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SWDC decide to retain central Greytown properties

POSTED ON: 9 April 2021 | IN: News

South Wairarapa District Council will not sell or long-term lease Greytown properties 85 and 87 West Street at this time. This decision was made at a Council meeting yesterday in…

MEDIA RELEASE: Long Term Plan and Spatial Plan consultations open for community feedback

POSTED ON: 31 March 2021 | IN: News, Media Releases

31 March 2021 South Wairarapa District Council is seeking community feedback on its proposed Spatial and Long Term Plans. The two consultation documents are available online, in council offices and…

MEDIA RELEASE: SWDC launches new-look website

POSTED ON: 25 March 2021 | IN: News

SWDC has launched a newly refreshed and rejuvenated website. This new portal is the result of a project to move to a more modern, mobile-friendly, accessible and easy to use…

MEDIA RELEASE: Reports of ‘blue staining’ at some Featherston & Greytown properties

POSTED ON: 24 February 2021 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council and Wellington Water have noted a recent increase in the number of reports of bathroom fixtures in Featherston & Greytown showing signs of blue staining, often…

MEDIA RELEASE: Consent application for Underhill Rd

POSTED ON: 18 February 2021 | IN: News, Media Releases

18 February 2021 There is an active resource consent application being processed by South Wairarapa District Council under the Resource Management Act (RMA) for river stone stockpiling and crushing on…

Water race review – community engagement sessions – 13 and 15 February

POSTED ON: 13 February 2021 | IN: News

If you are a water race ratepayer, please come along to one of our community engagement sessions to talk about your water race and how pending changes might affect you.…

Martinborough moves to tighter water restrictions

POSTED ON: 12 February 2021 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

12 Feburary 2021 From 11.59 pm Friday, 12 February Martinborough residents join Featherston and Greytown and are being asked not to use sprinklers, irrigation systems or unattended hoses, and to…

Discounted prices on water tanks for South Wairarapa ratepayers

POSTED ON: 2 February 2021 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

1 February 2021 SWDC has made arrangements with Farmlands Greytown and The Tank Guy Feilding to offer South Wairarapa ratepayers discounted prices on water tanks. There are a range of…

Council Community and Youth Grants open

POSTED ON: 1 February 2021 | IN: News

As there are funds remaining (Community approx. $22,000, Youth approx. $7,000), we are holding a further funding round for 2020/2021. Grants will be awarded to eligible community organisations which contribute…

Martinborough Transfer station hours extend from January 2021 (Archived)

POSTED ON: 1 February 2021 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

Council has confirmed increasing the hours of the Martinborough Transfer Station to take effect from 1 January 2021. New hours are as follows: Wednesday: 10.00am &ndash 4.00pm Saturday: 10.00am &ndash…