Archive: News

South Wairarapa District Council is thrilled to champion 19 innovative sustainability projects, which will benefit from $340,000 distributed to them from the Community Wellbeing Fund. “It is an honour to…

Read more

The 2024 results of an independent survey on residents’ satisfaction of South Wairarapa District Council services show there is room for improvement with concerns such as perception of financial management,…

Read more

South Wairarapa District Council today voted to exit the Wellington Regional Water Services Delivery Plan (WSDP), and to continue developing a joint Wairarapa + Tararua (Wai+T) WSDP. As part of…

Read more

South Wairarapa District Council’s Strategy Working Committee today deliberated and agreed that Greytown’s water supply treatment facility upgrade will be within Soldiers Memorial Park, increasing the resilience of the towns…

Read more

South Wairarapa District Council is delighted to reveal the name of its first ever Māori ward andextends its deep appreciation to Papawai Marae for the gifting of the name to…

Read more

South Wairarapa District Council (SWDC) has adopted the Final Proposal for its representation at the 2025 and 2028 local body elections.   The Final Proposal consists of the Mayor who is…

Read more

Despite South Wairarapa District Council’s commitment to transparency and accountability, unforeseen circumstances within external auditors Audit New Zealand have delayed the adoption of SWDC’s Annual Report for the 2023-24 financial…

Read more

A Māori kākahu (cloak) gifted to South Wairarapa District Council this week represents a powerful symbolic gesture from the original mana whenua (people of the land) of Martinborough, says Mayor Martin…

Read more