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MEDIA STATEMENT FROM WELLINGTON WATER – Wastewater discharge – Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant

POSTED ON: 31 January 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

31 January 2020 An ongoing issue at the Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant has again resulted in a discharge of partially treated wastewater into the Ruamahanga River. This occurred on Monday…

MEDIA RELEASE: SWDC sells Featherston Town Centre land for commercial development

POSTED ON: 30 January 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

30 January 2020 Council-owned land at 57 Fitzherbert Street, Featherston, has been sold to owners of the neighbouring supermarket for commercial development. This is a positive outcome for the Council…

MEDIA RELEASE: Immediate Outdoor Water Ban for Martinborough Township

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

27 January 2020 Despite the call to the community to immediately cease using water outside and to conserve water generally, water consumption has reached critical levels in Martinborough. “Over the…

MEDIA RELEASE: Featherston and Greytown join Martinborough with a complete outdoor water ban

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

28 January 2020 Water restrictions in Featherston and Greytown are today being tightened to a complete outdoor water ban. This means that in all three South Wairarapa towns are on…

MEDIA RELEASE: Featherston Community Board Member Indigo Freya resigns

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

28 January 2020 Freya Indigo, a recently elected member of the Featherston Community Board, tendered her community board resignation to Council Chief Executive Harry Wilson on Sunday 26 January 2020. An…

MEDIA RELEASE: Love it or Lose it – Martinborough must use less water

POSTED ON: 23 January 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

24/01/20 South Wairarapa Mayor Alex Beijen is urging the community to immediately use less water outside and to conserve water generally as the summer heat kicks in. “We simply don’t…

MEDIA RELEASE: Water Resilience Strategy, Wakamoekau community water storage scheme secures over $7m

POSTED ON: 15 January 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

15 January 2020 An announcement from Under-Secretary Fletcher Tabuteau today of over $7m in Provincial Growth Fund [PGF] funding will see Wairarapa’s much needed Water Resilience Strategy and the Wakamoekau…

MEDIA RELEASE: Partially treated wastewater discharged to Ruamahunga River

POSTED ON: 15 January 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

15 January 2020 A discharge of partially treated wastewater has occurred from the Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant. We estimate that about 90,000 litres – three rainwater tanks-worth – of partially treated…

Media release: Featherston and Greytown join Martinborough on tighter water restrictions

POSTED ON: 7 January 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

8 January 2020 Water restrictions in Featherston and Greytown are today being tightened to hand-held watering devices only. This means that, in all three South Wairarapa towns, sprinklers, irrigation systems…

MEDIA RELEASE: $120,000 funding to progress region-wide trail idea

POSTED ON: 16 December 2019 | IN: News, Media Releases

Monday 16 December, 2019 More than $100,000 has been secured to progress a community-initiated project to develop a region-wide recreation trail linking the five main Wairarapa towns. The Wairarapa Trails…