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South Wairarapa District Council sets direction to finalise 2025/34 Long-Term Plan

POSTED ON: 14 May 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council has today deliberated its Long-Term Plan for 2025/34, and with it a preliminary total rate increase of 4.7% for 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026.…

South Wairarapa and Carterton Councils to end shared library service and transition to independent models from 1 July 2025

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

Carterton and South Wairarapa will seek resolutions from their respective Councils that from 1 July 2025, their library services will be independently managed. This will bring an end to the…

SWDC votes to move forward with a Wairarapa-Tararua regional water entity

POSTED ON: 8 May 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council’s (SWDC) elected members have voted that their preferred option to deliver South Wairarapa’s water services intSouth Wairarapa District Council’s (SWDC) elected members have voted that their…

Have Your Say on the disposal of agricultural plastic waste

POSTED ON: 7 May 2025 | IN: News

Burning farm plastics is still common in rural areas but it is extremely harmful to health and the environment. Our council is supporting a Government proposal to make it easier…

Join the call to be a Road Safety Hero this May

POSTED ON: 1 May 2025 | IN: News

Road Safety Week is racing towards us and we’re joining the call to Be Road Safety Heroes from Monday 12 May to Sunday 18 May – and year round. Be…

Council clean-up of illegally dumped waste costs environment and ratepayers

POSTED ON: 30 April 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council has voted to take urgent action on an environmental clean-up this financial year at an illegal dumping site on the South Wairarapa coast at an estimated…

Council supports local businesses with free composting trial

POSTED ON: 29 April 2025 | IN: News

Composting may be a pipe dream for many businesses but now it can become a reality with a new trial offer of food recycling bins given to four businesses throughout…

Giving old tyres a new lease of life

POSTED ON: 17 April 2025 | IN: News

South Wairarapa residents can now dispose of old tyres for free at the Martinborough Transfer Station, thanks to Tyrewise, which the council joined in April, along with several other councils…

New defibrillators for Featherston

POSTED ON: 17 April 2025 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

South Wairarapa District Council and Wellington Free Ambulance (WFA) have been working on two new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for installation in Featherston, the first of which has now been installed…

Easter and Anzac public holiday hours and rubbish and recycling collection

POSTED ON: 16 April 2025 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

The SWDC office will be closed on Good Friday (18 April), Easter Monday (21 April), and Anzac Day (25 April). All calls will be diverted to our after-hours line during…