Archive: Notices & Updates

Martinborough community drop-in sessions

The Martinborough Community Board (MCB) and the Martinborough Access Reference Group (MARG) are encouraging residents to take part in a series of informal community drop-in sessions this week, providing an…

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Council adopts Annual Plan with lower rates than forecast

South Wairarapa District Council has adopted its 2026/27 Annual Plan with a total rates increase lower than forecast in the 2025–34 Long Term Plan (LTP) and a renewed commitment to investing in…

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Council office closed due to concerns about rising river levels

South Wairarapa District Council office has now closed this morning due to concerns about rapidly rising river levels. Our service centres remain open for the community at both Featherston Library…

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Heavy Rain Warning – 7-8 July

Kia ora South Wairarapa, Page updated at 10.30pm Wednesday 8 July MetService has updated their Heavy Rain Watch to a Warning for Wairarapa and the Tararua Ranges until 6am Thursday…

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SH53 Jenkins Dip spillway – temporary change to activation level

During the severe weather event in June, the Tawaha Sill and floodway was damaged, lowering the sill in one location. Usually, the Sill activates at around 4.5metres and water travels down…

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Council’s water services now managed by Citycare Water 

South Wairarapa District Council’s water services are now being managed by Citycare Water instead of Wellington Water, effective from today, Wednesday 1 July.   How to report water issues Please get in…

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South Wairarapa District Council adopts new Local Government Official Information policy 

South Wairarapa District Council has adopted a new Local Government Official Information Act (LGOIMA) Charging and Proactive Release Policy for official information requests under the Local Government Official Information and…

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Cape Palliser Road closure

Following the reopening of the Turanganui bridge on Lake Ferry Road, the extent of damage along Cape Palliser Road has been discovered to be significant.  To allow roading crews to…

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Tūranganui Bridge reopened for necessary travel

We’re pleased to share that the Tūranganui Bridge has reopened, restoring a public access route between the coastal communities that have been isolated since the recent weather event. While this is a very important milestone,…

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Weather response update – 29 June 2026

The Wairarapa Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has been established to coordinate the response to the severe weather impacts from late last week and over the weekend. The main focus is…

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