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MEDIA RELEASE: Councils unite to fight COVID-19

POSTED ON: 22 March 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

22 March 2020 The three Wairarapa Councils are uniting to fight the spread of COVID-19 and urgently asking the community to follow Government advice. A case of COVID-19 has been…

MEDIA RELEASE: SWDC’s response to COVID-19, following Government advice

POSTED ON: 20 March 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

20 March 2020 South Wairarapa District Council is taking all sensible precautions following Ministry of Health guidelines about the COVID-19 pandemic. SWDC Chief Executive Harry Wilson says the Councilis working…

MEDIA RELEASE: Safer welcome sign for Featherston

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

13 March 2020 If you see the ‘Welcome to Featherston’ roadside signs being taken down next week, there’s a good reason for it. Beautiful as they are, the current stone-based…

MEDIA RELEASE: Wellington Water’s report on Martinborough’s wastewater overflows released

POSTED ON: 18 February 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

19 February 2020 The investigation report on the two January overflow incidents at the Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant has been made available following SWDC’s Assets and Services Committee Meeting today.…

MEDIA RELEASE: SWDC appoints Kit Nixon as external appointee to Finance Risk & Audit Committee

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

5 February 2020 To improve openness and transparency, an independent member has, for the first time, been appointed to the Council’s Finance Audit & Risk Committee. The appointment of Kit…

TVNZ Breakfast coming to Greytown

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

4 February 2020 South Wairarapa District Council welcomes TVNZ’s Breakfast Show to the District next Wednesday, as the show hits the road in partnership with the New Zealander of the Year…

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…