Winter Words continue with Featherston Booktown
There';s more to look forward to this month with these Booktown events:
Join the ever-popular Peta Mathias – cook, raconteur, traveller, writer, singer, and TV star at a Gala Afternoon Tea and exclusive fundraising event for Featherston Booktown, limited to 50 people. Peta will be doing a cooking demonstration, tasting, and reading from her new book, Eat Your Heart Out: Love Stories from Around the World.
Saturday 11 July from 2:00pm – 4:00pm. The Supper Room in the Anzac Hall, 62 Bell Street, Featherston
On Friday 10 July Elizabeth Knox will be in conversation with broadcaster, writer and chicken fancier, Noelle McCarthy on her internationally bestselling book: The Absolute Book.
Friday, 10 July at 6:00pm The Adam’s Ballroom at Longwood Country Estate, 78 Longwood East Road, South Featherston
Tickets for both events are available at either the Masterton or Martinborough i-SITES. Details here
Scam Alert: Fake information regarding December Bonuses from MSD
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SHOP LOCAL THIS XMAS - FARMERS MARKET SOLWAY SHOWGROUNDS MASTERTON
Come along to our Farmers Market & Crafts held EVERY Saturday Rain or Shine
BRING YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ALONG FOR MORNING TEA AND COFFEE, AND HAVE A BROWSE AROUND OUR WONDERFUL MARKET
Last market before Xmas!!!
We have 42 stalls attending this week.
HOT OFF THE PRESS:
DANIEL’S SPUDS are back at the market this week. Agria potatoes freshly dug this week.
WHAREMUKU ORCHARD will be at the market this Saturday - Freshly picked Cherries for Christmas. We will also have a small amount of our early Plums.
Peaches, Nectarines and our later season Plums are looking great - We will have these available from late January.
And of course, there is always lots on offer: Hot Food, fresh Coffee, Fresh Vege stall, Yummy Honey, fresh bread to name just a few.
We have a fabulous array of creative gifts on display and available for purchase.
Don’t miss the awesome Paua art, wooden toys, embroidered tea towels, olive oil, Crocheted toys, woollen items to mention just a few
We even have live music to get your toes tapping and we are always ready for a friendly chat. For a great day out or an early morning visit we have something for everyone.
NEWSLETTER SIGNUP
You can also sign up to our weekly newsletter below, just click on the link, this will show you all the stalls attending on that week:
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We have a new Facebook page:
Wairarapa Farmers Market 2025 - have a look and view our newsletter for this week.
We also have a Eftpos terminal where you can access cash for your Farmers Market purchases. Come and have a look, I’m sure you will be pleasantly surprised.
Look forward to seeing you.
Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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41.7% Yes
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33.5% Maybe?
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24.8% No
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