Archive: Notices & Updates

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 7pm Wednesday 22 April. The situation The severe weather event has passed, but impacts remain across parts of the Wairarapa. A State of Emergency remains in…

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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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ANZAC Day parades, Saturday 25 April 2026

Featherston There will be two ANZAC Day services in Featherson this year, to which residents and visitors are invited. The Dawn Service is at 5.45am at the Cross of Sacrifice…

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Martinborough Access Reference Group holds inaugural meeting  

The newly established Martinborough Access Reference Group (MARG) held its inaugural meeting in late March, bringing together a group of Martinborough locals who will provide advice to South Wairarapa District…

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Lower speeds being implemented over the next week

Featherston and Greytown are the next places in South Wairarapa to have lower speed limits implemented over the next week on some of their peri-urban roads in a phased roll out of lower speeds…

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Severe weather updates: Tropical Cyclone Vaianu

FINAL UPDATE on Cyclone Vaianu – 10.30am, Monday 13 April: Mōrena koutou, all warnings for Wairarapa have been cancelled or have expired. We are thinking of those affected up north.…

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Be prepared for Tropical Cyclone Vaianu

MetService New Zealand is tracking Tropical Cyclone Vaianu, which is forecast to bring severe wind and rain to Aotearoa over the weekend. We’ll share updates as more information is made…

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