Golf Club News

The good weather is just about with us after such a wet winter. I must thank all the people who have given me the results – the Grumpy’s, the 9 and 18 hole ladies and also Ian Henderson for his skill and knowledge.

Guy Walmsley won a night out at Parehua recently at a function of about 120 people at the Westpac Stadium.

Finals of the Club champs are to be played on Saturday 29th and the Lamb and Chardonnay tourney on Sunday has a full field of 32 teams of four as well as a waiting list four.
Vice club captain Ro Griffiths won the Order of Merit, well done Ro. … Continue Reading

An unexpected response

Reprinted from the Kahutara School newsletter

Yesterday’s mail gave Room One, and us, proof that caring and thinking of others pays off. The children were so proud of our Olympic team that they decided to make cards to congratulate them -some children commented- “Are you really going to send these?” “Of course” replied Mrs. Wilson, and she duly sent them off.

The class received signed coloured photos of seven medal winners from the New Zealand team Lisa Carrington, Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, Hamish Bond and Eric Murray, and with a personal thank you for their cards – so special! … Continue Reading

Womens institute

A Snowball fundraiser is being held to assist New Zealand kids who have kidney disease. Each of the 13 Wairarapa Institutes was given $15 to see how much they could raise from this initial amount.

Martinborough run a $50 meat raffle with the winning ticket being no 111 Nathan Wylie. Congratulations. Our thanks to Scotty’s Butchery, and the Kitchener Street Dairy for selling the tickets. … Continue Reading

Wharekaka News

We welcome our new Registered Nurse to Wharekaka. Judith Lee comes with a wealth of experience in clinical nursing and aged care. We thank Judy McDonald for stepping in and helping us out over the past couple of months.

Our residents are making the most of the lovely sunny weather which has been showing an increasing presence lately. Residents have enjoyed morning tea in the sun, participating in gardening activities with Wendy and Janet. Weekly and monthly drives have also been popular to see all the spring flowers and blossom. … Continue Reading