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A MEMORIAL SERVICE will be held for Heather Marchioni on Thursday, 16th March  in the Waihinga Centre at 2 pm.  Many thanks to Carol Hawkins for providing the information for the obituary in last month’s Star.

ROUND THE VINES’ date has been changed.  This year it will be held on the 4 th Novemember.  Which give you more time to get your fitness level up, so no excuses.

DURING JANUARY, the Wellington Free Ambulance service transported 2,996 people to hospitals in the Wellington – Wairarapa area. In 1,432 calls people were treated in their own places. Plus 3,139 patients were transferred between hospitals. All these at no charge; we have the only free ambulance service in New Zealand.

THERE WERE NO Auckland players in in the All Black teams in the four rugby tests between New Zealand and South Africa in the 1965 series. The series was won by New Zealand three games to one.

IN THE EARLY 1900s there were thirty three dairy factories in the Wairarapa. Twelve of which were scattered around the South Wairarapa.  … Continue Reading

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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