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

POSTED ON: 28 May 2020 | IN: News

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…

Are you needing some help to find employment/employees?

POSTED ON: 27 May 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council and the Wairarapa Whanau Trust are working in collaborationon an employment initiative with the focus on people living in the South Wairarapa who are looking for…

Tohoa (Jayson) Tahinurua to be appointed to the Featherston Community Board

POSTED ON: 26 May 2020 | IN: News

At the Featherston Community Board meeting on Tuesday 19 May 2020, the Board resolved to fill by appointment an extraordinary vacancy in the office of an elected member of the…

Media release: South Wairarapa awarded government funding to boost youth employment

POSTED ON: 25 May 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

25May 2020 South Wairarapa District Council is just one of four small councils to be awarded funding from the Industry Partnerships, Skills for Industry – Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ)…

Annual Plan Consultation 2020/21 – submissions closed; Q&A videos and write-ups available

POSTED ON: 21 May 2020 | IN: News

25 May 2020 update Submissions closed at 11.59pm Sunday 24May 2020. 21 May 2020 If you were not able to attend one of the live online Q&A events, you can…

MEDIA RELEASE: Joint committee to lead Wairarapa’s recovery

POSTED ON: 21 May 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

22 May 2020 The three Wairarapa councils have agreed to form a joint committee to lead the region’s recovery from the impacts of Covid-19. The decisions were taken at extraordinary…

Covid-19 Level 2 – Guide to Council services

POSTED ON: 12 May 2020 | IN: News

13May 2020 We’ll be moving to Alert Level 2 at midnight on Wednesday 13 May, this means Council facilities will be reopening. The essential services to continue as normal are:…

Paying your rates by 20 May, in Covid-19 Alert Level 2

POSTED ON: 12 May 2020 | IN: News

We appreciate that the last few weeks have been tough, including financially hard for some people. Your rates are crucial for funding essential council services, so we especially appreciate those…

Annual Plan Consultation – live online Q&A event details now available

POSTED ON: 11 May 2020 | IN: News

11 May 2020 Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions, it is not possible for SWDC to hold the town hall meetings that usually feature in the Annual Plan consultation timeline.…

Media release: More time given for spatial planning project

POSTED ON: 8 May 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

8 May 2020 South Wairarapa District Council has agreed to allow up to three months before submitting recommendations on how to proceed with the South Wairarapa Spatial Plan, to the…