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MEDIA RELEASE – Official opening of the RuamÃ„Âhanga Roads depot

POSTED ON: 2 July 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

Thursday 2July Yesterday marked the official opening of the joint RuamÃ„Âhanga Roads depot and another positive step forward in the working relationship between Carterton District Council, South Wairarapa District Council…

MEDIA RELEASE: SWDC adopts Annual Plan 2020/21

POSTED ON: 1 July 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

1 July 2020 Yesterday, on schedule, Council adopted the Annual Plan for 2020/2021. This included voting on 31 separate resolutions concerning the setting the rates, fees and charges, and allocation…

MEDIA RELEASE: Boil water advisory for Featherston is lifted

POSTED ON: 24 June 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

24 / Jun / 2020 Wellington Water advises that the boil water advisory for Featherston has been lifted following consultation with Regional Public Health and South Wairarapa District Council. All…

MEDIA RELEASE – Major outage impacting Featherston water supply

POSTED ON: 19 June 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

19 July2020 Media release: Major outage impacting Featherston water supply Following heavy rain overnight, a land slip in the early hours of the morning washed a section of pipe and…

Media release from Minister of Conservation: Wairarapa Moana seeks international recognition as vital wetland

POSTED ON: 5 June 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

5 June 2020 The Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage is celebrating World Environment Day with an announcement of a major step towards Wairarapa Moana being recognised as an internationally significant…

Are you needing some help to find employment/employees?

POSTED ON: 27 May 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council and the Wairarapa Whanau Trust are working in collaborationon an employment initiative with the focus on people living in the South Wairarapa who are looking for…

Media release: South Wairarapa awarded government funding to boost youth employment

POSTED ON: 25 May 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

25May 2020 South Wairarapa District Council is just one of four small councils to be awarded funding from the Industry Partnerships, Skills for Industry – Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ)…

MEDIA RELEASE: Joint committee to lead Wairarapa’s recovery

POSTED ON: 21 May 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

22 May 2020 The three Wairarapa councils have agreed to form a joint committee to lead the region’s recovery from the impacts of Covid-19. The decisions were taken at extraordinary…

Media release: More time given for spatial planning project

POSTED ON: 8 May 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

8 May 2020 South Wairarapa District Council has agreed to allow up to three months before submitting recommendations on how to proceed with the South Wairarapa Spatial Plan, to the…

Media Release: Council supports Heritage Site listing for Carkeek Observatory

POSTED ON: 4 May 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

4 May 2020 South Wairarapa District Council has signalled its initial support for a proposal by Heritage New Zealand (HNZ) to add Featherston’s Carkeek Observatory to the New Zealand Heritage…