Category Archives: Wairarapa

Woolcrafts at The Wool Shed

Posted on Sunday, 2 August, 2015 by

A couple of years ago I offered voluntary services to the The Wool Shed museum in Masterton, to help tidy up their printed display panels and captions. Originally, when the museum was set up in 2005, I did the panels, … Continue reading →

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Masterton A&P Show

Posted on Sunday, 21 February, 2010 by

A lovely Wairarapa day: calm, blue sky, 25C forecast – why not go to the Masterton A&P* Show? *Agricultural and Pastoral A&P shows were once a big deal in towns all over New Zealand. They celebrated and showcased farming endeavour … Continue reading →

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Martinborough Country Fair, 2010

Posted on Saturday, 6 February, 2010 by

The first Saturday in February has come around again, and with it the annual Martinborough Country Fair. There’s always a follow-up on the first Saturday of March too. This year’s fair was again huge and well attended. It’s essentially a … Continue reading →

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Weird skies in Northern Wairarapa

Posted on Saturday, 2 January, 2010 by

Liz and I drove from Martinborough to Palmerston North today and enjoyed an unusual cloud formation that covered a large part of the sky in northern Wairarapa. These photos were taken just at the beginning of the Pahiatua Track, an … Continue reading →

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Spring has sprung

Posted on Saturday, 19 September, 2009 by

During spring our property in Martinborough is an exciting place to return to each weekend. Everything, including daffodils, is busting out all over. It’s quite a contrast to our place in Ngaio, Wellington, where most of the vegetation is New … Continue reading →

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Rimutaka realignment ready to roll: Huzzah!

Posted on Friday, 7 August, 2009 by

This image, from today’s Dominion-Post, shows the coming realignment of the worst of the Rimutaka hill road – all on the Wellington side of the summit. Work starts later this month and completion can’t come soon enough for those of … Continue reading →

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Dabbling in Druidism

Posted on Sunday, 28 June, 2009 by

Last weekend we booked ourselves into the annual winter solstice celebrations at Stonehenge Aoteoroa, near Carterton. It was, or claimed to be, an ancient Celtic/Druidic ceremony called Alban Arthan – which can be translated as “Light of Arthur.” The ceremony … Continue reading →

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