Recycling collections
Wednesday July 14th Glass
Wednesday July 21st Wheelie bin
Wednesday July 28 th Glass
Wednesday July 14th Glass
Wednesday July 21st Wheelie bin
Wednesday July 28 th Glass
Well here we are, half the year gone and just past the shortest day. True to form we are now getting the worst that the weather Gods can throw at us. Heavy rain high seas and gale force winds. While you go about your daily chores spare a thought for the rural community they still need to battle the elements feeding and caring for their animals, thank God that lambing and calving hasn’t started.
After all the rain over the past two weeks our rural roading network has taken a hit with slips and washouts. We are fortunate that some years ago this council put in place a rural reserve fund to be able to undertake the necessary repairs from these weather events. … Continue Reading
Well what a big month for the Martinborough Volunteer Fire Brigade ! We finally got to celebrate and pay tribute to, albeit 2 years late (thanks Covid), our Fire Chief Jake Hawkins for his 25 years of contribution to the Brigade and the wider Martinborough Community with the presentation of his Gold Star. There have been less than 10,000 of these prestigious awards since the first one in 1891.
A wonderful night of presentations and celebrations was held at the Town Hall where tribute was paid to Jake, and we also acknowledged and paid tribute the invaluable contribution of Jake’s wife Kirsty. … Continue Reading
Winter has hit with a vengeance, and has caused all sorts of problems – mainly in roading. We coped remarkably well – I had 17 media calls about looming flooding disasters, and they seemed disappointed there were no stories to report on.
Cape Palliser Road was closed due to a culvert washout, and we are looking to enlarge the pipe size for future events. Hinekura Road is closed due to the slow slip, something we are working to resolve with urgency. We are expecting further storm damage as fronts sweep the country. … Continue Reading
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On Saturday 12 June, Wairarapa’s Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate (OGKWI) club competed against karate clubs from across the lower North Island to win the overall Kāpiti Karate Academy Championships. 13 karate students from South Wairarapa travelled to Kāpiti to compete against students from 12 other karate clubs in kata (technique), …
At the recent Club Day of MRFC Bruce Henderson was awarded Life Membership to the Club, a well deserving recipient. Bruce started playing rugby in the JAB grade and played right through to a Senior, where he played 3 seasons (this was cut short as his son Nigel was very …
Martinborough Junior Football Club is halfway through the 2021 season, so it is a good opportunity to provide an update. The Club is made up of two parts – Juniors (4 to 13 year olds) and Seniors. All of our teams play in competitions run by Capital Football. Capital Football …
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