Southern dogs under control, behaving and returned

Of the 3,410 registered dogs living in the district, only 152 were listed in the South Wairarapa District Council’s Dog Control Activities complaints register for the year to July 2024 _ 13 more than the prior year but down 57 on 2021-22. The highest number of complaint offences _ 83 …

Toast to the new Taste Wairarapa

By Joelle Thomson, Wine Writer Taste Wairarapa stepped in where Toast Martinborough left off on the third weekend of November this year. The well-known Toast Martinborough food, wine and music event has run for 30 years and will return in January 2025 in a reincarnated form with Foley Wines as …

How Well Do We Know People In Our Community? – December 2024

By Lyle Griffiths Born in Whanganui, Mariana McDermott first lived with her mother in the home of her grandmother. After her mother remarried, the family moved to Martinborough, to Hikawera, where her stepfather, Tiki Mahupuku McGregor, built his own home. It was close to the old meeting house, which had …

Kitcheners ram-raid brings out community support

A front-end loader assault on a bank ATM which collapsed part of a verandah, ripped open a cafe frontage and wrecked building support beams netted the culprit nothing – but brought a swell of community support for the damaged Kitcheners Cafe business. Within nine hours of the ATM ram-raid on …

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Wairarapa “postcode hole” for govt’s Alzheimer support

September 10, 2024 September 2024 Comments Off on Wairarapa “postcode hole” for govt’s Alzheimer support

By Ray Lilley

Alzheimers patients in Wairarapa live in a Health New Zealand funding “postcode black hole” _ the only region of the country with no government funds provided to its volunteer group, Alzheimers Wairarapa. 

“This is a major issue for South Wairarapa people. As a voluntary group with no government support, we simply don’t have the funds to extend into South Wairarapa,” Alzheimers Wairarapa board member Carla Eglinton told The Star.. 

Based on Census data, some 620 Wairarapa residents currently suffer from dementia _ and some 500 of those can’t be assisted by the group because of a lack of central government funding.

“We simply don’t have the funds to extend down into South Wairarapa, and at the moment if you’re living in South Wairarapa you’re disadvantaged” as an Alzheimer’s sufferer, Eglinton said.

“The rest of the country has a funded community dementia service,” but not the Wairarapa. … Continue Reading

Wairarapa Moana Spring planting

September 10, 2024 September 2024 Comments Off on Wairarapa Moana Spring planting

Everyone is welcome to join the next planting day for Wairarapa Moana restoration – Sunday 29 September at Lake Domain, near Featherston.

The focus will be on planting more of the karaihe sedges especially grown from eco-sourced seed at He Kōtare Native Nursery. 

Karaihe (also known as carex buchananii) is endemic to the moana but is officially listed as ‘at risk – declining.’

Sedges already planted on the shoreline at Lake Domain are thriving and over time, they will promote water quality and fish life.

If you are interested, the mahi will occur from 10:00 a.m. till Noon at the domain. 

Bring a spade and gloves — and enjoy this special place with other members of your community!

Caption: Recently-planted Karaihe/sedges thriving on the Moana shoreline.

Wellington Heritage Festival reaches Wairarapa

September 10, 2024 September 2024 Comments Off on Wellington Heritage Festival reaches Wairarapa

Wairarapa this year will join the Greater Wellington region by taking part in the recently-minted Wellington Heritage Festival which will host 140 events across the region over three weeks from October 26. 

Eleven of the events will take place in the Wairarapa, with the rest stretching from Upper Hutt to the Kapiti Coast

“Heritage New Zealand’s mission statement of ‘Honouring the Past, Inspiring the Future’ captures the purpose of the festival,” chair Roger Blakeley said in a statement.

This year’s festival starts on Saturday, October 26 (Labour Day weekend) and runs to Sunday November 17. … Continue Reading

World Space Week systems “Go”

September 10, 2024 September 2024 Comments Off on World Space Week systems “Go”

Preparations around World Space Week 2024 (October 5 – 11, in Carterton) are now “all

systems Go.” 

“We’re excited to present the Wairarapa community with our programme of events for space and STEM enthusiasts everywhere!” spokeswoman Cimone said in a statement.

“This year the team is offering a range of FREE and ticketed events, with something promised for the entire whānau. Falling during the school holidays, we aim to entertain and engage the kids with scavenger hunts, colouring competitions and Space Activity Packs for purchase. … Continue Reading

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Martinborough golf by a hank – of wool

  We start at the end of the month, when the annual Baabraa Trophy between Martinborough and Eketahuna was fought out on a glorious Sunday in Martinborough. A field of 70 played a stableford round and the average stableford points for the two clubs were calculated. Eketahuna scored an average …

Lady golfers show Rosebowl winning ways

September has been an up and down month weatherwise for golfers, some beautiful early spring days followed by cold and rain. Thankfully for the important days the weather has mostly come to the party. Early in the month the Cotter Rosebowl was successfully defended at Carterton by Martinborough’s team of …

Stunning first 4 – 1 win for Marty Women’s FC

By All-knowing Football Reporter It was always going to happen. After a few draws, some losses the newly-formed MWFC won their first game. An impressive and resounding victory. It started with ‘The Fox in the Box,’ the striker who plays in the traditional Number 9 role of marauding the penalty …

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From the Mayor

By Martin Connelly Water services have been a political football for some time. We associate …

EVENTS

Wellington Heritage Festival WHEN: October 26 – November 17  WHERE: * Wellington Region – 140 …

How Well Do We Know People in Our Community?

By Lyle Griffiths Pforzheim in Southern Germany was where Thomas Röckinger lived with his family, …

LETTER OF THE MONTH

Could ZERO growth be the answer?   So, Martinborough’s sewage woes continue, and have seriously …

THE STAR BOOK REVIEW

    By Brenda Channer – Martinborough Bookshop “Costanza” by Rachel Blackmore This is a …

THE STAR  BOOK  REVIEW  

By Brenda Channer –  Martinborough Bookshop “All the Colours of the Dark” by Chris Whittaker. …

EVENTS – October 2024

Discover Te Muna  WHEN:     Saturday, Sunday, October 19 – 20  TIME:      …

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