Archive: Media Releases

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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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South Wairarapa District Council is putting its money where its young people are by giving $7400 to their sports clubs from the Sport NZ Rural Travel Grant. “The cost of…

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Why should we care about our Long-Term Plan 2025/34 and Local Water Done Well? Good question. Our Local Water Done Well (LWDW) consultation is the biggest decision in decades and…

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