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Wharekaka Township

A notice in a Feb 1869 paper: ‘J D Baird C. E. has honor of informing his friends, inhabitants of Wellington, Wairarapa, commencing business in Greytown. Surveyor, Architect, Land Agent.

In May 1870 Edward Harris offered for tender the erection of two miles of fence at the Waihenga Ferry. His Waihenga Ferry Hotel was the first in the district offering ‘good accommodation for travellers, good paddocks and stock yards’. … Continue Reading

EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE 2015 ROSE SHOW

Martinborough’s famous ROSE & FLOWER SHOW is only six weeks away, and this year hopefully will be the best yet! Plans for Saturday November 14th in the town’s equally famous Town Hall are well on the way.

The Committee are pulling out all the stops to encourage new exhibitors and, of course, crowds of visitors to this annual fund-raising event. Last year donations were made to the Town Hall fund for purchase of tables and one to the Life Flight Trust. The Show needs your support. … Continue Reading

DOUBLE GOLD FOR ALEXANDER VINEYARD

Boutique Martinborough winery, Alexander Vineyard, has just scooped 2 Gold medals for its pinot noir wines in the 2015 New Zealand International Wine Show where over 2,100 wines were entered.

The Gold medals were for their Alexander Martinborough Pinot Noir 2014 and Alexander Dusty Road Pinot Noir 2014, a remarkable 100% success rate as these were the only two wines that Alexander Vineyard submitted to the show. … Continue Reading

Did you know

COMMUNITY Guy Fawkes Night at Considine Park Saturday 7 November (pp day Sunday 8 November). Gates open from 5.30pm; food and drinks available for sale; gold coin entry with all proceeds going towards the purchase of Martinborough Junior Hockey’s new 11-aside team shirts for next season.

WITH PUBLIC sentiment nothing can fail and without it nothing can succeed – Abraham Lincoln

SO FAR this year in the USA every single week there has been a multiple shooting (4+ victims). 247 people shot in 238 days.

VEHICLE production accounts for 17% of Germany’s industrial output. 15% of German jobs are reliant on the automotive industry in some way. … Continue Reading