Archive: Notices & Updates

Council’s telephone service outage 8pm-9pm Wednesday 22 January, 2025

Council’s telephone server needs urgent maintenance and is scheduled to be offline between 8pm-9pm on Wednesday 22nd of January, 2025. During this time, the normal phone number will not work.…

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Greytown road closure 13, 25, 27 February & 3 March

Pole replacement, maintenance and line renewal work is being carried out in Greytown along North Street, Udy Street and Kuratawhiti Street (west of Udy Street intersection) during February and early…

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Greytown SH 2 closure Friday 24 January

State Highway 2 through Greytown (also known as Main Street) will be closed on Friday 24 January from 6.30pm to 9.30pm for the community to view the vehicles in this…

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Road closure notice – Toast Martinborough, Sunday 19 January, 2025

Road closure for Sunday 19 January, 2025 will take place in Martinborough for the Toast Martinborough event from 10am-7pm. About Toast Martinborough Toast Martinborough, the iconic celebration of Martinborough’s world-class…

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Changes to public recycling bins

Mixed recycling bins for community use in the main towns in South Wairarapa will soon be repurposed as general landfill bins due to high levels of contamination from ongoing misuse.…

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Road closure notice – Cruise Martinborough 25 January

A number of road closures for Saturday 25 January will take place in Martinborough for the Cruise Martinborough event. About Cruise Martinborough Cruise Martinborough is a hot rod, classic and…

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Avian influenza 

High Pathogen Avian Influenza (HPAI) is a severe strain of bird flu that poses risks to native birds (taonga species), poultry, and potentially human health. While not currently detected in…

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Holiday hours and services 2024-25

Council offices will close at 12.30pm and libraries at 4pm this Friday 20 December, 2024. They will reopen on Monday 6 January, 2025. If you or anyone you know needs…

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SWDC office and libraries closed 11.30am-2pm, Monday 16 December

On Monday 16 December South Wairarapa District Council office and Featherston, Greytown and Martinborough libraries will be closed from 11.30am to 2.00pm for an all staff Christmas lunch, with calls…

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Christmas parades in the South Wairarapa 2024

Santa Claus is coming to a town near you this holiday season. Listed below are the dates and times of three community-organised Christmas parades. The parades will be happening in…

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