Archive: Media Releases

10 August 2022 At today’s Council meeting, the South Wairarapa District Council agreed to allow extra funding for a new dog pound. “This has been a contentious issue – many…

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29 July 2022 The Chief Executive of South Wairarapa District Council, Harry Wilson, has today released his Pre-election Report for this year’s Local Government Election. This is required under section…

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25 July 2022 This week the South Wairarapa District Council is launching the informal consultation stage of the Featherston Masterplan proposal. Council’s planners have already talked to multiple community groups…

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9 July 2022 Work on a new 150m long suspension bridge spanning the Tauherenikau River is progressing well, with bridge builders Abseil Access expected to finish the build shortly. Work…

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1 July 2022 South Wairarapa District Council adopted its 2022/23 Annual Plan on 30 June 2022. The increase in net costs to run Council is 6.61% on the 2021/22 budget…

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Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is delighted to announce South Wairarapa District Council is amongst the latest group of Councils to join the Welcoming Communities programme. South Wairarapa is one of…

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Update, 25 May 2022 – In response to requests from commuters, we’ve extended our evening sessions. The Featherston and Greytown sessions will now run from 5pm-7pm. 23 May 2022 If…

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6 May 2022 An infrastructure milestone for the South Wairarapa was marked on Thursday, with the official opening of the Waiohine Treated Water Reservoir. Mayor Alex Beijen cut the ribbon…

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We want to know what you think of our proposed priorities for the next Annual Plan, which is due to be adopted on June 30. To help, we’ve published an…

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