Archive: Notices & Updates

Happy 130th Birthday, Featherston Library!

Featherston Library has been part of our community for 130 years.   Located on Fitzherbert Street, the library first opened in 1896 as the Featherston Literary Institute and has been in…

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Help protect Greytown’s trees and wildlife with Greater Wellington’s possum control project

Help protect Greytown’s trees and wildlife. Possums are a growing threat to Greytown’s leafy heritage, gardens, and native wildlife. Greater Wellington Regional Council is running the Greytown Township Possum Control…

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Wairarapa moves from State of Emergency into a Local Transition Period

From 5pm tonight, Wairarapa will move out of a State of Emergency and into a Local Transition Period (LTP) to support recovery planning.  This Notice of LTP will be effective across…

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Council facilities and services over Anzac weekend

Some of South Wairarapa District Council’s services will be taking a small break over Anzac Weekend with closures to some of the following facilities: Service hours – Anzac Day, Saturday…

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Road closure notice: Boar Bush Gully Road

Thursday 23 April and Friday 24 April 2026 Due to weather conditions earlier this week, the planned full road closure has been rescheduled for today, Thursday 23 April, and Friday…

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Sitting pretty – new seats celebrate Featherston’s heritage

New hand crafted seating champions local history and makes for a practical place to sit for visitors to ANZAC Hall, adding both character and comfort to one of the town’s…

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State of emergency declared for the Wellington region

Media release issued from the Wellington Central Emergency Operations Centre. A state of emergency has been declared for the Wellington region to support the response to ongoing severe weather, flooding and infrastructure…

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Severe Weather Forecast: 20-21 April 2026

Information is current at 8am Friday April. The situation The severe weather event has passed, but impacts remain across parts of the Wairarapa. A State of Emergency remains in place…

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Featherston Watermain Renewals update

Featherston Watermain Renewals project is going well and is now 78% complete with 1,575 metres laid out of the total 1,998 metres, which will be laid on the project’s completion.…

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Funders Forum for South Wairarapa community in May

If you’ve got a great idea that could benefit your community but are not quite sure how to fund it, help is at hand – at this year’s South Wairarapa…

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