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Pain Estate Fund open for community applications

POSTED ON: 28 May 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

The Pain Estate Fund is open for applications from the community. This fund is administered by South Wairarapa District Council. Grants are assessed and approved by the Martinborough Community Board,…

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Moo-ving Day is coming our way on 1 June

POSTED ON: 21 May 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

The first day of June is a big deal in our community because it’s Mooving Day. This means farmers relocate animals, typically from one farm to another, for the start…

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Council invites community to Kai Resilience Wānanga

POSTED ON: 20 May 2025 | IN: News

Waiwaste, Featherston Community Centre and South Wairarapa District Council are partnering to deliver a Kai Resilience Wānanga to manaaki groups, organisations and volunteers who are working in the community kai…

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Featherston’s fabulous Joy Cowley playground refurbishment

POSTED ON: 19 May 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases, Notices & Updates

Did you know that one of Featherston’s favourite authors loved to draw and tell stories and has now sold over 40 million books worldwide? That author is Joy Cowley and…

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South Wairarapa District Council sets direction to finalise 2025/34 Long-Term Plan 

POSTED ON: 14 May 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council has today deliberated its Long-Term Plan for 2025/34, and with it a preliminary total rate increase of 4.7% for 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026.…

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South Wairarapa and Carterton Councils to end shared library service and transition to independent models from 1 July 2025

POSTED ON: 9 May 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

Carterton and South Wairarapa will seek resolutions from their respective Councils that from 1 July 2025, their library services will be independently managed. This will bring an end to the…

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SWDC votes to move forward with a Wairarapa-Tararua regional water entity

POSTED ON: 8 May 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council’s (SWDC) elected members have voted that their preferred option to deliver South Wairarapa’s water services intSouth Wairarapa District Council’s (SWDC) elected members have voted that their…

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Have Your Say on the disposal of agricultural plastic waste

POSTED ON: 7 May 2025 | IN: News

Burning farm plastics is still common in rural areas but it is extremely harmful to health and the environment. Our council is supporting a Government proposal to make it easier…

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Join the call to be a Road Safety Hero this May

POSTED ON: 1 May 2025 | IN: News

Road Safety Week is racing towards us and we’re joining the call to Be Road Safety Heroes from Monday 12 May to Sunday 18 May – and year round. Be…

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Council clean-up of illegally dumped waste costs environment and ratepayers

POSTED ON: 30 April 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council has voted to take urgent action on an environmental clean-up this financial year at an illegal dumping site on the South Wairarapa coast at an estimated…

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