All hands for Daffodil Picking Day

Daffodil Day helpers are being asked for their help, rain or shine, on Sunday 25 August, officially  Daffodil Picking Day at Whangaimoana.

Jaqui and Alastair Sutherland are asking for help. All proceeds are earmarked go to the Wairarapa Cancer Society.

So, bring a friend and/or the family.

Last year 40 – 60 people turned up to help. 18,000 flowers were picked and $50,000 was raised. 

The picking process is simple. a snap and a twist is all it takes.

The daffodils are picked on Sunday and checked for quality control. Aramex, our local courier, will voluntarily transport the flowers to Masterton. Local Wairarapa businesses have already put in their orders.

Sunday is Picking Day, Monday is for bunching the flowers to meet the preorder requests, and Tuesday is delivery day. 

So come along and help. No equipment is needed. Bring your coffee and/or tea.

The day: Sunday 25 August

Time:  from 10:00 a.m.

Where: 559 Whangaimoana Road. 

Caption: Daffodil Picking Day adds thousands to Cancer Society funding each year.

All local water treatment plants compliant

By Aidan Ellims

For this column, I will start with some good news. 

All of SWDC’s water treatment plants are now compliant with water regulator Taumata Arowai’s regulations. 

This has occurred because councillors have increased investment in water treatment plants over the years with the result that our water treatment plants have a higher level of protection than Queenstown had at the end of 2023 _ when months of “boil water” notices impacted those communities.

Recently you may have heard that Council is carrying out a Representation Review as required every six years. The results of this Review will affect the 2026 and 2029 Local Body elections.

Earlier this year there was a short initial consultation, but from 5 August the main consultation period will occur, closing on 8 September.

It is important that you read the information and then provide your feedback so councillor’s can consider your views when deliberating. … Continue Reading

EVENTS

Daffodil Picking Day

The day: Sunday 25 August
Time:  start from 10:00 a.m.
Where: 559 Whangamoana Road.
River bank community planting

Saturday 7 September 9:30 a.m.  

Planting morning Hua-angarua River banks fishing spot just north of Martinborough
(near Ponatahi Bridge). … Continue Reading

Aratoi focus on flax, food and film

Two intricate exhibitions at Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History open in August and share the concept of ‘home’ through textiles, food and film.

Internationally-recognised artists Cat Auburn and Christine Borland join forces with the astonishing

Main Gallery exhibition: Approaching Home.

Aotearoa artist Cat Auburn is currently living in Scotland and will be exhibiting artwork in which she explored the collective centering of military heroism within an Aotearoa national origin story. Scottish artist, Christine Borland will be showing artwork engaging with the social and material histories of flax and linen production. … Continue Reading