Archive: News

UPDATE: Important information on changes to rubbish and recycling collection in Level 3

POSTED ON: 29 March 2020 | IN: News

24April 2020 – UPDATE Withthemove to Level 3 next Tuesday, the Martinborough Transfer Station will reopen for rubbish,recycling and greenwaste with extended hours for the first week, in anticipation of…

MEDIA RELEASE: Council appoints Emergency Committee to continue lawful decision-making

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

25 March 2020 Today (Wednesday 25th March 2020), South Wairarapa District Council held an emergency meeting to discuss special delegations for decision-making and government processes during the COVID-19 pandemic. An…

Council, committee and community board meetings update

POSTED ON: 24 March 2020 | IN: News

Emergency Council meeting update 25 March 20 Council is holding an Emergency Council meeting at the Martinborough Town Hall today, 25 March, at 10am for the purpose of considering emergency…

COVID-19 Level 3 – Guide to Council services

POSTED ON: 24 March 2020 | IN: News

If you have questions about what’s open and what’s not during Level 3, you’ve come to the right place. The essential services to continue as normal are: provision of drinking…

MEDIA RELEASE: Councils unite to fight COVID-19

POSTED ON: 22 March 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

22 March 2020 The three Wairarapa Councils are uniting to fight the spread of COVID-19 and urgently asking the community to follow Government advice. A case of COVID-19 has been…

MEDIA RELEASE: SWDC’s response to COVID-19, following Government advice

POSTED ON: 20 March 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

20 March 2020 South Wairarapa District Council is taking all sensible precautions following Ministry of Health guidelines about the COVID-19 pandemic. SWDC Chief Executive Harry Wilson says the Councilis working…

Wairarapa event cancellations due to COVID-19

POSTED ON: 17 March 2020 | IN: News

Below are the Wairarapa event cancellations, we are aware of: Round the Vines, Martinborough, Sat 21 March National Drag Racing Championship, Sat 21 March Children’s Day 22 March Wairarapa Balloon…

Covid-19 Level 2 – What does it mean for council services?

POSTED ON: 16 March 2020 | IN: News

We’ve been planning for this. We’ve been here before. We got rid of the virus, and we can do it again! As a Council, we’re following Government advice and protocols…

COVID-19 – Guide to official sources of information

POSTED ON: 16 March 2020 | IN: News

Direct links to key pages on covid19.govt.nz Latest updates: covid19.govt.nz/latest-updates/ Frequently asked questions: covid19.govt.nz/#faqs Staying at home: covid19.govt.nz/staying-at-home-and-self-isolation/ Welfare help and support: covid19.govt.nz/Welfare-AOG-Factsheet-24-March-2020.pdf Looking after others: covid19.govt.nz/how-were-uniting/looking-after-others/ Financial support: covid19.govt.nz/individuals-and-households/financial-support/ Community groups and volunteers: covid19.govt.nz/communities/groups/volunteering/…

MEDIA RELEASE: Safer welcome sign for Featherston

POSTED ON: 15 March 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

13 March 2020 If you see the ‘Welcome to Featherston’ roadside signs being taken down next week, there’s a good reason for it. Beautiful as they are, the current stone-based…