Archive: News

MEDIA RELEASE: Age Concern Wairarapa opens Nominations for Senior Person of the Year

1 September 2021 From Age Concern Wairarapa Sing their praises, blow their trumpets… Age Concern Wairarapa needs our community’s help to identify the Senior Person of the Year, 2021. The…

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Explanation of the Rates Increase

Most of South Wairarapa District’s ratepayers have experienced high rates increases for this year, 2021/22. The increase is more than we had advised in the Long Term Plan (LTP) Consultation…

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Councils Consider Government’s Three Waters Reform Programme

Masterton, Carterton and South Wairarapa District Councils are each working through the process of considering the Government’s Three Waters Reform Programme, first announced a year ago. Government is considering how…

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MEDIA RELEASE: SH2 Wairarapa speed review consultation extended

24 August 2021 Media Release from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is extending the consultation for proposed new speed limits and safety improvements for State…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Mayors Commend Community Response as Alert Level 4 Extended

20 August 2021 Wairarapa’s Mayors have commended the community response to the Level 4 lockdown so far and called for calm and a continued effort as Level 4 is extended…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Ministry of Health Advises of New COVID-19 Cases

20 August 2021 Media release from the Ministry of Health: Today there are 11 additional community cases and 2 new cases in managed isolation facilities . There are 11 new…

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COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-out

For up-to-date information and to book your vaccinations please go to the Ministry of Health COVID-19 Website Because a good news story is worth sharing, this Stuff article has an…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Councils Quick to Respond to Level 4 Lockdown

18 August 2021 Wairarapa’s three district councils moved quickly to reactivate a coordinated response to the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown that came into effect at 11.59pm on Tuesday. Masterton…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Regional response to Government’s Three Waters Reform Programme

16 August 2021 Masterton, Carterton and South Wairarapa District Councils are each working through the process of considering the Government’s Three Waters Reform Programme, first announced a year ago. The…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Public Reaction Ends Innovating Streets Martinborough Trial

3 August 2021 A small change to Martinborough’s square to trial how we may improve road safety, cycling, and the pedestrian experience divided our community and led to some ugly…

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