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MEDIA RELEASE: Strategy sets out councils’ actions on climate change mitigation

POSTED ON: 2 July 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

2 July 2020 The RuamÃ„Âhanga Climate Change Strategy, developed jointly by South Wairarapa and Carterton District Councils, sets out the councils’ greenhouse gas emissions and the actions they will take…

Weather impacts 2 July 2020 – White Rock Road is now OPEN

POSTED ON: 2 July 2020 | IN: News

Update 8.00am Fri 3 July – White Rock Road is NOW OPEN following the surface flooding yesterday. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Not much more to report on our local roads other than some…

MEDIA RELEASE – Official opening of the RuamÃ„Âhanga Roads depot

POSTED ON: 2 July 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

Thursday 2July Yesterday marked the official opening of the joint RuamÃ„Âhanga Roads depot and another positive step forward in the working relationship between Carterton District Council, South Wairarapa District Council…

MEDIA RELEASE: SWDC adopts Annual Plan 2020/21

POSTED ON: 1 July 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

1 July 2020 Yesterday, on schedule, Council adopted the Annual Plan for 2020/2021. This included voting on 31 separate resolutions concerning the setting the rates, fees and charges, and allocation…

MEDIA RELEASE: Boil water advisory for Featherston is lifted

POSTED ON: 24 June 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

24 / Jun / 2020 Wellington Water advises that the boil water advisory for Featherston has been lifted following consultation with Regional Public Health and South Wairarapa District Council. All…

Council concludes deliberations prior to Annual Plan adoption on 30 June

POSTED ON: 24 June 2020 | IN: News

24 June 2020 Last night, Council met for a final time to review and discuss the submissions and evidence for and against its Greytown Sports and Recreation proposal, as part…

The twice yearly kerbside inorganic waste collections have been discontinued

POSTED ON: 22 June 2020 | IN: News

22 June 2020 There will no longer be anykerbside inorganic waste collections as our contractor, Earthcare, has pulled the service due to health and safety concerns for its staff. The…

FEATHERSTON WATER UPDATE; BOIL WATER NOTICE IN PLACE – Mon 22 June 10am

POSTED ON: 22 June 2020 | IN: News

Following the collapse of the stream bank and the breakage of the water mains pipe in the early hours of Friday, fifty metres of new pipework has been replaced beneath…

FEATHERSTON WATER UPDATE – 9.10am Sat 20 June

POSTED ON: 20 June 2020 | IN: News

FEATHERSTON WATER UPDATE – 9.10am Sat 20 June Residents of Featherston and Greytown – please continue to conserve water this morning. Every effort to conserve helps us to restore the…

MEDIA RELEASE – Major outage impacting Featherston water supply

POSTED ON: 19 June 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

19 July2020 Media release: Major outage impacting Featherston water supply Following heavy rain overnight, a land slip in the early hours of the morning washed a section of pipe and…