Archive: Notices & Updates

Wairarapa-wide audit of kerbside rubbish

A two-week programme to sample household solid waste begins around the Wairarapa region on Tuesday 12 May. Sunshine Yates Consulting Limited has been engaged by South Wairarapa, Carterton, and Masterton district…

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Maintenance work at Hodder Farm this week – some smoke expected

Featherston urban and rural residents may notice some smoke in the area on Tuesday 5 May while work to burn off several piles of slash at Hodder Farm goes ahead.…

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Voting now open for Featherston Community Board by-election

Voting for the Featherston Community Board by-election is open from Monday 4 May until 12 noon on Friday 5 June 2026. There are four candidates running for the vacant seat,…

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Safe and secured – Featherston’s reliable drinking water pipeline

South Wairarapa District Council Mayor Fran Wilde, councillors and Featherston Community Board members assembled on the banks of Tauwharenīkau River this morning with the Fulton Hogan project team, to celebrate…

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Communities gain from Ruamāhanga Farm Foundation 

Meet the team behind the scenes of the Foundation and how they are using a grant from the Community Wellbeing Fund. This story is part of a series about people and…

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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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