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Council and Wellington Free Ambulance boost community resilience

POSTED ON: 11 July 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council (SWDC) is humbled to have worked closely with Wellington Free Ambulance to install new Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) throughout 2025 and 2024, which strengthens communities across…

Reception and libraries to open late on Thursday 10 July

POSTED ON: 8 July 2025 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

Council reception (currently based out of Martinborough Library) and the Featherston Library, Greytown Library and Martinborough Library will open at 11am on Thursday 10 July, due to an all staff…

Wheels Park rolls into action in July

POSTED ON: 4 July 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council’s Community Operations Team is excited to announce a start date for phase one for the construction of Greytown Wheels Park of late July. The Wheels Park…

Featherston road closure on Revans Street

POSTED ON: 2 July 2025 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

Revans Street in Featherston is scheduled to be closed for three days between Monday 14 July and Wednesday 16 July from 7am to 5pm. The road will be usable outside…

Coastal dumping site cleared by Council at cost to ratepayers

POSTED ON: 27 June 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

Over 26 tonnes of illegally dumped waste has been cleared from a site along the South Wairarapa coast at an enormous cost to the Council and ratepayers. The work took…

Council launches trial to combat wind strewn recycling

POSTED ON: 26 June 2025 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

Windy days may be a fact of life in the South Wairarapa but help is now at hand to prevent the contents of our recycling bins from spilling out and…

South Wairarapa District Council adopts 2025/34 Long-Term Plan

POSTED ON: 25 June 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council has adopted its 2025/34 Long-Term Plan, setting its budget, projects and priorities for the nine years ahead, and an overall rates increase for 2025-26 of 4.3%.…

Roadworks on White Rock Road completed

POSTED ON: 25 June 2025 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

The intersection of White Rock Road and Lake Ferry Road has had new asphalting and road marking work completed on 29 and 30 June. Please make sure your vehicle is…

Council’s customer service at Martinborough library from 30 June

POSTED ON: 25 June 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council is temporarily moving its valued customer service team to Martinborough Library where team members will be available to the community from Monday 30 June from 8.30am…

Mayor thanks volunteers for second year at community morning tea

POSTED ON: 24 June 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

Volunteers are the lifeblood of our community, weaving together resources with the people who need them, says South Wairarapa District Council Mayor Martin Connelly. He officially thanked a gathering of…