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South Wairarapa District Council withdraws Pain Farm designation

POSTED ON: 23 June 2025 | IN: News

South Wairarapa District Council has withdrawn the Notice of Requirement for the designation of Martinborough’s Pain Farm for wastewater land-based disposal under the proposed Wairarapa Combined District Plan. Negotiations are…

Health and safety hazards to be addressed at Council’s Martinborough office accommodation

POSTED ON: 18 June 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases, Notices & Updates

South Wairarapa District Council’s main office building in Martinborough is scheduled to have urgent works to remediate longstanding health and safety issues affecting the site and the wellbeing of both…

Candidate information evening for South Wairarapa Local Body Election 2025

POSTED ON: 18 June 2025 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

Are you interested in standing for Council or one of our three community boards? Join us for a candidate briefing with Warwick Lampp of Electionz.com. This session will cover a…

Martinborough temporary lane closure

POSTED ON: 12 June 2025 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

There will be a temporary lane closure on Huangarua Road, Puruatanga Road and Martins Road between Monday 16 June and Friday 27 June from 8.30am to 5pm for treescaping. This…

Three councils collaborate for community to find funds

POSTED ON: 10 June 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

Collaboration was the name of the game for the three Wairarapa district councils when they opened their doors to their respective communities in May to provide guidance on how to…

South coast communities stronger thanks to new emergency containers

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

Two remote communities on South Wairarapa’s south coast have been strengthened thanks to new emergency preparedness containers gifted from the Wairarapa Recovery Office on Saturday 7 June. The communities at…

New Grab & Go Bags gifted to strengthen kuia, kaumātua and older people

POSTED ON: 5 June 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

Grab & Go Bags gained a high profile this month with 50 new emergency grab bags given to older members of the community as a collective initiative of South Wairarapa,…

Submissions open for SWDC proposed Speed Management Plan

POSTED ON: 5 June 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

Submissions open today on South Wairarapa District Council’s proposed Speed Management Plan (the Plan). The Plan proposes permanent speed reductions on a number of local roads across the district, with…

South Wairarapa District Council boosts its sign language

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

South Wairarapa District Council is boosting the visibility of its amenities and beautiful public spaces with informative new signs across the district. “The new signs are a district wide initiative…

Mayor thanks volunteers, who are “worth their weight in gold”

POSTED ON: 3 June 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council Mayor Martin Connelly says volunteers are the lifeblood of our community and he will thank them at a morning tea called We Thank You – E…