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Media release: Public consultation commences on updating of South Wairarapa Notable Trees Register

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

20 March 2019 Three hundred and thirty-one trees, or groups of trees, have been identified as worthy of protection in the updated Register for Notable Trees for the South Wairarapa…

Media release: Mike Gray appointed as new councillor to SWDC (Archived)

POSTED ON: 18 March 2019 | IN: News, Media Releases

18 March 2019 Mike Gray from Greytown has today been officially sworn in as a new councillor to SWDC for the Greytown ward. Councillor Gray fills the vacancy left by…

Media release: Jennie Mitchell appointed Acting Chief Executive (Archived)

POSTED ON: 18 March 2019 | IN: News, Media Releases

18 March 2019 Jennie Mitchell, SWDC’s Group Manager for Corporate Support, will take up the role of Acting Chief Executive until a permanent operational leader joins the Council. This decision…

Media release: WEDS Governance Group Supports Dark Sky Application

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

Tuesday 5 March 2019 An application to the Provincial Growth Fund by the Martinborough Dark Sky Society was given a letter of support from the Wairarapa Economic Development Strategy…

Media release: Bylaw review – have your say

POSTED ON: 3 March 2019 | IN: News, Media Releases

4 March 2019 Submissions are being invited on a proposed review of combined Wairarapa district-wide bylaws. Legislation requires councils to review a bylaw five years after it is made, and…

Media release: Public consultation opens on SWDC’s proposal to join Wellington Water

POSTED ON: 21 February 2019 | IN: News, Media Releases

22 February 2019 South Wairarapa District Council is today starting consultation on its proposal to join Wellington Water. If approved, SWDC will join five other councils – Wellington, Porirua, Hutt…

Council adopts ratepayers’ favourite logo

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

Media release: Council adopts ratepayers’ favourite logo 20 February 2019 Council unanimously voted in favour of adopting the logo that was the firm favourite of ratepayers. The current, out-dated, mono-cultural…

URGENT MEDIA RELEASE: All drinking water must be boiled in Martinborough until further notice

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

7.35pm, 1 February 2019 South Wairarapa District Council (SWDC) advises that all drinking water in Martinborough must be boiled before being used for drinking, making up formula, juices and ice,…

FAQs for Wairarapa Reorganisation Poll 2017 (archived)

POSTED ON: 19 November 2017 | IN: News, Media Releases

What is the poll about? The poll is being held to determine whether the Local Government Commission proposal to establish a single Wairarapa District Council to replace the current Carterton,…

The Battle of Passchendaele Centenary (archived)

POSTED ON: 9 October 2017 | IN: News, Media Releases

You can see the media release about the 100th anniversary of the battle of Passchendaele by clicking here.