Home » December 2019 » Currently Reading:

Waihinga Centre

December 19, 2018 December 2019 No Comments

Join us on the 10th December

South Wairarapa District Council and the Waihinga Charitable Trust invite you to join us on 

Monday 10 December at 11am for the official blessing and opening of the Waihinga Centre, followed by refreshments and tours.

___________________________

Thank you

Once again Martinborough has shown what a small community can achieve if we put our minds to it, there are hundreds of businesses and individuals to thank.

The Waihinga Charitable Trust, Fundraising Team, Construction Team and Communications team.
South Wairarapa District Council, Mayors, Councillors, Staff and Martinborough Community Board past and present.
The Design Team – Warren and Mahoney, Holmes Consulting and Wraights and Associates.
David Borman – Project Manager.
Riggs Zschokke  – Main Contractor.
All of the building Sub Contractors and suppliers including many who donated materials and services or who held their prices in the face of rising costs.
SGL Group Ltd.
Our Tenants who will be operating out of the Centre including Destination Wairarapa, Plunket, “Knucklebone” by Neighbourhood Coffee, the Library and the Toy Library.

All of our financial donors – over 120 individuals, businesses and service clubs’ in particular our Gold Donors; NZ Lotteries, Eastern and Central Trust, NZ Plunket, Pain Estate, Trust House and Richard Riddiford.
All those who have organised events, donated time and materials or gifted items for the fit out of the centre.

Thank you all.

Comment on this Article:

FEATURED BUSINESSES

Sports

New golf clubhouse build, fund-raising up and running

Martinborough golf’s new clubhouse build is well under way _ as are fundraising efforts. It doesn’t seem long since we watched the demolition of the old clubhouse and now the frames for half the new building are in place with scaffolding up ready for the roof timbers. Everything is going …

Golf pro-am success _ without clubhouse

By Karen Stephens A record field of 172 players, including 43 professionals from New Zealand and Australia, battled light winds, warm temperatures and even light early-morning fog at Martinborough golf’s 2024 CER Electrical and Holmes Construction pro-am on February 1. At least that was the range of excuses for some …

Featherston wrestlers go offshore

Two members of Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club’s senior class have again been asked to join a New Zealand team overseas.  Wairangi Sargent and Angus Read will take part in the Journeymen Tournament and Training Camp over Easter in New York state.  Over the week they are there they will be …

Regular Features

News from First Church

 Many folk imagine that going to church is a bit of an ordeal, a waste …

FROM THE MAYOR

By Martin Connelly In February the local Lions Club invited me for dinner and asked …

Driving Growth and Collaboration: Martinborough Business Assn Committee

The Martinborough Business Association Committee plays an important role in fostering economic growth and collaboration …

How Well Do We Know People in our Community?

Michael Bing talks to Lyle Griffiths Michael was raised in Auckland, attending St Peters College …

BOOK REVIEWS FOR HOT SUMMER DAYS

By Brenda Channer – Martinborough Bookshop “Whether Violent or Natural” by Natasha Calder This debut …

Community Garden News

By Debbie Yates This is definitely the month of thank you. Nga Mihi Nui! We …

EVENTS

Saturday 10 February: 10th annual Citizen Science Kākahi Count at Western Lake Shore Reserve, 18km …

Recent Comments