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Pain Estate Fund open for community applications

POSTED ON: 28 May 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

The Pain Estate Fund is open for applications from the community. This fund is administered by South Wairarapa District Council. Grants are assessed and approved by the Martinborough Community Board,…

Moo-ving Day is coming our way on 1 June

POSTED ON: 21 May 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

The first day of June is a big deal in our community because it’s Mooving Day. This means farmers relocate animals, typically from one farm to another, for the start…

Featherston’s fabulous Joy Cowley playground refurbishment

POSTED ON: 19 May 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases, Notices & Updates

Did you know that one of Featherston’s favourite authors loved to draw and tell stories and has now sold over 40 million books worldwide? That author is Joy Cowley and…

South Wairarapa District Council sets direction to finalise 2025/34 Long-Term Plan

POSTED ON: 14 May 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council has today deliberated its Long-Term Plan for 2025/34, and with it a preliminary total rate increase of 4.7% for 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026.…

South Wairarapa and Carterton Councils to end shared library service and transition to independent models from 1 July 2025

POSTED ON: 9 May 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

Carterton and South Wairarapa will seek resolutions from their respective Councils that from 1 July 2025, their library services will be independently managed. This will bring an end to the…

SWDC votes to move forward with a Wairarapa-Tararua regional water entity

POSTED ON: 8 May 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council’s (SWDC) elected members have voted that their preferred option to deliver South Wairarapa’s water services intSouth Wairarapa District Council’s (SWDC) elected members have voted that their…

Council clean-up of illegally dumped waste costs environment and ratepayers

POSTED ON: 30 April 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council has voted to take urgent action on an environmental clean-up this financial year at an illegal dumping site on the South Wairarapa coast at an estimated…

South Wairarapa to move to Level 1 Water Restriction – Wellington Water release

POSTED ON: 22 April 2025 | IN: Media Releases, Notices & Updates

Thanks to South Wairarapa residents keeping an eye on their water use, the district can shift down to Level 1 Water Restrictions on Tuesday April 22 at 12-01am. The shift…

Work at Western Lake Road level crossing Easter Weekend – temporary road closures in place

POSTED ON: 28 March 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

This Easter weekend KiwiRail will be working on the Western Lake Road level crossing near Featherston as part of its Wairarapa line upgrade. The crossing is being made ready for…

Mayor welcomes 31 new citizens to the special South Wairarapa

POSTED ON: 28 March 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa officially gained 31 new citizens this week, who were welcomed to the district on by Mayor Martin Connelly and Council Chief Executive Janice Smith at a ceremony held…