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MEDIA RELEASE: Councils take action during Global Climate Change week

POSTED ON: 14 October 2019 | IN: News, Media Releases

Mon 14 October 2019 Helping reduce the effects of climate change has become even easier for members of the South Wairarapa and Carterton communities after the two councils developed…

MEDIA RELEASE: Hearing extension for Featherston wastewater upgrade proposal

POSTED ON: 1 October 2019 | IN: News, Media Releases

02 October 2019 South Wairarapa District Council has been granted a further extension of time to complete the hearing for its Featherston Wastewater Treatment Plant resource consent application. The previous…

MEDIA RELEASE: South Wairarapa District Council joins Wellington Water

POSTED ON: 26 September 2019 | IN: News, Media Releases

26 September 2019 South Wairarapa District Council today became a joint owner of Wellington Water, and from 1 October 2019 becomes the sixth council to benefit from the council-owned company’s…

MEDIA RELEASE: SWDC votes in favour of permanent chlorination for Martinborough

POSTED ON: 23 September 2019 | IN: News, Media Releases

23 September 2019 South Wairarapa District Council formally approved permanent chlorination of Martinborough’s water supply at a full Council meeting on 18 September. This decision follows two boil water notices…

MEDIA RELEASE: Featherston wastewater project overview and update in new online resource

POSTED ON: 20 September 2019 | IN: News, Media Releases

20 September 2019 South Wairarapa District Council has released a project overview and update of its Featherston Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade proposal on its website – here swdc.testserver.co.nz/featherston-wastewater-project. This new…

MEDIA RELEASE: Local election voting opens

POSTED ON: 19 September 2019 | IN: News, Media Releases

19 September 2019 South Wairarapa District voters will be able to cast their votes in the 2019 local council elections from tomorrow (Friday 20 September). Voting papers started to be…

Media release: SWDC launches spatial planning community engagement

POSTED ON: 7 September 2019 | IN: News, Media Releases

9 July 2019 How do you want South Wairarapa to look in the future? That question, along with many more, is what South Wairarapa District Council is asking the community…

MEDIA RELEASE: Residents invited to visit Greytown and Featherston wastewater treatment plants

POSTED ON: 6 September 2019 | IN: News, Media Releases

UPDATE: 11 September 2019 – Due to a clash of events, the wastewater treatment plant visit has been rescheduled to Saturday 21 September, a week later than previously scheduled. Council apologises…

MEDIA RELEASE: Lessons Learned Report on Martinborough water released

POSTED ON: 5 September 2019 | IN: News, Media Releases

5 September 2019 South Wairarapa District Council has released a Lessons Learned Report following the boil water incidents that occurred in Martinborough in February and April 2019. The Report documents…

MEDIA RELEASE: Higher level treatment possible for Featherston wastewater upgrade

POSTED ON: 27 August 2019 | IN: News, Media Releases

27 August 2019 South Wairarapa District Council continues to investigate higher level treatment options for its proposed wastewater treatment plant upgrade in Featherston. In an effort to clean up Donald’s…