Archive: Notices & Updates

Notice: Tackling holiday boredom, one backyard at a time

Kids stuck at home these holidays? Visiting Wairarapa for the beautiful autumn? Explore your backyard and beyond with the Wairarapa Library Service O Te Whenua School Holiday Programme. Autumn is…

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ANZAC Day in South Wairarapa District – 25 April 2022

Monday 19 APRIL 2022 ANZAC Day on 25 April will be commemorated a little differently this year. Below are notices from those organising events for our towns and communities. We…

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Notice: Residents’ Perception Survey 2022

South Wairarapa District Council is committed to improving our service and to identifying improvement opportunities that will be valued by the community. Council has therefore engaged Key Research to conduct…

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Notice: Pest control at Greytown cemetery

29 March 2022 From today, Greater Wellington is conducting rabbit pest control at the Greytown cemetery on the South Wairarapa District Council’s behalf. This is being done to control the…

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Notice: Vaccine pass and other policy changes

28 March 2022 Effective 5 April, vaccine passes will no longer be required at Council facilities Our Covid-19 settings are changing in response to the Government’s recent announcement on the…

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Featherston Master Plan online meeting registration now open

In 2021, the Council adopted the South Wairarapa Spatial Plan-Step 1 Residential Growth Areas. 1.-South-Wairarapa-Spatial-Plan.pdf (swdc.govt.nz). The district-wide Spatial Plan identified Featherston as a Growth Node, with masterplanning for the…

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Notice: Wairarapa Hospital changes

With the number of Covid-19 cases growing rapidly, Wairarapa Hospital is making some changes to ensure hospital care can be delivered safely to those who need it. Visitors – Restrictions…

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Notice: Water restrictions eased

4 March 2022 As summer comes to an end, so too are Level 2 water restrictions for South Wairarapa. As one of Wellington Water Ltd’s six council clients, the South…

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Notice: Discharge into Ruamahanga River

2 March 2022 Unprecedented flows to the Homebush Wastewater Treatment Plant, caused by high levels of groundwater after recent storms, have forced Masterton District Council to carry out an emergency…

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Notice: Featherston Boil Notice lifted

25 February 2022 Featherston’s boil water notice has been lifted. After 3 days of monitoring, Wellington Water’s test results show the water is safe to drink. Please flush any appliances,…

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