” said Wairarapa GP Annie Lincoln. “A flu vaccination is one of the best ways to stay well during winter and avoid the spread of flu in the wider community.” 

A recent study found that around 25 percent of the population get the flu virus each year with about 4 out of 5 people (80 percent) showing no symptoms.

“This means you could be spreading the flu virus without knowing it or being unwell,” Dr Lincoln said. “Having a flu vaccination not only helps to protect you from this highly contagious disease – it also helps to keep your family, friends and co-workers well too.”

This year’s vaccine provides protection against the strain that caused the severe illness in the northern hemisphere during the recent winter there.

“This year could be particularly bad for winter illnesses,” said Dr Lincoln.  … Continue Reading