The drizzle did little to dampen the numbers who came out to support the finalists on Saturday for the Club Championships. The nine hole Womens B Division was won by Katrina Burgess who is just new to the Club against season finalist Nita Edwards. The Nine hole Championship was won again this year by Honor Clark who is touted to be moving back to 18 hole membership in 2016. … Continue Reading
Wairarapa’s own ‘Kokomai’ returns this year with a raft of events and activities scheduled from October 16-25th.
Martinborough is not left out with Irish musicians and dancers at the Village Cafe, the ‘Sing it To My Face’ intergenerational choir, an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ family fun day in the Square, and a mini film festival at Circus Cinema.
The Backspace Gallery at Thrive is also running a partner event, with an exhibition of paintings by former gallery co-ordinator Martine Bijker, plus a performance of the music which inspired her work. The exhibition opens October 3rd, while the concert takes place in the gallery on the last day of both the exhibition and the Kokomai Festival, Sunday 25th October. … Continue Reading
Trees in the Square
I don’t understand why there are no New Zealand native trees in the Square!
Clive Paton was recently awarded the highest environmental award for his work on the conservation and propagation of the northern Rata.Why not a rata as the first of other New Zealand trees in the Square?
Over recent years the maintenance of the present trees has improved greatly but none are indigenous, most are deciduous and native to the northern hemisphere and the six or so evergreens are native to Australia!
Why no kowhai, whose graceful habit and beautiful flowers would attract more tuis? Even the grand, but frost-tender puriri, favourite of kereru, could grow within the shelter of other trees.Why no titoki, indigenous to the Wairarapa? And what about the pretty, smaller makomako (wineberry)more appropriate to grape country by name and origin than the favoured claret ash .
First, it is surely important that a special place is made for a Northern Rata. Then as space is (made) available, PLEASE some of the other beautiful local trees! … Continue Reading
The Kahutara School Year 5/6 miniball team played an awesome season this term, finishing second on the table and playing off for first and second in the finals against Greytown. They played their hearts out and put in such a strong effort, but went down 42-30. Coach Brodie Wilson said how proud of how everyone in the team has developed over the term, congratulations team!
The school’s hockey team also had a very successful season in many cases playing teams from much larger schools. As with the mini ball team they were in a finals play off, in this case against Dalefield. The game ended with a one all draw and so went into extended time, and then into nail biting sudden death goal time which saw the goal scored by Dalefield.
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