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MEDIA RELEASE: Featherston community facilities receive Government funding

POSTED ON: 28 September 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

28 September 2020 Featherston facilities have received a total of $413,000 from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) to support economic growth and stimulate employment displaced by Covid-19 under the Shovel-Ready…

Media release: SWDC secures funding from Waka Kotahi’s Innovating Streets Fund

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

22 September 2020 South Wairarapa District Council has secured $180,000 from the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Innovating Streets Fund to create safe, vibrant and welcoming spaces for socialising, increasing…

MEDIA RELEASE: SWDC asks community – what’s on top?’ for future wellbeing of the district

POSTED ON: 16 September 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

16 September 2020 South Wairarapa District Council has launched its ‘What’s on Top?’ campaign to help identify what the priorities are for the district over the next 10 years, and…

MEDIA RELEASE: Council voted unanimously for lighting rule change for International Dark Sky Reserve

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

4 September 2020 At the council meeting on Wednesday, members unanimously approved to proceed to public notification of the proposed ‘International Dark Sky Reserve – Outdoor Artificial Lighting’ Plan Change.…

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

POSTED ON: 20 August 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: SWDC’s response to COVID-19, following Government advice

POSTED ON: 20 August 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 from Wellington Water: Wastewater overflow at Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant

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

18 August 2020 Between 3:15 and 8:30am this morning, a valve operation failure at the Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant resulted in the possible overflow of partially treated wastewater from one…

MEDIA RELEASE: $1M funding granted for construction of the Tauherenikau suspension bridge

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

Joint media release SWDC, CDC & The Greytown Trails Trust 4 August 2020 The Wairarapa Trails Action Group and Greytown Trails Trust are delighted at today’s funding announcement made by…

MEDIA RELEASE: Repairs and investigations underway on damaged Lake Ferry wastewater pipe

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

30 July 2020 (posted 31 July) Third party damage to the Lake Ferry Wastewater Treatment Plant resulted in the discharge of partially treated wastewater into nearby wetlands yesterday. Council and…

MEDIA RELEASE: Wellington’s councils collaborate for Plastic Free July

POSTED ON: 16 July 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

14 July 2020 Councils from across the region have joined forces to take a combined approach to reducing plastic waste this July. Plastic Free July is an annual campaign to…