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URGENT: All drinking water must be boiled in Featherston until further notice

All drinking water in Featherston must be boiled before drinking or using for food preparation or dental hygiene, due to the interruption of supply to Featherston following this morning’s outage.…

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FEATHERSTON WATER OUTAGE

19 June 2020 There is a major water outage in Featherston this morning and our teams are onsite carrying out investigations. Emergency water supplies have been put in place and…

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Jayson Tahinurua appointed to Featherston Community Board

Tohoa (Jayson) Tahinurua was officially sworn in as a new Featherston Community Board member at the Featherston Community Board meeting held on Tuesday, 16 June 2020. Mr Tahinurua fills the…

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Deferral on the deliberations on Greytown Sports and Recreational Hub proposal

17 June 2020 Council has received additional information around the Greytown Sports and Recreational Hub proposal since deliberations last week. We are seeking advice on how this may impact our…

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Grants Policy Amended

Council’s Grants Funding Process has been reviewed and the Policy amended to reflect that grants will no longer be received and then assessed via the Annual Plan or Long Term…

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Additional Annual Plan 20/21 Deliberations Meeting Required

Council heard 47 verbal submissions at Annual Plan Hearings on the 10 and 11 June. Deliberations on submissions started on the 11 June and Council will be reconvene on the…

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Media release from Minister of Conservation: Wairarapa Moana seeks international recognition as vital wetland

5 June 2020 The Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage is celebrating World Environment Day with an announcement of a major step towards Wairarapa Moana being recognised as an internationally significant…

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Dog registration fees due 31 July

Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 37 of the Dog Control Act 1996, that the South Wairarapa District Council has set the following dog control fees inclusive of GST…

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Submissions to the Annual Plan 2020/21 now available

The submissions to the Annual Plan 2020/21 are now availablefrom https://swdc.govt.nz/council-agenda-and-minutes-2020 (see documents for the 10 June 2020 and 11 June 2020 AP Hearing). Officer analysis of the submissionsreceived intheAnnual…

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Waterworks Main St Greytown – potential shutdown 10-11.30pm Thurs 28 May

28 May 2020 Wellington Water is undertaking a water pipe replacement tonight to a property on Main Street, Greytown. The aim is to complete the work without any impact to…

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