Archive: News

MEDIA RELEASE: New hybrid cars to reduce SWDC’s carbon emissions

3 December 2020 New, more environmentally-friendly hybrid cars are replacing some of SWDC’s aged, petrol car fleet. The four new hybrid vehicles will help towards reducing the Council’s carbon emissions…

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South Wairarapa Christmas Parades 2020 (Archived)

Featherston Saturday 5 December, 12.00pm (road closures 12.00pm – 12.30pm) Event organiser: Claire Bleakley, Colin Olds, Jack Sheppard Greytown Saturday 12 December, 1.00pm (road closures 12.30pm – 2.30pm) Event organiser:…

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Finance, Audit and Risk Committee Meeting (Cancelled)

This meeting (16 December 2020) has been cancelled following consultation with the Chief Executive and Chair of the Committee. We are anticipating a lack of business for the Committee to…

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South Wairarapa Christmas Parades 2020

South Wairarapa Christmas Parades Featherston Saturday 5 December, 12.00pm (road closures 12.00pm – 12.30pm) Event organiser: Claire Bleakley, Colin Olds, Jack Sheppard Greytown Saturday 12 December, 1.00pm (road closures 12.30pm…

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ARE YOU A FUTURE LEADER? Tuia Leadership Programme

27 November 2020 We’re looking for rangatahi to take part in a mentoring programme designed for Māori aged 18-25 to develop their leadership skills. This is an awesome opportunity. Applications…

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Wairarapa COVID-19 Recovery Joint Committee – meeting cancelled

The Wairarapa COVID-19 Recovery Joint Committee meeting scheduled for the 30 November 2020 has been cancelled. The reports will be held over until the 22 February 2021 meeting and will…

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25/11/2020 Martinborough water outage

Update 9.00pm Wellington Water has completed the repair and service has been restored. The team is flushing the hydrants and will be working to reinstate the site. Please run a…

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Martinborough water outage

25 November 2020 4.55pm We are receiving reports of a water outage in Martinborough. Wellingon Water are aware and are investigating the issue. We will update with more information as…

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Local Councils role in resource consenting

To help understanding of SWDC’s role is approving resource consents, which for our part relates to ‘Land Use Applications’, we have developed this flow chart that explains the process and…

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South Wairarapa District Council rating valuations delayed until January 2021

South Wairarapa District Council’s valuation service provider, Quotable Value (QV), has advised of rating value delays due to a change in the auditing process. QV area manager Paul McCorry said…

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