Archive: Notices & Updates

Cape Palliser Road closure due to severe weather

Thursday 1 May, 2025 Due to severe weather, access along Cape Palliser Road is closed from the DOC Station/Hurupi Stream. The conditions this afternoon and evening mean that the road…

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Greytown Main Street rubbish collection

Rubbish and recycling collection on Main Street in Greytown will continue as usual while the SH2 roadworks are underway. Please put out your yellow bags and glass crates this week…

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Emergency repairs on Pahautea Road from Monday 5 May

Emergency bridge repairs mean that a section of Pahautea Road in Featherston will be closed from Monday 5 May to Friday 16 May. The work is scheduled to start at 7am on Monday 5…

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Featherston Library closed Monday 28 April

Featherston Library will be closed today, Monday 28 April, from 11am to 5pm, due to staff illness. The Wairarapa Library Service’s three other libraries remain open today at Martinborough, Greytown and Carterton…

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South Wairarapa to move to Level 1 Water Restriction – Wellington Water release

Thanks to South Wairarapa residents keeping an eye on their water use, the district can shift down to Level 1 Water Restrictions on Tuesday April 22 at 12-01am. The shift…

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New defibrillators for Featherston

South Wairarapa District Council and Wellington Free Ambulance (WFA) have been working on two new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for installation in Featherston, the first of which has now been installed…

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Easter and Anzac public holiday hours and rubbish and recycling collection

The SWDC office will be closed on Good Friday (18 April), Easter Monday (21 April), and Anzac Day (25 April). All calls will be diverted to our after-hours line during…

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Featherston road closure – Friday 25 April 2025

The following street will be closed between 8am and 11.30am on Friday 25 April to allow for Featherston’s Anzac Day parade. The parade starts at Birdwood Street next to the park, moving…

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Greytown road closure – Friday 25 April 2025

The following streets will be closed between 10.30am and 12pm on Friday 25 April to allow for Greytown’s Anzac Day parade. The parade starts at the Greytown pool, heading down…

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Anzac Day services in South Wairarapa – Friday 25 April 2025

Featherston There will be two services in Featherston on Anzac Day, to which residents and visitors are cordiallyinvited: Dawn Service (5.45am) – Cross of Sacrifice, Featherston Cemetery. Please be assembled…

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