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SWDCs signs up for South Wairarapa councillors voted unanimously in favour of signing up to year one of central government’s Three Waters reforms on Wednesday, joining Carterton and Masterton. This…

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SWDC offers congratulations on Wairarapa Moana RAMSAR rating

25 Aug 2020 A total of 10,000 hectares of wetlands and open water, known as Wairarapa Moana, have become the seventh wetland area in New Zealand to receive international RAMSAR…

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Online Rates Search – current access limitations

Please note the Rates Search function on the website is currently unable to be accessed via the Google Chrome browser, due to a hardware issue we are working to resolve…

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Wairarapa event cancellations due to COVID-19

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…

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Featherston wastewater options to be considered by Council

26 February 2020 SWDC originally lodged its resource consent application for the Featherston Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade in 2017. It set out a proposal to progressively discharge the town’s treated…

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MEDIA RELEASE: SWDC sells Featherston Town Centre land for commercial development

30 January 2020 Council-owned land at 57 Fitzherbert Street, Featherston, has been sold to owners of the neighbouring supermarket for commercial development. This is a positive outcome for the Council…

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

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…

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Media release from Wellington Water: Wastewater overflow at Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant

18 August 2020 Between 3:15 and 8:30am this morning, a valve operation failure at the Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant resulted in the possible overflow of partially treated wastewater from one…

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Council to consider government water reform MoU at extraordinary meeting, Wednesday 19 August 2020

17 August 2020 The government’s Three Waters Reform Programme will be the topic of the extraordinary meeting to be held at the Waihinga Centreat 3.30pm on 19 August. Council will…

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Council will enter into government water reform MoU and funding agreement

Post-meeting update Council agreed unanimously to enter into the MoU and Funding Agreement and authorised the Mayor to sign these documents on behalf of the Council. Meeting minutes available here.…

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