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Friends of Martinborough Library group

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Martinborough Library now has a group for keen library supporters and book lovers. Everyone is invited to join the Friends of Martinborough Library and become part of our friendly library community. Friends groups support libraries all over New Zealand and are an important part of library life. Friends:
· fundraise for library projects
· receive invitations to library events
· advocate for and promote the library. … Continue Reading

Did you know

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THE GATE TAKINGS from the Tauherenikau races on March the 26th will go to the Life Flight Helicopter Trust

IN 1880 COAL SEAMS were reported to have been found in a drill shaft near Featherston. The shaft had been said to have gone down four hundred feet.

WHERE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY years ago it took 25 men a whole day to harvest and thresh a ton of grain, one person with a modern combine harvester can do it in six minutes.

IT IS OBVIOUS that women are smarter than men… diamonds are a girl’s best friend; man’s best friend is a dog. … Continue Reading

Cooking corner

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Cooking corner
Broccoli rice and blue cheese
Ingredients
250g broccoli florets with stems
750 ml vegetable stock
1 small, or half a medium onion
40 gr butter
1 clove garlic
350 gr long grain rice
50 ml white wine
3 tbsp, chopped parsley
To finish:
Butter 25 gr, cut into small pieces
30 gr parmesan cheese grated
Stilton or other blue cheese … 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 …

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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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