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Councillor comment

Everything packed ready to be transported.

I don’t know if you were aware, but over the weekend Janice Mills started collecting bedding and towels for families in need in the Waipawa, Central Hawkes Bay.

By Monday morning she was so overwhelmed with the local response that she’d received more than she could cope with.

A number of Martinborough ladies helped sort and pack everything, while Lance and Tracey Phelps have carted a lot of the donated goods north.

Also Andy Donaldson is looking to organise two truckloads of fencing supplies; posts, rails, wire etc to be delivered, one truck to Tinui and one to Hawkes Bay.  His phone number is 021 628084.   Farmers, vineyard owners or lifestyler property owners with fencing supplies they could donate to please contact Andy.

Cooking corner – Healthy butter chicken

Here’s a great butter(less) chicken recipe for a large family, or a smaller family and you can freeze the extra for another day.

Ingredients – serves 8

2 tbsp oil

2 onions diced

6 cloves garlic crushed

1 kg boneless, skinless chicken thigh fillets diced

2 tbs curry powder

2 tsp garam masala1

1 cup water

1 cup evaporated milk

 4 cups frozen mixed veges 

1/3 cup tomato paste … Continue Reading

Community Board Feedback

What a busy month it has been with lots of people taking time to drop in to one of our Saturday sessions or simply chatting to one of our members. Thank you to everyone for engaging with us.

We have had some lovely feedback – the new footpath on Regent street got a big thumbs up as did the park outside the Waihinga centre which is extremely well supported. (The missing piece of play equipment has been followed up on and should be pack in place in the not-too-distant future)

As a community we certainly treasure our library and are very upset when its doors are not open. There have been awful weather conditions and staffing issues that have affected their opening hours over recent months – and the Christmas holiday closure meant many people missed out on their frequent visits.  We have passed this feedback on to the Library services team. … Continue Reading