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South Wairarapa District Council: Further Notice of Election and Poll and Declaration of Elected Candidates

POSTED ON: 8 August 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

Nominations have closed for the 2025 triennial local authority elections. Listed below are details of the confirmed candidates for South Wairarapa District Council and Greytown District Trust Lands Trust. Where…

Vote 2025: Last chance to stand in the 2025 Local Body Elections

POSTED ON: 28 July 2025 | IN: Media Releases, Notices & Updates

Media Release On Behalf Of Carterton, Masterton, & South Wairarapa District Councils Monday 28 July 2025 Aspiring local leaders across Wairarapa are urged to act now, with nominations to stand…

Council’s 2025-34 Long-Term Plan published

POSTED ON: 25 July 2025 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

South Wairarapa District Council’s 2025-34 Long-Term Plan was adopted on 25 June 2025. The final document has now been published on the council website. Consultation on the Long-Term Plan took…

Featherston community strengthened with new water tanks

POSTED ON: 17 July 2025 | IN: Media Releases, Notices & Updates

South Wairarapa District Council is pleased to announce the installation of two 25,000 litre water tanks at ANZAC Hall in Featherston in July. “These tanks add huge strength the resiliency…

Road closure notice – 26 to 27 July and 15 to 19 September in Featherston

POSTED ON: 17 July 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

KiwiRail will install new surface and sub-surface infrastructure to allow for safety upgrades to the Brandon Street rail crossing. Brandon Street, as illustrated below, will be closed on Saturday 26…

2025 Pre-Election Report now available

POSTED ON: 17 July 2025 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

South Wairarapa District Council’s 2025 Pre-Election Report is now available. The Local Government Act 2002 requires the Chief Executive of each local Council to prepare a pre-election report for voters…

Water invoices sent throughout July

POSTED ON: 16 July 2025 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

Water is an incredibly precious resource and providing a clean, safe supply for our community to use is one of our Council’s highest priorities. We put a lot of leg…

Reception and libraries to open late on Thursday 10 July

POSTED ON: 8 July 2025 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

Council reception (currently based out of Martinborough Library) and the Featherston Library, Greytown Library and Martinborough Library will open at 11am on Thursday 10 July, due to an all staff…

Correction to information in Strategy Working Committee report

POSTED ON: 3 July 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

South Wairarapa District Council would like to make a correction to information published in its 2 July 2025 Strategy Working Committee (SWC) paper, and subsequently reported on in the 1…

New South Wairarapa District Council Libraries structure in place

POSTED ON: 2 July 2025 | IN: Media Releases, Notices & Updates

South Wairarapa District Council has recently concluded a process to review the library structure to ensure it is fit-for-purpose to deliver high-quality service to customers across the Greytown, Featherston and…