Archive: News

FEATHERSTON WATER UPDATE; BOIL WATER NOTICE IN PLACE – Mon 22 June 10am

Following the collapse of the stream bank and the breakage of the water mains pipe in the early hours of Friday, fifty metres of new pipework has been replaced beneath…

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FEATHERSTON WATER UPDATE – 9.10am Sat 20 June

FEATHERSTON WATER UPDATE – 9.10am Sat 20 June Residents of Featherston and Greytown – please continue to conserve water this morning. Every effort to conserve helps us to restore the…

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MEDIA RELEASE – Major outage impacting Featherston water supply

19 July2020 Media release: Major outage impacting Featherston water supply Following heavy rain overnight, a land slip in the early hours of the morning washed a section of pipe and…

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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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